Dynamic Records
Disc No: 33500 (2DVD)
Price: Sek. 300
Gioconda is rarely performed, except for the famous Dance of the Hours, which became popular also thanks to Walt Disney’s Fantasia. This co-production of Arena di Verona, Barcelona’s Teatro Eliseo and Madrid’s Teatro Real, directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi, is quite stunning. This music, on which Ponchielli worked for twenty-six years, seems to prefigure Puccini while, at the same time, echoing Verdi. To date Gioconda is one of the works most loved by audiences. The opera was filmed in High Definition (HDTV).
Name:Amilcare Ponchielli
  La Gioconda

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ComposerOpusMusicKey Performer
Ponchielli, Amilcare   La Gioconda   Andrea Gruber, soprano
Marco Berti, tenor
Carlo Colombara, bass
Alberto Mastromarino, baritone
Orchestra, Chorus & Corps de Ballet of the Arena di Verona - Donato Renzetti

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