Luca Ronconi

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Cento anni d'amore
7

Cento anni d'amore

Feb 25, 1954

Cento anni d'amore
1954 116 min 1 vues
Six episodes (adapted from as many short stories: Gozzano, D'Annunzio, Guido Rocca, Marino Moretti, Alba de Céspedes and Oreste Biancoli), six love stories set in different moments in italian recent history.
Comedy
I prepotenti
7

I prepotenti

Jul 25, 1958

I prepotenti
1958 84 min 2 vues
Cesare, from Rome, and Mimì, from Naples, don't agree with their children marriage, so the young couple runs away from their home.
Comedy
Prepotenti più di prima
6

Prepotenti più di prima

Mar 11, 1959

Prepotenti più di prima
1959 79 min 1 vues
Returning from his honeymoon, Marcella finds out she is pregnant. The to-be grandparents fight on where the baby will be born and on his name. The parents of the baby, tired of those fights, run away to Milan.
Comedy
La scuola d'estate
5

La scuola d'estate

Nov 27, 2014

La scuola d'estate
2014 87 min 2 vues
Documentary follows the experimental drama course given by the old Italian theatre and opera legend Lucio Ronconi every summer in a remote corner of Umbria, where young, dedicated acting talent rehearse several plays.
Documentary
Vergine moderna
5

Vergine moderna

Sep 22, 1954

Vergine moderna
1954 96 min 1 vues
The young Claudia wants to escape from the gray life of the province and aims rich men but each time with unhappy results. Only the brother will eventually succeed in shaking her from this purpose.
Comedy
Laboratorio teatrale di Luca Ronconi
1

Laboratorio teatrale di Luca Ronconi

Sep 01, 1977

Laboratorio teatrale di Luca Ronconi
1977 77 min 1 vues
En 1977, le réalisateur hongrois Miklós Jancsó réalise pour Rai 2 une émission sur le "Calderón" de Pier Paolo Pasolini (inspiré de "La vita è sogno" de Calderón de la Barca), mis en scène par le Laboratorio Teatrale di Prato sous la direction de Ronconi. Pour Jancsó, le spectacle est l'occasion d'explorer l'univers de Pasolini. Depuis la gigantesque plate-forme qui intègre également les gradins et l'espace scénique où évoluent les acteurs, le public regarde depuis les loges où un immense portrait de Pier Paolo Pasolini, spectateur imaginaire, surplombe toute l'action. Gae Aulentì est l'auteur des décors, inspirés du célèbre tableau de Velázquez Las Meninas.
Documentary
Nabucco
1

Nabucco

May 30, 1977

Nabucco
1977 158 min 1 vues
A groundbreaking production of Verdi's masterpiece and its first video recording. Recorded live in Florence in 1977.
Music
Verdi Macbeth
7

Verdi Macbeth

Jun 19, 1987

Verdi Macbeth
1987 149 min 1 vues
Macbeth" was Giuseppe Verdi's first attempt at music drama and also the first manifestation of his profound love for Shakespeare's work. Verdi took great pains with this opera, displaying special enthusiasm for it as he concentrated on the main characters of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth and the witches. This recording of Luca Ronconi's production is conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli, who brings fresh color to Verdi's score. The cast, headed by Renato Bruson and Mara Zampieri, are strongly supported by a fine-toned and adaptable chorus who ably meet the demands of Verdi's great "chorus opera.
Music
Verdi Ernani
8

Verdi Ernani

Jul 28, 1982

Verdi Ernani
1982 138 min 1 vues
It truly is an historic performance. Domingo looking and singing like a god pouring out golden tones; Renato Bruson sounds, like the sublime Verdian Baritone that he was at that time; Nicolai Ghiaurov proves again that he was one of the greatest "Verdi Basses"; Mirella Freni shows that there was more to her than just being Mimi and Susannah-in fact I can remember reading that at the time of the premiere of this production that there were fist fights (not unusual in La Scala's gallery) between Mirella's many fans--between those fans that just wanting her to continue singing the light lyric repertoire that they were use to her singing and those that felt she should and could sing the lyric-spinto repertoire which, of course, she proved that,indeed, she could (She's still singing more than twenty years later). This performance captures some of the best Verdi singers of the time doing dear ole wonderful Giuseppi proud.
Music
Il viaggio a Reims
1

Il viaggio a Reims

Jan 01, 1984

Il viaggio a Reims
1984 154 min 1 vues
The historic 1984 revival performance of Il viaggio a Reims was the first time in over 150 years the opera was performed. Set in a luxurious hotel in Plombières-les-Bains, the opera follows a diverse group of aristocratic characters as they gather to celebrate the coronation of King Charles X of France. Amidst the festivities, wacky antics ensue, romantic entanglements unfold, and the characters face various comedic and dramatic challenges, showcasing Rossini's masterful blend of music, comedy, and drama.
Music
Aida
6

Aida

Nov 01, 1985

Aida
1985 160 min 2 vues
La Scala went all out for its 1986 production of this grandest of grand operas, with a strong cast and, most important for a video recording, a larger-than-life staging. The Triumph Scene in Act II is by no means Aida's only attraction, but it is the part that makes the strongest and most lasting impression and it is the visual and musical climax of this production. Stage director Luca Ronconi brings on a procession to dwarf all processions: looted treasures, heroic statuary, miserable captives struggling under the lash of whip-bearing slave drivers. On par with these visuals is Lorin Maazel's first-class performance of the popular Grand March with the outstanding La Scala chorus and orchestra. In Act III, the contrasting tranquility of the Nile Scene also gets a visual treatment to match the music's qualities.
Music
Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff
1

Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff

Feb 27, 2007

Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff
2007 128 min 1 vues
Ruggero Raimondi and Barbara Frittoli star in this 2006 production of the Verdi opera with Zubin Mehta conducting the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Giuseppe Verdi's last opera is given new life in this production by Luca Ronconi. Utilizing the sights and social conditions of modern Britain, this version of Shakespeare's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR keeps the comedy accessible while still featuring all the elements that have made this opera a perennial favorite.
I Vespri Siciliani
1

I Vespri Siciliani

Jul 17, 1986

I Vespri Siciliani
1986 155 min 1 vues
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.
Music
L'uomo che ride
5.4

L'uomo che ride

Aug 20, 1966

L'uomo che ride
1966 88 min 5 vues
Spectacular adventures of twin brothers, one with a scar which gives him a permanent smile, and their meetings with the Borgias.
Drama
John Gabriel Borkman
1

John Gabriel Borkman

Jan 04, 1982

John Gabriel Borkman
1982 170 min 1 vues
John Gabriel Borkman, a former bank director, was imprisoned for fraud but believes he was wrongly convicted. He had invested clients' money in a major industrial venture but was reported by his friend Hinkel, who was in love with Borkman's former fiancée, Ella Rentheim. Borkman now lives on the first floor of the house, with his estranged wife, Gunhild, living on the ground floor. He occasionally receives visits from his friend Wilhelm Foldal, who supports Borkman's delusion that the bank will reinstate him. In his youth, Borkman betrayed his love for Ella by marrying her twin sister Gunhild to advance his career. After his conviction, Ella took care of their son Erhart and now wants him to live with her and take her name. Borkman agrees, but Gunhild refuses to let her sister take their son.
TV Movie
Orestea
1

Orestea

Jan 01, 1972

Orestea
1972 95 min 1 vues
The story of the “Oresteia” begins with King Agamemnon's return to Argos after the fall of Troy. The chorus, composed of old Argives, recalls the sacrifice offered to the gods by Agamemnon, in Aulis, of his daughter Iphigenia to gain their favor.
Drama
6

Mar 16, 1975
1975 min 1 vues
Tales of knights and princesses, wizards and sorceresses. Featuring an invisibility ring, a hippogriff, and a trip to the moon. Based on a sixteenth-century Italian chivalric poem by Ludovico Ariosto.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
6

Mar 16, 1975
1975 min 1 vues
Tales of knights and princesses, wizards and sorceresses. Featuring an invisibility ring, a hippogriff, and a trip to the moon. Based on a sixteenth-century Italian chivalric poem by Ludovico Ariosto.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
6

Mar 16, 1975
1975 min 1 vues
Tales of knights and princesses, wizards and sorceresses. Featuring an invisibility ring, a hippogriff, and a trip to the moon. Based on a sixteenth-century Italian chivalric poem by Ludovico Ariosto.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy