La battaglia di Legnano

Synopsis

At the Teatro Regio di Parma, director Valentina Carrasco centres her interpretation of this early, seldomly performed Verdi opera around the horse: “The horror of armed conflict passes through the presence of horses, used by soldiers, petted and cared for, but also killed and disfigured, a symbol of those who pay the price of war without ever having started it or wanting to” (Connessi all’Opera). The cast is excellent, above all Marina Rebeka as Lida with “precise virtuosity” (Connessi all’Opera) and Antonio Poli as Arrigo, who “portrays a sensitive, human hero” with a “robust, full voice” (GB Opera). The young conductor Diego Ceretta at the helm of the Orchestra of the Teatro Communale di Bologna delivers a clear interpretation of the score as he sets a “pressing narrative structure” and highlights “the many timbral and harmonic details” of the music (Teatro). The true star of the production is the Chorus of the Teatro Communale di Bologna, which convinces with “volume, roundness, and beauty of sound” (GBOpera).

Additional Info

• No: A00050128
• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
• Conductor: Diego Ceretta
• Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
• Artists: Riccardo Fassi, Marina Rebeka, Antonio Poli, Vladimir Stoyanov, Alessio Verna
• Run time: 02:00:00
• Director: Stage Director: Valentina Carrasco
• Producers: Fondazione Teatro Regio di Parma, Metisfilm, UNITEL
• Format: 4K