La Gioconda (1986)
Recorded live at the Vienna State Opera, Placido Domingo and Eva Marton star in a sumptuous recording of Ponchielli's famed four-act melodrama, a story of tyranny and intrigue set in semi-historical and ever-romantic Venice. The action is projected by strong characters whose fundamentally sound instincts become distorted by raw passion. The performance draws upon both human and technical resources including a large ballet and varies in mood from the happy carnival to scenes of the darkest gloom and horror.
Directors: Filippo Sanjust, Hugo Käch.
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Éva Marton as Gioconda |
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Plácido Domingo as Enzo |
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Ludmila Semtschuk as Laura |
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Matteo Manuguerra as Barnaba |
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Margarita Lilova as Cieca |
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Kurt Rydl as Alvise |
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Alfred Šramek as Zuàne |
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Alfred Burgstaller as A Minstrel |
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Jorge Pita as Isèpo |
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Goran Simić as A Pilot |
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Benedict Kobel as 1st Gondolier |
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Peter Köves as 2nd Gndolier |
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Francesc Vals as A Monk |
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Ádám Fischer as Conductor |
| Writing | Arrigo Boito | Writer |
| Writing | Victor Hugo | Original Story |
| Directing | Filippo Sanjust | Director |
| Sound | Amilcare Ponchielli | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Hugo Käch | Director |
