I Vespri Siciliani

I Vespri Siciliani must me Verdi's most underrated masterpiece. Most people are put off by the fact that it has 5 acts, therefore they conclude that it must be incredibly long. It is long but not as long as some people may fear as most of the acts are under half an hour each. The total length of the DVD in question is 171 minutes, just under 3 hours, including titles at the beginning, applauses and curtain calls between the acts and at the end. The opera contains Verdi's most powerful overture and a number of very elegant arias, duets and ensembles for the principals.

Top Cast

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Susan Dunn

Elena

Leo Nucci

Guido di Monforte

Veriano Luchetti

Arrigo

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Bonaldo Giaiotti

Giovanni di Procida

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Gianfranco Casarini

Bethune

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Sergio Fontana

Vaudemont

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Bruno Lazzaretti

Tebaldo

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Giuseppe Morresi

Roberto

Anna Caterina Antonacci

Ninetta

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Sergio Bertocchi

Danieli

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Walter Brighi

Manfredo

Riccardo Chailly

Conductor