Attila at 20.00, during and after Andrea Chenier I had a bit of a head-ache, but to my amazement, I found out that a GREAT opera performance can cure that.
Ruggero Raimondi, was a great Attila, but Nesterenko was better in the video from Verona, I think. Mara Zampieri has the most beautiful voice, and sang the difficult and vocally demanding role of Odabella, in the most exquisite way. Leo Nucci was much better than I would have thought possible for him. Boiko Zwetlanov was as good as anyone singing Forest.
1998-10-18 Attila (Verdi), Opernhaus Zurich

Attila = Ruggero Raimondi
Ezio = Leo Nucci
Odabella = Mara Zampieri
Foresto = Boiko Zvetanov
Uldino = Miroslav Christoff
Leone, alter Römer
[Papst Leo I.] = Guido Götzen

Vladimir Fedoseyev, conductor
Musikalische LeitungVLADIMIR FEDOSEYEV
Inszenierung
und BühnenbildERWIN PIPLlTS
KostümeULRIKE KAUFMANN
LichtgestaltungJÜRGEN HOFFMANN
ChorERNST RAFFELSBERGER

CHOR DES OPERNHAUSES ZÜRICH STATISTENVEREIN AM OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH
ORCHESTER DER OPER ZÜRICH
Mit Unterstützung der Schweizer Rück als Hauptsponsor
sowie der Marion Mathys-Stiftung
Musikalische Einstudierung
und AssistenzLODOVICO ZOCCHE, KELLY THOMAS
Abendspielleitung
und RegieassistenzCLAUDIA BLERSCH
RegieassistenzLORENZ AGGERMANN
RegiehospitanzSUSANNE SCHMIDT
KostümassistenzEBERHARD VON KNOBLOCH
InspizienzPAUL SUTER
SouffleuseURSULA MORI
Sonntag, 18. Oktober 1998Sonntagabend-Abo A
Pause nach dem 1. Akt
Beginn: 20.00 Uhr Ende: ca. 22.10 Uhr

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