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LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT NATALIE DESSAY ∙ JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZFELICITY PALMER ∙ ALESSANDRO CORBELLI
ORCHESTRA & CHORUS OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSECONDUCTED BY BRUNO CAMPANELLA
STAGED BY LAURENT PELLY
“Laurent Pelly’s production of Donizetti’s La fille du regiment is so bewitching that’s it’s hard for those have seen it to imagine it being done any other way.” (The Independent) The stars are Juan Diego Flórez and Natalie Dessay, both unbeatable in bel canto roles, and both in top form here. Flórez’s mellifluous tenor is flexible enough to make child’s play of the terrifying (to other tenors) nine high C’s in “Ah! mes amis,” and supple enough to make his tender love arias moving. Dessay is equally comfortable in the stratospheric coloratura passages and poignant in such heart-tugging set-pieces as her farewell to her regimental “fathers” and her misery as the victim of the Marquise’s well-meaning attempts to teach her to be an aristocratic lady. She’s also a terrific comic actress. Lesser roles too, are done to perfection. Felicity Palmer, a long-time Covent Garden favorite, is a delicious Marquise de Berkenfield and Dawn French almost steals the show as the overbearing Duchess.
“Dessayis such a natural clown, and it is wonderful to behold the way she used little bits of the coloratura to illustrate comic points. Bruno Campanella conducts the Royal Opera forces with a delicate understanding of all the requirements of Donizetti’s often exquisite instrumental detail.” (Gramophone) ”Dessay establishes her star quality from her very first entry. She is an unforgettably enchanting Marie, unlikely to be surpassed but of course Flórez also sings and acts superbly” (The Penguin Guide) “It all makes you want to be in the stalls, seeing and breathing every moment” (The Times)
“A truly outstanding night at Covent Garden!” The Guardian
Length: 131' Shot in HDTV 1080/50i
Cat. no. A 020 50065
A production ofRoyal Opera House Covent Garden
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Orchestra Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Conductor Bruno CampanellaStage Director Laurent Pelly
Marie Natalie DessayTonio Juan Diego Flórez
La Marquise de Berkenfeld Felicity PalmerSulpice Pingot Alessandro Corbelli
Hortensius Donald MaxwellLa Duchesse Dawn French
Video Director Robin Lough
G A E TA N O D O N I Z E T T I
LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT
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