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Meyerbeer: L'Africaine (1988)

ALL 01/01/1988 (fr) Music 189 Min
  • Release
    01/01/1988
  • Production
    San Francisco Opera
  • Rotten tomato
    70%
  • Original title
    L'Africaine
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

This was a 1988 revival of a 1971 production that teamed Domingo (Vasco da Gama) and Verrett (Selika - both then very much in their prime) in Meyerbeer's discursive swan-song. Seventeen years on, they are more statuesque than sexy, but both give larger-than-life performances that contain moments of completely thrilling vocalism. The casting is very strong, with the exception of Justino Diaz's Nelusko, which has strong presence but not much vocal allure. As Inez, Vasco da Gama's fiancee and rival for Shirley Verrett, Ruth Ann Swneson sings with great beauty and has impressive stage presence, very much holding her own in the confrontation with Verrett in the last act. Domingo is refulgent of tone and dramatically convincing, and he and Verrett strike sparks. She really comes into her own in one of the most preposterous mad-scenes in all opera, where she is slowly poisoned by the scent of a giant tree, contriving to make this dramatically truthful and even moving.

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  1. Plácido Domingo

    Vasco Da Gama

  2. Shirley Verrett

    Sélika

  3. Ruth Ann Swenson

    Inès

  4. Justino Díaz

    Nélusko

  5. Patricia Spence

    Anna

  6. Kevin Anderson

    Don Alvaro

  7. Michael Devlin

    Don Pedro

  8. Philip Skinner

    Don Diego

  9. Mark Delavan

    High Priest of Brahma

  10. Joseph Rouleau

    Grand Inquisitor of Lisbon

  11. Sigmund Seigel

    A priest

  12. Maurizio Arena

    Conductor

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Casts : 12 , Crews : 4

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Meyerbeer: L'Africaine (1988) 189 Min

ALL 01/01/1988 (fr)
Music
  • Release 01/01/1988
  • Production
    San Francisco Opera
  • Original title L'Africaine
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

This was a 1988 revival of a 1971 production that teamed Domingo (Vasco da Gama) and Verrett (Selika - both then very much in their prime) in Meyerbeer's discursive swan-song. Seventeen years on, they are more statuesque than sexy, but both give larger-than-life performances that contain moments of completely thrilling vocalism. The casting is very strong, with the exception of Justino Diaz's Nelusko, which has strong presence but not much vocal allure. As Inez, Vasco da Gama's fiancee and rival for Shirley Verrett, Ruth Ann Swneson sings with great beauty and has impressive stage presence, very much holding her own in the confrontation with Verrett in the last act. Domingo is refulgent of tone and dramatically convincing, and he and Verrett strike sparks. She really comes into her own in one of the most preposterous mad-scenes in all opera, where she is slowly poisoned by the scent of a giant tree, contriving to make this dramatically truthful and even moving.

  1. Brian Large, Lotfi Mansouri

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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