Mozart - Lucio Silla [2 DVDs] - Universal/Music/DVD

"Interpreters"
Lucio Silla - Roberto Saccà
Giunia - Annick Massis
Cecilip - Monica Bacelli
Lucio Cinna - Veronica Cangemi
Celia - Julia Kleiter
Aufidio - Stefano Ferrari

Orchestra e coro del Teatro La Fenice
Conductor: Tomás Netopil


Composed in 1772 for Milan, this opera seria about the Roman dictator Lucius Silla is excepionally rich musically, with strong characters and ravashing arias - the culmination of young Wolfgang's long Italian visits. In this strikingly original production, "Julia Kleiter's singing of her arias is pitch-perfect, with bell-like clarity and palpable involvement. And Roberto Saccà as Lucio Silla lets us sense the tyrant's dangerouus unpredictability with every fidget" (Die Presse, Vienna).