I Lombardi - The Met (1993)

I Lombardi - The Met (1993) poster

James Levine’s love for this seldom-heard score infuses every measure of Verdi’s music. Superstar Luciano Pavarotti heads the cast as the Muslim warrior prince Oronte who converts to Christianity out of love for the Italian Giselda (Lauren Flanigan)—before dying of the wounds he received in battling the Crusaders. Samuel Ramey is the Crusader-turned-hermit Pagano. Mark Lamos’s striking production has sets by John Conklin and costumes by Dunya Ramicova.

Director: Mark Lamos
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Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Mark Lamos

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What is I Lombardi - The Met about?
James Levine’s love for this seldom-heard score infuses every measure of Verdi’s music. Superstar Luciano Pavarotti heads the cast as the Muslim warrior prince Oronte who converts to Christianity out of love for the Italian Giselda (Lauren Flanigan)—before dying of the wounds he received in battling the Crusaders. Samuel Ramey is the Crusader-turned-hermit Pagano. Mark Lamos’s striking production has sets by John Conklin and costumes by Dunya Ramicova.
Who directed I Lombardi - The Met?
I Lombardi - The Met was directed by Mark Lamos.
Who stars in I Lombardi - The Met?
I Lombardi - The Met stars Luciano Pavarotti, Lauren Flanigan, Bruno Beccaria, Samuel Ramey.