The Full Monteverdi - official excerpts

Monteverdi’s 4th book of madrigals reimagined as a contemporary drama for the screen.
Excerpts from John La Bouchardière’s acclaimed film, featuring British vocal ensemble I Fagiolini.
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with optional English subtitles
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About
The film version of John La Bouchardière’s epic collaboration with I Fagiolini, The Full Monteverdi premiered at London’s Southbank Centre in 2007 and went on to be broadcast in over a dozen countries, play festivals across the world and was released in cinemas in South Africa and New Zealand.
“A brilliant film... a searing dramatisation” The Times
“A musical and cinematic masterpiece” Estadao (Brazil)
“A stroke of genius that defies a genre” American Record Review
Claudio Monteverdi’s Fourth book of Madrigals (1603) explores differing emotional states of abandoned lovers through the most dramatic and amazingly modern music for vocal ensemble. The Full Monteverdi follows the simultaneous break-up of six couples, from shocking revelation, vengeful anger and erotic longing for reconciliation, as an ensemble film. Vulnerable and disarming, it draws viewers into its emotional journey and intensely moving portrait of contemporary love.
Seated in a restaurant, the six couples begin to quarrel over dinner. Onlookers are drawn to the interactions of their fellow diners, yet also wary of their invasive gaze, as the relationships fragment before their eyes. The couples fight over moments in the past, then reflect on better times and unrealised dreams. Ultimately, the six (singing) lovers are left to contemplate life alone.
The film takes place over an evening and following morning, with several scenes shot as flashback, giving viewers the back-story to the lovers’ downfall. The film is sung throughout.
The poets featured in the film include Ridolfo Arlotti, Aurelio Gatti, Giovanni Battista Guarini, Maurizio Moro, Ottavio Rinuccini and Torquato Tasso.
Credits
Writer/Director: John La Bouchardière Music Director: Robert HollingworthProducer: Greg BrowningCo-producer: Ian Bouncer
Anna Crookes: sopranoPano MastiCarys Lane: soprano
Alan MooneyClare Wilkinson: mezzo-sopranoMark Denham
Nicholas Mulroy: tenorKatharine PeacheyMatthew Brook: baritoneAnna SkyeGiles Underwood: bassGina Peach
Director of Photography: Nick Gordon SmithProduction Designer: Chloe LamfordArt Director: Christopher RosewellCostume Designer: Mair JointMake-up Designer: Cate HallFirst Assistant Director: Marcus Collier - Marcus CollierEditor: Greg BrowningOnline Editors: Robbie Easterbrook, Ray GriffithsSound Editor: Rachel SmithAssociate Producer - Patricia Brown, Peter NashPost production - Kate Lovett
A SILICON19 AND I FAGIOLINI PRODUCTION FOR POLYPHONIC FILMS.
PRODUCED IN CO-OPERATION WITH S4C AND SVERIGES TELEVISION.
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH NAXOS, SKYARTS, CTV AND YLE TEEMA.
© COPYRIGHT MMVII POLYPHONIC FILMS LIMITED.
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[@donkeytrousers]

I have the original disc. But it's always good to be reminded of how good this is.

[@davidallinson6694]

This is a truly outstanding achievement, both live and recorded.