19 Jun 2023
Peter Grimes
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The Newspaper
The writer Dario Fo applies his inventive genius to Rossini's comic opera in its premiere DVD release. Recorded in 2005 under the musical direction of Maurizio Barbacini, Fo's production brings fresh vitality and colour to the story of Lisetta, and of her father Don Pomponio's increasingly ridiculous attempts to find a husband for her through an advertisement in the newspaper LA GAZZETTA. Filmed using high definition cameras with multitrack sound.
2005
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Cinzia Forte Lisetta
Bruno Praticò Don Pomponio
Pietro Spagnoli Filippo
Charles Workman Alberto
Agata Bienkowska Madame La Rose
Marisa Martins Doralice
Simón Orfila Monsù Traversen
Marc Canturri Anselmo
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