DVD + Blu-Ray:
Cimarosa – L’Italiana in Londra / Oper Frankfurt

Domenico Cimarosa’s "L’Italiana in Londra" staged by R.B. Schlather at the Oper Fankfurt featuring Angela Vallone and Iurii Samoilov in the title roles.

"L’Italiana in Londra" was Domenico Cimarosa’s first international triumph, thrilling audiences all over Europe after its premiere in 1778. It later became eclipsed by the even bigger success of Il matrimonio segreto however, and has become a rarity on stage today. Set in a London hotel, this cheerful ‘Intermezzo in musica’ has cleverly crafted arias, duets and ensembles that drive the plot along, the story being one of thwarted love, quarrels and misunderstandings. L’Italiana in Londra has been summed up by director R.B. Schlather as ‘incredibly charming and sophisticated … demanding, dark, dirty and very funny … an impeccable rom-com.’


Intermezzo in musica in two parts (1778)
Libretto by Giuseppe Petrosellini

Livia ANGELA VALLONE Soprano
Madama Brillante BIANCA TOGNOCCHI Soprano
Sumers THEO LEBOW Tenor
Milord Arespingh IURII SAMOILOV Baritone
Don Polidoro GORDON BINTNER Bass-baritone

Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
Conductor and Fortepiano LEO HUSSAIN
Stage Director R.B. SCHLATHER

Film Director MYRIAM HOYER
Filmed on 30 October and 5 November 2021 at Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

A Naxos production in co-production with Oper Frankfurt

Total playing time: 157 minutes
Language: Italian · Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Japanese, Korean
[DVD]: NTSC 16:9 · Dolby Digital 2.0 and DTS Surround 5.1 · DVD 9 · Region: 0 (Worldwide)
[BLU-RAY]: HD 16:9 · PCM stereo and DTS-MA 5.1 · BD 50 · Region: A, B, C