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WOLF-FERRARI, E.: Vedova scaltra (La) (La Fenice, 2007) (NTSC)
Wolf-Ferrari’s comic opera La vedova scaltra (The Cunning Widow), is among the works he based on plays by Goldoni. It matches closely the conventions of 18th-century opera buffa in its witty if sceptical look at the mechanisms governing the interplay of human relations. Four hopeful suitors, English, French, Spanish and Italian, vie for the hand of Rosaura, the cunning widow of the title, who disguises herself to meet each wooer, eventually choosing the only one who can demonstrate his sincerity. This production, filmed live at the Teatro La Fenice in February 2007 in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Goldoni in Venice in 1707, is the first to appear on DVD.
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
LA VEDOVA SCALTRA
Rosaura – Anne-Lise Sollied
Milord Runebif – Maurizio Muraro
Monsieur Le Bleau – Emanuele D'Aguanno
Il Conte di Bosco Nero – Mark Milhofer
Don Alvaro di Castiglia – Riccardo Zanellato
Marionette – Elena Rossi
Arlecchino – Alex Esposito
Birif – Claudio Zancopè
Folletto – Luca Favaron
Un servo di Don Alvaro – Antonio Casagrande
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro la Fenice, Venice
(chorus master: Emanuela di Pietro)
Karl Martin, conductor
Massimo Gasparon, stage director
Recorded live at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy, 13 and 15 February 2007.
World premiere recording on DVD.
Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: Dolby Digital 2.0 / Dolby Surround 5.0
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English, Italian
Running time: 142 mins
No. of DVDs: 2