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。 所有影片均為意語對白，附中英文字幕。 倫巴第人在第一次十字軍中 手足間的明爭暗鬥，謀殺與綁架在十字軍東征時期不斷上演。四幕抒情歌劇《倫巴第人》，歌詞由索萊拉根據格羅西的詩作改編，1843年2月11日首演於米蘭史卡拉歌劇院。音樂方面，這是威爾第首次嘗試以前奏代替完整序曲，奧倫特的第一段詠歎調《我的喜悅》更是作曲家眾多精采男高音詠歎調中的第一首。 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. All films are in Italian with English and Chinese subtitles. I Lombardi alla prima crociata A story of sibling rivalry, murder, and kidnapping, set against the backdrop of the Crusades, I Lombardi is a dramma lirico in four acts. First performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 11 February 1843, this is Verdi’s first opera with a prelude rather than a full overture. Not to be missed is Oronte’s first aria La mis letizia, the first of Verdi’s great tenor arias. Libretto by Temistocle Solera was inspired by a poem by Tomasso Grossi.