Color: Colour

Credits:

Giordano, Umberto (1867-1948)

Description:

Giordano: Opera "Siberia" (Siberia), first time on film! Stefana, a beautiful young woman, is a poor seamstress who has been taken in by her former lover, a gigolo named Gurebi, and is now living a life of luxury with the aristocrat Prince Alexis. Vassili, a simple-minded infantry officer, is Stefana's lover and unknowingly visits her at her mansion. When Prince Alexis learns of their relationship, he strikes Vassili, and the latter shoots and kills him. Stefana follows Vassili to Siberia, where she is captured and sent to a Siberian penal colony. After several years, the two atone for their sins in Siberia when they meet Grevi, who has been sent to Siberia for another crime... The opera "Siberia" is based on the script of a tragic love story set in a Siberian penal colony, written by Luigi Illica, and performed by Giordano. In 1903, the opera was premiered at La Scala in Milan, Gabriel Fauré, who saw a performance of this work in Paris in 1905, is said to have highly praised the music.The production by Robert And is unique in that it shifts the period from 19th century imperial Russia to 20th century Soviet Russia, and projects alternate scenery and crowd images on the stage background to evoke a cold Siberian penal colony. The role of Stefana is sung by Sonya Yoncheva, a soprano who has been highly acclaimed for her abilities in recent years. She sings the role of the passionate heroine with great skill. Tenor Georgi Struer sings the role of Vasili, the pure-hearted lover, with a beautiful voice that is full of extension, and baritone Georges Petéan, who plays the role of Glebi, leaves a strong impression with his well-rounded villainous performance. In addition to the excellent singers, the orchestra and chorus of the Florence May Festival, under the baton of master singer Noseda, draws out a variety of sounds from Giordano's score and dramatizes the opera to its fullest. Naxos Japan