opera notebook
some operas I have seen on videoGiuseppe Verdi, Stiffelio (1850)
libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 1993
- Conductor: Edward Downes
- Director: Elijah Moshinsky
- Set Designer: Michael Yeargan
- Stiffelio: José Carreras
- Lina: Catherine Malfitano
- Stankar: Gregory Yurisich
A landmark production in the recuperation of this once-controversial opera.