充斥着国王与小丑，瀰漫着残酷、怨恨，以及无望的爱之黑暗国度——这就是威尔第（1813-1901）的世界。在他一生的88个年头裏，威尔第创作了不下26齣歌剧，以《奥贝尔托》为始，以《法斯塔夫》作结。适逢这位大作曲家诞辰二百周年，香港艺术节加料节目呈上来自意大利帕尔马皇家歌剧院製作的「完全威尔第」全套歌剧电影的其中八部。影片均从未在亚洲放映，高清环迴立体声的电影体验，无论是威尔第的新旧乐迷，都必能享受这场盛宴。 遊吟诗人 1853年1月19日，《遊吟诗人》在罗马阿波罗歌剧院拉开帷幕，自此广受欢迎，至今热度不减。这是一部关于爱、身份错乱和吉卜赛式復仇的传说，剧本由卡玛拉诺与巴达尔共同完成，改编自古铁雷斯的同名戏剧。《遊吟诗人》的亮点在于音乐，这部作品包含了一些威尔第最动听的旋律，如莱奥诺拉飞扬的开场咏歎调，以及遊吟诗人曼里科激昂的「看那可怕烈焰」。作曲家用尽全部歌剧形式，力求让每一位歌手都有所发挥。 所有影片均为意语对白，附中英文字幕。 Step into the world of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) – of kings　and jesters, of murderous vendettas and unrequited love. In a life that spanned 88 years, Verdi composed no less than 26 operas, beginning with Oberto and ending with Falstaff. 2013 being the bicentennial of Verdi’s birth, Hong Kong Arts Festival’s Festival PLUS brings you a marathon of High Definition and Surround Sound cinematic experience, featuring for the first time in Asia eight opera films from the 26 Tutto Verdi collection captured live by Italy’s Teatro Regio di Parma. All guaranteed to appeal to Verdi fans and novices alike. Il trovatore First performed at the Teatro Apollo, Rome on 19 January 1853, Il trovatore is as popular today as it was when it first opened. This tale of love, mistaken identities, and gypsy revenge is based on the play El trovador (1836) by Antonio García Gutiérrez, with libretto by Salvadore Cammarano and Leone Emanuele Bardare. The importance of Il trovatore lies in its music, displaying some of the most agreeable melodies Verdi ever wrote. From the soaring phrases of Leonora’s opening aria to the martial excitement of Manrico’s Di quella pira, all conventional operatic forms are used to give the singers a chance to shine. All films are in Italian with English and Chinese subtitles.