The read
It runs long at 2h 48m.
Synopsis
Recorded live at the Vienna State Opera, Placido Domingo and Eva Marton star in a sumptuous recording of Ponchielli's famed four-act melodrama, a story of tyranny and intrigue set in semi-historical and ever-romantic Venice. The action is projected by strong characters whose fundamentally sound instincts become distorted by raw passion. The performance draws upon both human and technical resources including a large ballet and varies in mood from the happy carnival to scenes of the darkest gloom and horror.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Amilcare PonchielliOriginal Music Composer
- Arrigo BoitoWriter
- Filippo SanjustDirector
- Hugo KächDirector
Cast
- Éva MartonGioconda
- Plácido DomingoEnzo
- Ludmila SemtschukLaura
- Matteo ManuguerraBarnaba
- Margarita LilovaCieca
- Kurt RydlAlvise
- Alfred ŠramekZuàne
- Alfred BurgstallerA Minstrel
- Jorge PitaIsèpo
- Goran SimićA Pilot
- Benedict Kobel1st Gondolier
- Peter Köves2nd Gndolier
Themes
opera live performance