Vivaldi: L’incoronazione di Dario (trailer) (Teatro Regio di Torino, 2017)

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
L’INCORONAZIONE DI DARIO (The Coronation of Darius)
Dramma per musica in three acts

Libretto by Adriano Morselli
(Available on DVD and Blu-ray)

Libretto by Adriano Morselli
Conductor and harpsichord Ottavio Dantone
Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino

Cast
Dario Carlo Allemano
Statira Sara Mingardo
Argene Delphine Galou
Niceno Riccardo Novaro
Alinda Roberta Mameli
Oronte Lucia Cirillo
Arpago Veronica Cangemi
Flora Romina Tomasoni
Ghost of Cyrus / Oracle (Apollo) Cullen Gandy

Director Leo Muscato
Sets and Costumes Designer Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino
Choreographer and Assistant Director Alessandra De Angelis
Light Designer Alessandro Verazz
Theater Teatro Regio Torino

Recorded live at Teatro Regio di Torino, Italy, April 2017


L’incoronazione di Dario, which concluded the Antonio Vivaldi Festival 2017 in Turin, is ostensibly an opera seria, but has truly comedic moments, in the manner of commedia dell’arte. The intricate plot tells of the rivalry between Dario, Oronte and Arpago as they vie for the throne of Cyrus, the late King of Persia. Following deceptions, betrayals and subterfuges, Dario succeeds in both ascending the throne and marrying Statira, Cyrus’ daughter and sister of the wicked Argene.

The cast featured in this production includes internationally-renowned singers who are widely considered specialists in the Baroque repertoire: tenor Carlo Allemano, endowed with a powerful and flexible vocal range; contralto Delphine Galou, a young, established performer; baritone Riccardo Novaro, a highly regarded performer of bel canto repertoire; and the young soprano Roberta Mameli, who has starred in several Vivaldi recordings as well as Dynamic’s world première recording of Leonardo Vinci’s Didone Abbandonata (CDS7788 / DVD 37788).

Conductor and harpsichordist Ottavio Dantone is considered one of today’s leading conductors of Baroque opera.

This masterpiece by Vivaldi presents music of remarkable beauty and considerable variety, shared between all the characters.


DVD Code 37794 (2 DVDs)
B-RAY Code 57794 (1 Blu-ray)
Category: OPERA / Sung in: Italian
Subtitles: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean
Region code: 0 – All regions
Recording date & place: April 2017 – Teatro Regio di Torino, Italy
Duration: 160 min.
Booklet notes: Italian / English

WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION: NAXOS.COM

Video credit: Leo Muscato