in Opera Now (Oct, 2018)
There are some very peculiar operas out there, and over the last few seasons the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Sardinia’s principal opera house, seems intent on unearthing a selection of them for our inspection. Filmed in 2016 is Respighi’s La campana sommersa (The Sunken Bell), (1921), and it’s not until the curtain calls, when an elf takes her bow with a water spirit, witch, faun, bell maker, priest and a dwarf that the full extent of the madness sinks in. Respighi was inspired by Gerhardt Hauptmann’s play to compose the piece, and Ricordi refused to publish it. They, perhaps, had a point. It’s a symbolist mess, involving the titular submerged …
Respighi: La Campana Sommersa – Valentina Farcas
Valentina Farcas, Maria Luigia Borsi, Agostina Smimmero, Angelo Villari, Filippo Adami, Dario Russo, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Donato Renzetti
28,90€
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