I Vespri Siciliani
I Vespri Siciliani must me Verdi's most underrated masterpiece. Most people are put off by the fact that it has 5 acts, therefore they conclude that it must be incredibly long. It is long but not as long as some people may fear as most of the acts are under half an hour each. The total length of the DVD in question is 171 minutes, just under 3 hours, including titles at the beginning, applauses and curtain calls between the acts and at the end. The opera contains Verdi's most powerful overture and a number of very elegant arias, duets and ensembles for the principals.
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Susan Dunn
Elena
Also in
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Leo Nucci
Guido di Monforte
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Macbeth
Verdi: Nabucco
Veriano Luchetti
Arrigo
Known for
Fitzcarraldo
Bonaldo Giaiotti
Giovanni di Procida
Also in
La Forza del Destino - Metropolitan Opera
Nabucco
Gianfranco Casarini
Bethune
No other roles listed
Sergio Fontana
Vaudemont
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Madama Butterfly
Andrea Chénier - La Scala
Bruno Lazzaretti
Tebaldo
Also in
Andrea Chénier - La Scala
Turandot - Teatro Comunale Bologna
Giuseppe Morresi
Roberto
Also in
La Bohème - Teatro alla Scala
Macbeth
Anna Caterina Antonacci
Ninetta
Known for
Lord of the Ants
Sergio Bertocchi
Danieli
Also in
La Fanciulla Del West
Le Nozze di Figaro
Walter Brighi
Manfredo
No other roles listed
Riccardo Chailly
Conductor
Also in
Waldbühne 2011: Fellini, Jazz & Co
Beatrice Rana @ Lucerne Festival 2025
Luca Ronconi Director · Eugène Scribe Writer Arnaldo Fusinato Writer
First release July 17, 1986 · Produced in Italy
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NVC Arts
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Italy
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · July 17, 1986
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No release date listed for United States.
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