Il Signor Bruschino - DVD

Il Signor Bruschino [BLU-RAY] Released 2015 product/publication from BBC / Opus Arte

Working class Cleveland suburbs teen Kelly Ernswiler (Shia LaBeouf) would make a buddy of privileged Bart Bowland (Elden Henson) over their shared love of war memorabilia, and they'd use military strategy to fix Kelly's high school tormentor. Will the alliance hold up, though, when the newly confident Kelly makes Bart's unavailable sister Tabby (Amy Smart) his next target? InchProject GreenlightInch-winning comedy co-stars William Sadler, Kathleen Quinlan, Shiri Appleby, Ray Wise. 79 min. Widescreen; SoundtrackInch English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles English.

Gioacchino Rossini was only 23 years old when he wrote what was to become his most famous opera, composed after the scandalous eponymous play by Beaumarchais. Il Barbiere di Siviglia premiered in Rome in 1816 an innovative work, full of sophistication and finesse that first intrigued the Italian public, before winning over the entire peninsula and the rest of the world. The opera displays with great clarity the essence of the Rossinian revolution situation comedy, sharp criticism of social hypocrisy, together with a witty musical style, the glory of belcanto, and the contagious energy of assertive melodic lines. With the adventures of the factotum Figaro and his master Almaviva, looking to seduce the beautiful Rosina and steal her away from the old Bartolo; through the endless criss-crossing of this lover's chase, Rossini was to begin a new chapter in Italian opera, and forge a new brand that shaped the musical landscape of the 19th century. For this reprisal of Hugo de Ana's famous staging at the Arena di Verona, Rossini's masterpiece is conducted by Maestro Daniel Oren. Italian baritone Leo Nucci, a true connoisseur of the part, is a boastful and virtuoso Figaro, while soprano Nino Machaidze and tenor Dmitry Korchak are perfect as the not-so-candid lovers around whom the opera revolves. And who better than Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto, who shines in the InchCalunniaInch aria, for the part of Basilio?