Liliana Nikiteanu

Le comte Ory (2013)

Cecilia Bartoli stars in this ebullient Zurich Opera House production of Rossini’s first French-language comedy opera described by the international press as “pure, unadulterated fun” and reminds us of her comic gifts and her naturalness as a stage actor — as well ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moshe Leiser  •  Patrice Caurier  •  Olivier Simonnet
CAST:  Javier Camarena  •  Cecilia Bartoli  •  Rebeca Olvera  •  Liliana Nikiteanu

Cecilia Bartoli stars in this ebullient Zurich Opera House production of Rossini’s first French-language comedy opera described by the international press as “pure, unadulterated fun” and reminds us of her comic gifts and her naturalness as a stage actor — as well ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moshe Leiser  •  Patrice Caurier  •  Olivier Simonnet
CAST:  Javier Camarena  •  Cecilia Bartoli  •  Rebeca Olvera  •  Liliana Nikiteanu

Mozart: Così Fan Tutte (Zurich Opera House) (2000)

A production of Mozart's opera recorded live at Zurich Opera House in 2000. Cecilia Bartoli leads an all-star cast including Roberto Saccà, Liliana Nikiteanu, and Agnes Baltsa. The conductor is Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Filmed live at the Zurich Opera House in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Large
CAST:  Cecilia Bartoli  •  Agnes Baltsa  •  Liliana Nikiteanu  •  Roberto Saccà

A production of Mozart's opera recorded live at Zurich Opera House in 2000. Cecilia Bartoli leads an all-star cast including Roberto Saccà, Liliana Nikiteanu, and Agnes Baltsa. The conductor is Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Filmed live at the Zurich Opera House in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Large
CAST:  Cecilia Bartoli  •  Agnes Baltsa  •  Liliana Nikiteanu  •  Roberto Saccà

La Clemenza di Tito (2005)

This is an effective staging, though the set looks medieval and the costumes are modern. It’s well paced, well played, well sung. Jonas Kaufmann is an ideal Tito. His voice is not only beautiful and flexible, it’s also ample, retaining warmth and sweetness when he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Felix Breisach
CAST:  Jonas Kaufmann  •  Eva Mei  •  Vesselina Kasarova  •  Malin Hartelius

This is an effective staging, though the set looks medieval and the costumes are modern. It’s well paced, well played, well sung. Jonas Kaufmann is an ideal Tito. His voice is not only beautiful and flexible, it’s also ample, retaining warmth and sweetness when he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Felix Breisach
CAST:  Jonas Kaufmann  •  Eva Mei  •  Vesselina Kasarova  •  Malin Hartelius

La Finta Giardiniera (2006)

The Zurich Opera gathered a superb cast for this production: Italian soprano Eva Mei sings the Countess Violante, known as Sandrina, the feigned gardener of the title. Spanish soprano Isabel Rey is her opponent Arminda, and Arminda's former lover, the melancholy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobias Moretti  •  Felix Breisach
CAST:  Rudolf Schasching  •  Eva Mei  •  Christoph Strehl  •  Isabel Rey

The Zurich Opera gathered a superb cast for this production: Italian soprano Eva Mei sings the Countess Violante, known as Sandrina, the feigned gardener of the title. Spanish soprano Isabel Rey is her opponent Arminda, and Arminda's former lover, the melancholy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobias Moretti  •  Felix Breisach
CAST:  Rudolf Schasching  •  Eva Mei  •  Christoph Strehl  •  Isabel Rey

Semele (2007)

Opera superstar Cecilia Bartoli offers her first operatic release on DVD in 12 years, and also her first opera in English. Bartoli stars as Semele (a role usually taken by a soprano) in Handel s late opera, which features such well-known arias as Endless pleasure, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Carsen
CAST:  Cecilia Bartoli  •  Charles Workman  •  Birgit Remmert  •  Liliana Nikiteanu

Opera superstar Cecilia Bartoli offers her first operatic release on DVD in 12 years, and also her first opera in English. Bartoli stars as Semele (a role usually taken by a soprano) in Handel s late opera, which features such well-known arias as Endless pleasure, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Carsen
CAST:  Cecilia Bartoli  •  Charles Workman  •  Birgit Remmert  •  Liliana Nikiteanu

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (2010)

Pietro Mascagni's opera recorded in 2009. Conductor Stefano Ranzani leads the orchestra and chorus of the Zurich Opera House, with performances by Argentinian tenor Jose Cura and soprano Pauletta Marrocu.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  José Cura  •  Irène Friedli  •  Cheyne Davidson  •  Liliana Nikiteanu

Pietro Mascagni's opera recorded in 2009. Conductor Stefano Ranzani leads the orchestra and chorus of the Zurich Opera House, with performances by Argentinian tenor Jose Cura and soprano Pauletta Marrocu.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  José Cura  •  Irène Friedli  •  Cheyne Davidson  •  Liliana Nikiteanu

Mozart: Don Giovanni (Zurich Opera House) (2001)

Live 2001 production from the Zurich Opera House of the classic Mozart/Da Ponte opera, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting and directed for television and video by Brian Large.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Large  •  Jürgen Flimm
CAST:  Rodney Gilfry  •  László Polgár  •  Isabel Rey  •  Cecilia Bartoli

Live 2001 production from the Zurich Opera House of the classic Mozart/Da Ponte opera, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting and directed for television and video by Brian Large.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Large  •  Jürgen Flimm
CAST:  Rodney Gilfry  •  László Polgár  •  Isabel Rey  •  Cecilia Bartoli