"Actor: Leoncavallo"

• Mascagni/Leoncavallo - Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci | Blu Ray | (05/01/2009) from £4.99   |  Saving you £25.00 (501.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Giancarlo del Monaco?s acclaimed new production elegantly intertwines Mascagni?s and Leoncavallo?s well-loved operas, masterpieces which brought new levels of realism into opera through their so-called verismo style. Jes?s L?pez Cobos directs a double cast of outstanding talent in a recording filmed with High Definition cameras and with true surround sound. Special Features: Interviews with Giancarlo del Monaco, Jesus Lopez Cobos, Violeta Urmana, Vincenzo La Scola, Vladimir Galouzine and Maria BayoCast gallery

• Ridi Pagliaccio (Gigli) | DVD | (28/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Paul Horbiger movingly portrays the real-life Canio on whom the opera was based. In the opera's premiere Gigli is the Canio. The express the drama he colours his voice far more than any other Canio on film or record.The music in the film breathes beautifully presumably thanks to the conducting of the legendary Luigi Ricci. This is a rare recorded example of his work. (He is remembered as a coach to Gigli Olivero and others and was a composer in his own right).