Ciro in Babilonia
MovieTitle | Ciro in Babilonia |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jul 19, 2012 |
Genre | Music |
Director | Davide Livermore |
Production country | United Kingdom |
Production companies | Opus Arte, Rossini Opera Festival |
Run time | 165 min. |
The Biblical story of Belshazzar's hubristic arrogance, set against the valour of the young warrrior-leader Cyrus, provided the 20-year-old Rossini with a dramatic story enriched by West-Eastern implications which still speak to us today. For the title role of Cyrus, Rossini wrote what would be his longest-ever contralto role, to which the great Rossini singer Ewa Podles´ is both naturally attracted and ideally suited. She is partnered by two young stars of Rossini singing, Jessica Pratt and Michael Spyres, and a conductor-scholar, Will Crutchfield, of great experience and sympathy. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true Surround Sound.