Nicola Vaccaj: Giuletta e Romeo - Festival della Valle d'Itria (2018) [Blu-ray]

«Джульетта и Ромео» - опера в двух действиях итальянского композитора Никола Ваккая на либретто Феличе Романи по мотивам одноименной новеллы 1530 года Луиджи да Порту. «Джульетта и Ромео» была впервые исполнена в театре алла Каноббьяна, Милан, 31 октября 1825 года.

Nicola Vaccaj belonged to the Neapolitan school: pupil of Paisiello and contemporary of Rossini, whose fame somehow obscured his own, he was well known and appreciated at his time, to the point that an extract from the last Act of his Giulietta e Romeo was chosen to substitute the same aria in Bellini’s I Capuleti e I Montecchi for an 1832 performance and this shift has remained common practice until the end of the 19th century. Therefore it’s hard to believe that Vaccaj’s most notable success was neglected for such a long time as it “is an opera that could easily hold its own among the better-known works in the bel canto canon. It has taut plot, with a strong libretto, written by Romani, and is full of well-constructed ensemble pieces” (Alan Neilson – Operawire)

44° Festival della Valle d’Itria (15th - 31st July 2018)