Verdi: I Lombardi alla prima crociata

2009 2h 24m IT

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I Lombardi alla prima crociata (The Lombards on the First Crusade) was Verdi’s fourth opera and received its first performance at La Scala, Milan, in February 1843. The grandiloquent subject matter is fleshed-out with broad-brushed musical and dramatic effects and lavish choral scenes created a correspondingly impressive impact. A great success in Milan, it spread to the rest of Europe within a matter of only a few years.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Francesco Meli
Oronte
Dimitra Theodossiou
Giselda
Roberto De Biasio
Arvino
Michele Pertusi
Pagano
Cristina Giannelli
Viclinda
Roberto Tagliavini
Pirro
Gregory Bonfatti
Prior of Milan
Jansons Valdis
Acciano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tiziano Mancini
Writers: Temistocle Solera, Tommaso Grossi
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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Released 17 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Francesco Meli and Dimitra Theodossiou and Roberto De Biasio carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11132402 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tiziano Mancini directs. Giuseppe Verdi scores. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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1Released 17 years ago.
2Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Francesco Meli and Dimitra Theodossiou and Roberto De Biasio carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt11132402 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Giuseppe Verdi
Runtime: 144 min · 2h 24m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Verdi: I Lombardi alla prima crociata (2009)

Part of

Tutto Verdi (2018)

In 2013, to mark the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, the Teatro Regio di Parma and Unitel Classica joined forces to bring a truly unique project to fruition. The composer’s 26 operas, as well as the [i]Requiem Mass[/i], which is closely linked to these operas, are all included. Most of them will be performed and recorded in audio-video in Parma and the surrounding area. A unique box set of 27 Blu-rays. For the very first time, and to mark this anniversary, the complete works of Verdi’s operas in high definition and surround sound, released on Blu-ray by C Major Entertainment.