Puccini: Edgar (Teatro Regio di Torino) (movie)

Puccini: Edgar (Teatro Regio di Torino) (movie)

Edgar

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Puccini’s operas are among the most beloved and best-known works in the classical repertoire, but Edgar may be unknown even to aficionados, at least as it is presented here. This original four-act version of Edgar, first performed in 1889, was believed lost for over a century when Puccini’s granddaughter Simonetta discovered the score fully intact in 2008. In addition to the third act’s funeral music, which Arturo Toscanini conducted at Puccini’s funeral in 1924, listeners may recognize the duet from the now-restored fourth act, cut by Puccini in subsequent revisions of the work: it bears more than a passing similarity to the third-act duet in Tosca.

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José Cura

José Cura

Role(s): Edgar

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Amarilli Nizza

Amarilli Nizza

Role(s): Fidelia

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Julia Gertseva

Julia Gertseva

Role(s): Tigrana

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Marco Vratogna

Marco Vratogna

Role(s): Frank

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Carlo Cigni

Carlo Cigni

Role(s): Gualtiero

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