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This miniseries, filmed in Leningrad, London, Paris, and Verdi's home region of Italy's Po Valley, required more than 100 actors, 1800 extras, and over 4000 costumes. The program gives a complete overview of Verdi's life and is filled with music from the composer's works sung in the original Italian and taken from past rare recordings featuring such opera artists as Renata Tebaldi, Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, and Birgit Nilsson.
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Italiano
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The action takes place in ancient Egypt, and tells of the love of Radames, the captain of the guard, for a slave girl, Aida. She is the daughter of the King of Ethiopia, who is captured by Radames and the Egyptian troops. Tricked into betraying military secrets, Radames is condemned to be buried alive. He is joined by Aida, who dies with him. In this version, the actors lip-sync the songs.
3) Tosca's kiss
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Italiano
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Having developed a cult following over the years and as well as a favorite among opera and music lovers worldwide, Tosca's Kiss captures the world of the "Casa di Riposa", the world's first nursing home for retired opera singers, founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1896. Its inhabitants are wonderful singers, many of whom had significant careers on the opera stage, re-living and re-enacting their triumphant roles of the glorious past.
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On this episode of Camera Three, Geraint Evans, Regina Resnik, and Maynard Mack discuss the character of Falstaff as seen in Henry the IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor and Falstaff. Resnik and Evans perform the roles of Mistress Quickly and Falstaff in scenes from Verdi's opera.
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English
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This program is devoted to the 19th century, the Age of Grand Opera. It covers the rise of Rossini, the triumphant premieres at La Fenice Theatre, the overthrow of the Austrian occupation as Verdi became a folk hero, and the death of Wagner in Venice. Live performances in the Salon of La Fenice.
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English
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Considered the greatest of all opera composers, Verdi was a zealous nationalist who wrote his music not to please critics or the aristocracy but to entertain the masses. Known for his soaring arias and unforgettable melodies, his goal was to infuse dramatic power into opera. With paintings, photos, and extensive musical excerpts, this program looks at the life and enduring works of Verdi. Opera and stage directors Gerard Mortier and Lucchino Visconti...
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English
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This installment of the Famous Composers series introduces the life and work of Italian-born composer Giuseppe Verdi. The film begins by painting a portrait of the village Verdi was born in, then a part of the French Empire, and his childhood there as part of his Roman Catholic family. Following Verdi to Milan at the age of twenty, the film outlines the composers devlopment as a composer and as part of the artistic social circles. He soon returned...