Donizetti, La Favorite

Synopsis

“Each note a masterpiece”, said Arturo Toscanini of Donizetti’s La Favorite. Something of a seldom-performed rarity today, it was rarely out of the Paris opera repertoire in the decades that followed its premiere. It is considered one of the composer’s most cogent works of music drama and shows Donizetti at the height of his powers as an orchestrator. The opera is the first original French opera by the Italian bel canto composer – a happy congruence of the Italian and French operatic traditions.

Additional Info

• No: A01050031
• Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
• Conductor: Antonello Allemandi
• Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole / Choeur du Capitole
• Artists: Kate Aldrich, Shi Yijie, Ludovic Tézier, Giovanni Furlanetto
• Production year: 2014
• Run time: 02:25:00
• Director: Olivier Simonnet / Stage Director: Vincent Boussard
• Producers: A production of CLC productions in co-production with Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse and UNITEL with the participation of France Televisions and Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée
• Format: HDTV 16:9