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Ottorino Respighi: La fiamma from the Deutsche Oper Berlin

Olesya Golovneva Silvana | Georgy Vasiliev Donello | Ivan Inverardi Basilio | Martina Serafin Eudossia | Doris Soffel Agnese di Cervia | Sua Jo Monica | Cristina Toledo Agata and others
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Carlo Rizzi

The timeless, rarely performed drama about witch-hunts, power games between wife and husband, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and prejudice is brought to life captivatingly on the stage of the Deutsche Oper.

Impressive singing and colossal tableaux accompany a story of intrigue, power struggles and an affair between stepmother and son in Ottorino Respighi's last great opera. Surrounded by political struggles, the characters become entangled in personal conflicts that mercilessly lead to catastrophe and end with a cruel outcome at the stake.

The archaic subject and the expansive dimensions of the operatic epic are reminiscent of the monumental film that was gaining popularity at the same time as it was written, which meant that "LA FIAMMA" struck a chord with the times and enjoyed international success soon after its premiere.

The unpretentious stage design, mostly in dark colours, allows the soloists to stand out all the more clearly in their roles and make a deep impression with their characters. The expressiveness of the voices and the intense choral passages leave the audience frenetically applauding.

Repertoire

Respighi: La fiamma (libretto by Claudio Guastalla, based on Hans Wiers-Jenssen's theatre play "Anne Pedersdotter, the Witch")

Facts Blu-ray Digital

Item number
2048264
UPC code
880242482648
Region code
All (A1/B2/C3)
Picture format
Full HD 16:9
Sound format
PCM Stereo
Release
Total running time
135 mins
Subtitles
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
Booklet notes
English