DONIZETTI La Favorite - Trailer [2022 Donizetti Festival]

Composed for the Paris Opéra, the romantic but ultimately tragic narrative of Donizetti’s grand opera La Favorite is set amidst the Moorish invasions of Spain and the power struggles between religion and the state in the 14th century. The novice Fernand abandons his monastery having fallen in love with the noble Léonor, not knowing that she is the King’s mistress and favourite. Drawing on traditions established by Rossini and Meyerbeer, La Favorite is noted for Donizetti’s innovative use of the orchestra and for some of his most renowned and enthralling arias. This acclaimed production opened the 2022 Donizetti Opera Festival in Bergamo, and is performed with its original French libretto.

Available in DVD (37992) / Blu-ray (57992)

Recording place: Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo, Italy
Recording date: 15th and 18th November 2022

ARTISTS:
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
Director: Valentina Carrasco
Set designer: Carles Berga e Peter van Praet
Costumes designer: Silvia Aymonino
Choreographer: Massimiliano Volpini
Lights designer: Peter van Praet
Assistant Director: Giulia Randazzo
Assistant Set designer: Chiara La Ferlita
Assistant Costumes designer: Hannah Gelesz

Cast:
Léonor de Guzman, Annalisa Stroppa, mezzo-soprano
Fernand, Javier Camarena, tenor
Alphonse XI, Florian Sempey, baritone
Balthazar, Evgeny Stavinsky, bass
Don Gaspar, Edoardo Milletti, tenor
Inès, Caterina Di Tonno, soprano
Un seigneur, Alessandro Barbaglia, tenor
Orchestra Donizetti Opera
Coro Donizetti Opera e Coro dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Chorus Master: Salvo Sgrò

New staging

Abbiati Prize as "Best show of the year 2022”.

RELEASE DATE: 17th November 2023

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