Enrico Castiglione Movies
- 2001
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Enrico Castiglione directs this 2001 production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's seminal two-act 1787 dramma giocoso Don Giovanni, an opera mounted at Teatro Argentina in Rome, with musical accompaniment by the Rome Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Michael Halaz. The production includes arias by Renato Bruson, Luca Canonici, Amarilli Nizza, Rossana Potenza, Stefano de Peppo and Alessandro Battiato, Anna Laura Longo; Stefano Cucci serves as choir master. Mozart culled the by-now-familiar story from the legend of Don Juan, the world's most gifted lover. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Renato Bruson
Francesca Patané essays the role on Giacomo Puccini's jealous diva in this 2000 production also starring José Cura and Renato Bruson and directed by Enrico Castiglione. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Francesca Patané, Jose Cura, (more)
- 1998
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This program features the beloved tenor offering a variety of sacred songs during an Easter concert in 1998. Recorded live at the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome, selections include compositions by Bach, Handel, Schubert, and Mozart. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
Famed Spanish tenor José Carreras headlines this special classical Christmas concert, performed and filmed at the Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio in Milan, with lavish symphonic accompaniment by the Orchestra Sinfonica Dell'Emilia Romagna, Arturo Toscanini, under the baton of David Gimenez. Selections include: Pregaria, Mille cherubini in coro, Panis Angelicus, Lulayze Yezuniu and many more. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
Translated literally as 'Four Pieces of Sacred Music,' Giuseppe Verdi's Quattro Pezzi Sacri consists of a quartet of individually composed works, interconnected by their spiritual themes and typically performed as a single set. The Te Deum and the Stabat Mater constitute small-scaled choral works (sans accompaniment), the Laudi alla Vergine Maria and Ave Maria sulla scala enigmatica more lavishly arranged and orchestrated pieces. In this 2001 stage production, the Easter Festival Orchestra performs Verdi's Quattro Pezzi Sacri in a 74-minute set; Paolo Olmi conducts. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
This classical music performance release finds conductor Lorin Maazel leading The Orchestra Symphonica Toscanini in an interpretation of Ludwig von Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral." The event takes place against the spectacular backdrop of the Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura in Vatican City. Soloists include Birgit Remmert, Maria Luigia Borsi, Vale Ridout and Rafal Siwek. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Maria Luigia Borsi, Birgit Remmert, (more)
Jose Collado conducts this rare, remarkable performance of Massenet's La Vierge, a four-scene oratorio that tells the story of the Virgin Mary from the Annunciation (the message from Gabriel that she will bear the son of God) to the Assumption (her rise to heaven). ~ Carly Wray, Rovi
Rome's Grand Thermae Villa opens its doors for a night of Latin music and dance with Maria de Buenos Aires. Armano Nilas conducts the Astor Piazzolla Ensemble in this production of Astor Piazzolla's tango opera about an Argentinian prostitute. ~ Robert Silva, Rovi
- Starring:
- Marcela Forena, Lucian De Los Angeles, (more)
Jose Carreras: Gala features the respected tenor performing a 2001 concert. The singer is accompanied by the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Orchestra. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
This concert program captures a performance by several of the most celebrated names in classical music, coming together for a holiday celebration at the Basilica de Santa Maria del Fiore. Some highlights include a rendition of Mascagni's Messa di Gloria: Benedictus by Renato Bruson, and an interpretation of Donizetti's Ave Maria by Renato Bruson and Montserrat Caballé. All performances feature accompaniment by the Filarmonica Italiana. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi
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