A night at the opera. What a magical place, from the outside it's impressive but as you climb up the warn stone steps and enter bright arena from the relative darkness, (with the bustle of other opera goers) you start to imagine the spectical you are about to see.
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HOTEL ARENA, VERONA
Historical hotel in Verona center. Comfortable and essential in the town heart.
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Atmosphere familiar just few steps from the Arena and down town ideal arrangement for who wants a room in the center. elevator, 17 rooms, WiFi ----CHECK-IN MAX 9.30PM
Arena Di Verona: Tosca
Tosca is a story of lust crime and idealistic young love originally written for Sarah
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Bernhardt. Puccini transformed it into an opera of the highest drama and passion and it became central to his career. This production by Sylvano Bussotti of one of Puccini's best loved works comes from the magnificent Roman amphitheatre in Verona and was filmed in 1984. Hungarian soprano Eva Marton is Tosca a role for which she is particularly well-known on stage. Ingvar Wixell is a superbly wicked Scarpia and Giacomo Aragall is the ill-fated Cavaradossi. Argall is considered to be one of the finest Spanish tenors of the last 50 years acclaimed for his stylish and beautiful singing.
Arena Di Verona: Nabucco
Nabucco was Verdi's first real success and its nationalistic theme of yearning for freedom
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made it highly popular in an Italy of 1842 under Austrian rule. The great chorus of the exiled Hebrews 'Va pensiero' has become one of the best-loved of operatic melodies and made Verdi the voice of the Italian people. This performance was recorded in Verona in 1981 where the huge open-air Roman Arena provides a magnificent setting for this vast and spectacular opera. The great baritone Renato Bruson and Russian soprano Ghena Dimitrova give powerful performances as the tormented King of Babylon Nabucco and his scheming daughter Abigaille. Dimitrova is highly regarded for her interpretation of this difficult role. Her rival Ferena is sung by Bruna Baglioni.
Arena Di Verona: Attila
An early Verdi work set in the 5th century Italy during the age of the Huns and the
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Ostrogoths. It tells the story of the fall of the infamous king of the Huns which proved popular with the Italians in the 1800's. This production was filmed in 1985 with Nello Santi conducting.
Arena Di Verona: Aida
Aida was the first opera to be presented in the Arena di Verona in 1913 and the pomp and
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ceremony of this grandest of grand operas lends itself well to the 2000 year old setting. This spectacular production of Aida recorded at the Arena di Verona in 1981 features a world class cast. Maria Chiara is a dramatically compelling Aida with just the right balance of both delicacy and strength of voice required for this delicate role. The legendary mezzo-soprano Fiorenza Cossotto is electrifying as Aida's rival Amneris in a role for which she has become famous. Nicola Martinucci gives a strong performance as Radames with tremendous ringing top notes. Amonasro is sung by Giuseppe Scandola.
Arena Di Verona: Otello
The spectacular open-air Arena di Verona is the setting for this production of Verdi's
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last tragic opera Otello a work some consider to be his masterpiece. In this recording from 1982 Otello is sung by the Russian tenor Vladimir Atlantov rightly famous for his magnificent interpretation of the title role. This DVD is the only chance to see and hear one of the great Otellos as no other recordings are currently available of Atlantov in this role. The role of Desdemona is beautifully sung by Kiri Te Kanawa whose voice effortlessly floats up to the high notes with exquisite pianissmi. Piero Cappuccilli is arguably one of the great Verdi baritones of his time and gives a thrilling performance as the twisted Lago.
Verdi's greatest masterpieces written at the peak of his career. This production filmed in 1985 features stage designs by the distinguished sculptor Mario Ceroli. This opera demands great artists for the four main parts and the singers here are all highly regarded for their performances in these roles. British soprano Rosalind Plowright was making her Verona debut in the role of Leonora and has all the necessary technical skills for this notoriously tricky part. Fiorenza Cossotto is electrifying as Azucena and Giorgio Zancanaro gives a strong performance as the Count di Luna. Franco Bonisolli is in fine voice as Manrico.
Advantages: magical place for an outdoor performance Disadvantages: don't wear silly heals I saw many people fall
...stone steps and enter bright arena from the relative darkness, (with the bustle of other opera goers) you start to imagine the spectical you are about to see. If your going to see a performance don't forget to hire a red cushion or like most locals take an inflatable one with you, the stone step seats were lovely and warm but hard especially after a couple of hours.
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