Edgar

Giacomo Puccini Edgar opera to libretto by Ferdinando Fontana. Directed 2008 by Lorenzo Mariani at the Teatro Regio Torino. Stars José Cura, Amarilli Nizza, Julia Gertseva, Marco Vratogna, and Carlo Cigni. Yoram David conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of The Teatro Regio Torino, the Boys' Choir of the Teatro Regio Torino, and the Conservatorio "Giuseppe Verdi" di Torino. Set and costumes by Maurizio Balò; lighting by Christian Pinaud; chorus masters were Claudio Marino Moretti and Claudio Fenoglio; directed for TV by Tiziano Mancini. Released 2009, disc has 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound. Grade: C+

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