La battaglia di Legnano

Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe

Librettist/Text Author: Cammarano, Salvatore

Conductor: Brott, Boris

Orchestra: Trieste Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra

Chorus: Trieste Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Chorus

A Herald: Angelis, Alessandro De

Arrigo: Richards, Andrew

Arrigo's Squire: Pascoli, Nicola

Federico Barbarossa: Iori, Enrico Giuseppe

First Consul of Milan: Musinu, Francesco

Imelda: Pierfederici, Sharon

Lida: Theodossiou, Dimitra

Marcovaldo: Guagliardo, Giovanni

Mayor of Como: Sagona, Gabriele

Rolando: Lopez Linares, Leonardo

Second Consul of Milan: Benetti, Federico

Set Designer: Savi, Carlo

Costume Designer: Savi, Carlo

Stage Director: Cappuccio, Ruggero

Television Director: Mancini, Tiziano

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Venue: Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi

Playing Time: 01:58:37

Catalogue Number: A00009010

Synopsis

La battaglia di Legnano

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On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Italian unity, Ruggero Cappuccio staged a new production of Verdi's opera La battaglia di Legnano for the Rome Opera. Premiered in 1849, this work won Verdi a unique spot in the hearts of the Italian people, making the composer a living symbol of the struggle for liberation and unification. Leading the talented cast are Dimitra Theodossiou as Lida, Andrew Richards as the freedom fighter Arrigo, and Leonardo Lopez Linares as Rolando, Arrigo's best friend. Boris Brott conducts with the "fire needed for this patriotic opera." (Der neue Merker)