Il Trovatore was always one of Herbert von Karajan's favourite operas.
He conducted it at the very beginning of his career and his first studio
recording in 1956 was made in Milan with Maria Callas and Giuseppe di
Stefano, but "his" Trovatore really made its mark in the legendary
performances given at the Salzburg Festival in 1962, which formed the
basis for this successful revival in Vienna. He once declared in an
interview that what he loved about this opera was its archetypal human
passions, its compression of highly dramatic situations into the
smallest conceivable space and Verdi's genius for translating such
situations into music.
This 1978 performance is steeped in
scandal. Franco Bonisolli was originally cast in the lead role but
abandoned the cast during a rehearsal where the public had been admitted
entry, and, after throwing his sword at the conductor, left the stage
in fury, to be later replaced by Plácido Domingo.
What this
performance makes so special: Karajan not only conducted the opera, but
he was also responsible for the stage direction.
DVD, 1978
Sprache: Italienisch
Altersempfehlung: FSK ab 0 freigegeben
193 x 138 mm
Verlag: Arthaus
Musik (2017)
Gewicht: 94 g
Altersempfehlung: FSK ab 0 freigegeben
193 x 138 mm
Verlag:
Arthaus Musik
(2017)
Gewicht: 94 g