Meyerbeer: L'Africaine (1988)
3h 9m
Running Time
January 1, 1988Release Date
Meyerbeer: L'Africaine (1988)
3h 9m
Running Time
January 1, 1988Release Date
Plot.
This was a 1988 revival of a 1971 production that teamed Domingo (Vasco da Gama) and Verrett (Selika - both then very much in their prime) in Meyerbeer's discursive swan-song. Seventeen years on, they are more statuesque than sexy, but both give larger-than-life performances that contain moments of completely thrilling vocalism. The casting is very strong, with the exception of Justino Diaz's Nelusko, which has strong presence but not much vocal allure. As Inez, Vasco da Gama's fiancee and rival for Shirley Verrett, Ruth Ann Swneson sings with great beauty and has impressive stage presence, very much holding her own in the confrontation with Verrett in the last act. Domingo is refulgent of tone and dramatically convincing, and he and Verrett strike sparks. She really comes into her own in one of the most preposterous mad-scenes in all opera, where she is slowly poisoned by the scent of a giant tree, contriving to make this dramatically truthful and even moving.
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Cast & Crew.

Plácido Domingo
Vasco Da Gama

Shirley Verrett
Sélika

Ruth Ann Swenson
Inès

Justino Díaz
Nélusko

Patricia Spence
Anna

Kevin Anderson
Don Alvaro

Michael Devlin
Don Pedro

Philip Skinner
Don Diego

Mark Delavan
High Priest of Brahma

Joseph Rouleau
Grand Inquisitor of Lisbon

Sigmund Seigel
A priest

Maurizio Arena
Conductor

Eugène Scribe
Writer

Gary Bradley
Editor

Brian Large
Director

Lotfi Mansouri
Director
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1988
Original NameL'Africaine
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 9m
Content RatingG
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
opera live performance
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