AN EVENING WITH JOAN SUTHERLAND & LUCIANO PAVAROTTI

 

Scenes from Verdi's La Traviata and Rigoletto, and from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor

 

First release on DVD of the classic Met gala with Pavarotti and Sutherland The unforgettable Metropolitan Opera gala from 1987.

 

Two of the greatest opera stars of the time, and long-term singing partners, Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland, come together to perform four famous scenes from Acts I and III of Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III of La Traviata and Act III of Rigoletto.

 

Joined by the great Italian baritone Leo Nucci and conducted by Richard Bonynge.

 

The scenes are complete and fully staged, making this different from other DVDs of individual arias and ensembles.

 

Timing: 115 mins

Recorded: Metropolitan Opera, New York, 1988

 

Aspect Ratio: 4:3

Region coding: 1-6 (0)

Audio selection: LPCM Stereo / DTS 5.1 Surround

Colour Mode: Colour

Subtitles: None

 

Decca DVD NTSC 0743229