{"identifier":"bv-9781350895485_6313745594112","browse_author":"Giacomo Mayerbeer (Composer), Pier Luigi Pizzi (Director) and Venezia Teatro La Fenice (Publisher)","subscription_list":["bvl_opera_classical"],"titleByTitle":"Yes","isbn":9781350895485,"description":"Meyerbeer composed Il crociato in just over one year, between September 1822 and the following autumn, at the end of the German composer's so-called 'Italian period'. Although this is an opera of great dramatic and musical complexity its première was highly successful with both audience and critics. The plot, so rich in events, skilfully weaves historical-religious elements with private happenings and feelings. Against the background of the inter religious conflict between Christians and Muslims, the story of the main characters unfolds in an efficacious alternation of grand choral scenes and solo numbers with arias and cabalettas. Il crociato in Egitto was Meyerbeer's last and greatest Italian success and the opera that made his name on the international scene; it was also the first of Meyerbeer's grand operas to fall into disgrace. This La Fenice production, directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi, is the first in modern times and has Patrizia Ciofi (Palmide) and the male soprano Michael Maniaci (Armando D'Orville) in the main roles. Pier Luigi Pizzi (Designer); Pier Luigi Pizzi (Costumes) Marco Vinco (Aladino); Patrizia Ciofi (Palmide); Iorio Zennaro (Osmino); Silvia Pasini (Alma); Fernando Portari (Adriano di Monfort); Laura Polverelli (Felicia); Michael Maniaci (Armando d'Orville); Luca Favaron (First Slave); Emanuele Pedrini (Second Slave); Teatro La Fenice di Venezia Chorus & Orchestra; Emmanuel Villaume Language - Italian Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish","videoId":6313745594112,"browse_view":"contentTypeBrowsePageIndexView","subscription":"bvl_opera_classical","title":"Il crociato in Egitto","xml_source":"bvl_opera_classical_video-vra.xml","browse_search":"bv-9781350895485","videoPoster":"https://cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4171818645001/1710b567-b1bb-48f2-8949-83fe2deb03c4/432102bc-cc37-425a-a05b-b06dc2902321/1280x720/match/image.jpg","facets":"operaSeria , Opera seria , _18thCenturyAndClassicalOpera , 18th century and classical opera , beliefRitualsAndWorship , Belief, rituals and worship , competition , Competition , death , Death , heritageAndTradition , Heritage and tradition , power , Power , violence , Violence , identity , Identity , made_20002009 , 2000\u20132009 , italian , Italian , origin_italy , Italy , video , Video , operaByPeriod , Opera by period , operaByGenre , Opera by genre , societyAndSocietalIssues , Society and societal issues , origin_europe , Europe , anthropology , Anthropology , made_2000Present , 2000\u2013present , music , Music ,","contenttypeorder":3,"date_of_publication":2007,"publisher":"Venezia Teatro La Fenice","productname":"bvl_all","id_search":"bv-9781350895485","facet":["_18thCenturyAndClassicalOpera","anthropology","beliefRitualsAndWorship","competition","death","heritageAndTradition","identity","italian","made_20002009","made_2000Present","music","operaByGenre","operaByPeriod","operaSeria","origin_europe","origin_italy","power","societyAndSocietalIssues","video","violence"],"contentType":"video","authors":"Giacomo Mayerbeer~Pier Luigi Pizzi~Venezia Teatro La Fenice"}