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La Gioconda (1986)

Recorded live at the Vienna State Opera, Placido Domingo and Eva Marton star in a sumptuous recording of Ponchielli's famed four-act melodrama, a story of tyranny and intrigue set in semi-historical and ever-romantic Venice. The action is projected by strong characters whose fundamentally sound instincts become distorted by raw passion. The performance draws upon both human and technical resources including a large ballet and varies in mood from the happy carnival to scenes of the darkest gloom and horror.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Éva MartonÉva MartonGioconda
  • Photo of Plácido DomingoPlácido DomingoEnzo
  • Photo of Ludmila SemtschukLudmila SemtschukLaura
  • Photo of Matteo ManuguerraMatteo ManuguerraBarnaba
  • Photo of Margarita LilovaMargarita LilovaCieca
  • Photo of Kurt RydlKurt RydlAlvise
  • Photo of Alfred ŠramekAlfred ŠramekZuàne
  • Photo of Alfred BurgstallerAlfred BurgstallerA Minstrel
  • Photo of Jorge PitaJorge PitaIsèpo
  • Photo of Goran SimićGoran SimićA Pilot

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