50 YEARS AT THE ARENA DI VERONA PLÁCIDO DOMINGO OPERA GALA WITH HIGHLIGHTS FROM NABUCCO | MACBETH | SIMON BOCCANEGRA Orchestra, Choir and Ballet of the Arena di Verona conducted by Jordi Bernàcer PLÁCIDO DOMINGO OPERA GALA HIGHLIGHTS FROM GIUSEPPE VERDI’S NABUCCO • MACBETH • SIMON BOCCANEGRA What a pompous and exquisite gala to celebrate opera legend Conductor Jordi Bernàcer Plácido Domingo in the breathtaking Arena di Verona! 50 years Chorus Master Vito Lombardi ago the young Madrilenian singer Plácido Domingo gave his Choreographer Giuseppe Picone Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet Orchestra, Chorus and debut at the ancient open-air theatre: the beginning of a lasting Ballet of the Arena di Verona and exceptional relationship. To mark the anniversary, Domingo Stage Director Stefano Trespidi presents a programme entirely dedicated to Verdi, performing Nabucco, Macbeth, Plácido Domingo three of his most complex and majestic baritone roles. No effort Simon Boccanegra was spared to create an unforgettable evening in a unique Abigaille, Lady Macbeth, Amelia Anna Pirozzi atmosphere in the completely sold-out amphitheatre, which has Fenena Géraldine Chauvet been at the heart of Italian entertainment for almost 2,000 years. Ismaele, Macduff, Arturo Chacón-Cruz Gabriele Adorno Whether as Babylonian king Nabucco, Scottish general Macbeth Zaccaria, Fiesco Marko Mimica or as Doge Simon Boccanegra: Domingo’s versatility and aura is Abdallo, Malcolm Carlo Bosi more than impressive, with “top phrasing and articulation, his Anna Elisabetta Zizzo baritone with full and sonorous intonation and a unique timbre – The High Priest of Baal, Doctor Romano Dal Zovo A Lady Lorrie Garcia all this substantiates his exceptional position” (Das Opernglas). At the side of Domingo shines an excellent cast including Anna Video Director Tiziano Mancini Pirozzi and Arturo Chacón-Cruz, supported by a perfectly rehearsed ballet under the baton of conductor Jordi Bernàcer who sovereignly leads the Orchestra of the Arena di Verona from scene to scene. A triumphal, almost historic moment for Length: 132' + Various length available Domingo and the Arena di Verona! Cat. no. A 005 50093 0000 A production of UNITEL in co-production with ZDF/ARTE and Fondazione Arena di Verona in cooperation with Ariosi Management All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories · Photos: © Ennevi/Fondazione Arena di Verona · Flyer: mmessner.de Flyer: · Verona di Arena contractual Ennevi/Fondazione Different Photos: © territories credits · not rights · All reserved · Unitel GmbH & Co. KG, Germany · Tel. +49.89.673469-630 · [email protected] www.unitel.de.