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02/06/2014

Verdi's Attila

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Verdi's Attila

From San Francisco Opera, Verdi's Attila with Ferruccio Furlanetto in the title role.

From San Francisco Opera, John Shea presents a 2012 production of Verdi's Attila, a historic drama inspired by the mythic and barbarian King of the Huns.

From San Francisco Opera a production recorded in 2012 of Verdi's Attila, a historic drama inspired by the mythic and barbarian King of the Huns. As he invades Italy threatening the power of the Roman Empire Attila falls in love with a prisoner, the fair Odabella, with tragic consequences in this tale of betrayal and revenge. Bass Ferruccio Furlanetto leads a stellar cast in the title role, portraying the Hun as an ambitious but tormented character; Odabella, the merciless avenger, is soprano Lucrecia Garcia. Maestro Nicola Luisotti conducts the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Presented by John Shea.

Attila... Ferruccio Furlanetto (bass)
Odabella... Lucrecia Garcia (soprano)
Foresto... Diego Torre (tenor)
Ezio... Quinn Kelsey (baritone)
Uldino... Nathaniel Peake (tenor)
Pope Leo I... Samuel Ramey (bass)

San Francisco Opera Chorus
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Nicola Luisotti (conductor).

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