Verdi Il corsaro opera to a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Directed 2008 by Lamberto Puggelli at the Teatro Regio di Parma Verdi Festival. Stars Bruno Ribeiro (Corrado), Andrea Papi (Giovanni), Irina Lungu (Medora), Luca Salsi (Seid), Silvia dalla Benetta (Gulnara), Gregory Bonfatti (Selimo), and Angelo Villari (Un Eunuco/Uno Schiavo). Carlo Montanaro conducts the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma (Chorus Master Martino Faggiani). Sets by Marco Capuana; costumes by Vera Marzot; lighting by Andrea Borelli. Directed for video by Tiziano Mancini. Sung in Italian. Released 2013, disc has 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: NA
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