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Paisiello Nina

Forgotten name but heavenly music and performance
Oct 16, 2002 · 2h 1m
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The opera: Nina, o sia La Pazza Per Amore itself, is an extra-ordinary sad and touching story, and seems very difficult to be performed if the singer has no acting talents. Therefore we adore Cecilia Bartoli for the magnificent performance as the crazy Nina who lost her mind totally. Her magnificent singing, we don't doubt at all, but her acting is amazingly such that it expressed a real situation of a girl becoming crazy and losing her mind caused by painful incidents in her love life. It is also supported by the other singers who are singing matching as perfectly and splendidly as the diva Cecilia Bartoli, especially the baritone Laszlo Polgar with his deep rich voice as the cruel father who has remorse and came back to see his daughter Nina and the young tenor Jonas Kauffmann with his clear light voice, resulting in a surprisingly beautifully performed opera.

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CAST

Cecilia Bartoli
Nina
Jonas Kaufmann
Lindoro/Pastore
László Polgár
Il Conte
Juliette Galstian
Susanna
Angelo Veccia
Giorgio
Federica Bartoli
Villanella
Golda Fischer
Villanella
Directed by Cesare Lievi

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
ArtHaus
Country
US

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