I Vespri Siciliani

I Vespri Siciliani must me Verdi's most underrated masterpiece. Most people are put off by the fact that it has 5 acts, therefore they conclude that it must be incredibly long. It is long but not as long as some people may fear as most of the acts are under half an hour each. The total length of the DVD in question is 171 minutes, just under 3 hours, including titles at the beginning, applauses and curtain calls between the acts and at the end. The opera contains Verdi's most powerful overture and a number of very elegant arias, duets and ensembles for the principals.

Cast

Susan Dunn

Elena

Leo Nucci

Guido di Monforte

Veriano Luchetti

Arrigo

Bonaldo Giaiotti

Giovanni di Procida

Gianfranco Casarini

Bethune

Sergio Fontana

Vaudemont

Bruno Lazzaretti

Tebaldo

Giuseppe Morresi

Roberto

Anna Caterina Antonacci

Ninetta

Sergio Bertocchi

Danieli

Walter Brighi

Manfredo

Riccardo Chailly

Conductor