充斥着國王與小丑，瀰漫着殘酷、怨恨，以及無望的愛之黑暗國度——這就是威爾第（1813-1901）的世界。在他一生的88個年頭裏，威爾第創作了不下26齣歌劇，以《奧貝爾托》為始，以《法斯塔夫》作結。適逢這位大作曲家誕辰二百周年，香港藝術節加料節目呈上來自意大利帕爾馬皇家歌劇院製作的「完全威爾第」全套歌劇電影的其中八部。影片均從未在亞洲放映，高清環迴立體聲的電影體驗，無論是威爾第的新舊樂迷，都必能享受這場盛宴。 一日國王 法國騎士貝費歐烈假扮波蘭國王，好讓他能安全回國繼位。結果假國王真用權，亂點鴛鴦譜，引發一場大混亂。凱巴爾男爵千金是否能擺脫和財務官的婚約，與如意郎君——財務官的侄兒喜結連理？《一日國王》是威爾第僅有的兩部喜劇之一。他剛着手創作，愛妻瑪格麗特便不幸逝世。在悲痛中創作喜劇，其難可想而知。本劇文本由羅曼尼根據畢紐杜瓦爾的《假史達尼斯拉歐》創作，後或經索萊拉修改，1840年9月5日於米蘭史卡拉歌劇院首演。 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. Un giorno di regno One of two opera buffa that Verdi ever composed, and a great feat for the composer who lost his beloved wife Margherita Barezzi shortly after he began work. French officer, the Cavalier di Belfiore is pretending to be the Polish king Stanislaus in order to allow the king to return to Poland in secret to reclaim this throne. Intrigue and mayhem ensues involving the proposed marriages of the niece and the daughter of the Baron di Kelbar by the supposed King, who re-arranges matters to his own satisfaction. Un giorno di regno with libretto by Felice Romani, perhaps revised by Temistocle Solera and based on the play Le faux Stanislas (The False Stanislas) by Alexandre Vincent Pineu-Duval, was first presented on 5 September 1840 at Teatro alla Scala, Milan. All films are in Italian with English and Chinese subtitle.s