Product Overview
Bellini - Beatrice di Tenda / Daniel Schmid - Gruberova, Volle, Kaluza - Viotti - Zurich Opera / Vincenco Bellini / Orchestra and Chorus of the Zurich Opera House / Conducted by Marcello Viotti / 2002 DVD
Total Playtime: 170 Minutes
Region 0 NTSC
Made in Germany
UPC 824121000431
- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.48 x 5.51 x 0.79 inches; 4 Ounces
- Media Format : Dolby, Color, NTSC
- Run time : 2 hours and 24 minutes
- Release date : September 23, 2003
- Actors : Edita Gruberova, Michael Volle, Stefania Kaluza, Miroslav Christoff, Marcello Viotti
- Studio : TDK DVD
- Number of discs : 1
Todays audiences often find it difficult to comprehend what makes Vincenzo Bellinis operas remarkable. Works like Beatrice di Tenda were not rediscovered and staged until the second half of the 20th century. Bellini's credo was, "I want to move to tears .". This sympathetic treatment of the text led his contemporaries to describe Bellinis music as filosofica. Even Richard Wagner acknowledged this when he said, "Bellinis music comes from the heart and closely follows the text". The premiere of the opera was given at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice on 16 March 1873 and was an abysmal failure. Shouts of "Norma! Norma!" were heard from the gallery, which was a clear indication that the audience missed the belcanto style in Beatrice di Tenda. In his new opera Bellini did not continue, as he did in Norma, with the virtuosity and coloratura artistry of the voices but explored a new way of musical expression, which brought to the fore a new warmth and different characteristics. Although Beatrice di Tenda is not one of Bellinis most successful operas, the title role is a popular showpiece among sopranos. Special features include an interview with Marcello Viotti.
