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FULL Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings – Giuseppe Verdi’s Life Documentary 2001 Thomas Hampson
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Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings - Giuseppe Verdi's Life
- Composer: Verdi Giuseppe
- Libretto: various
- Venue & Opera Company: various
- Recorded: 2001
- Type: Other
- Singers: Thomas Hampson
- Conductor: Richard Armstrong
- Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
- Stage Director: Felix Breisach
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: EuroArts, NHK, ORF
- TV Director: Felix Breisach
- Date Published: 2001
- Format: DVD
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, gensubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
00:00 Introduction to Giuseppe Verdi’s life
Performances:
10:54 Verdi – I Due Foscari, “O veccio cor…” (Thomas Hampson)
17:07 Verdi – Macbeth, “Pietà, rispetto, amore” (Thomas Hampson)
30:45 Verdi – Il Trovatore, “Tout est desert…Son regard” (Thomas Hampson)
49:11 Verdi – La Traviata, “Die provenza il mar” (Thomas Hampson)
Other music:
Verdi – La Traviata, Overture (The Royal Opera House Orchestra, George Solti)
Gioachino Rossini – The Barber of Seville (Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado)
Verdi – La Traviata, Prelude 3 Act (The Royal Opera House Orchestra, George Solti)
Verdi – Nabucco, Overture (Berlin Phalharmonic, Claudio Abbado)
Verdi – I Vespri Siciliani, Overture (Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado)
Verdi -La Forza del destino, Overture (Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado)
Verdi – Aida, Triumphal March (Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado, Rundfunkchor Berlin)
Verdi – Messa da Requiem (Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado, Swedish Radio Choir)
Verdi – Nabucco, Hebrew Slaves Chorus (Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado)
Giuseppe Verdi, Italy’s most admired and best-known composer, creator of repertoire masterpieces such as Nabucco, Aida and the world-famous Requiem Mass (sometimes referred to as “Verdi’s most beautiful opera”) died in Milan, Italy, on the 27th of January 1901.
On the occasion of the centennial of his death, EuroArts produced a documentary (written by Peter Beringer and directed by Felix Breisach) about his life and music. The program is hosted by Thomas Hampson, eloquent and world-famous baritone. The footage was shot on locations in Italy (e.g. Milan, Venice) and France (Paris).