Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 Lucrezia Borgia: Donizetti (1980) Rating: Starring: Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Anne Howells, Stafford Dean, Francis Egerton Director: John Copley Category: Avant Garde, Foreign, Classics, Classics Studio: Kultur Subtitles: English Length: 157 mins     Opera In A Prologue And Two Acts Dame Joan Sutherland and tenor Alfredo Kraus star in Donizetti's tale of sixteenth century opulence and decadence. Joan Sutherland is unquestionably the unsurpassed Lucrezia of all-time, and this production at Covent Garden showcases her incomparable coloratura technique. Bel canto specialist Richard Bonynge conducts The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in this historic performance. Music: Gaetano Donizetti Libretto: Felice Romani Conductor: Richard Bonynge Director: John Copley Set Designer: John Pascoe Costume Designer: Michael Stennett Cast: Lucrezia Borgia: Joan Sutherland Gennaro: Alfredo Kraus Maffio Orsini: Anne Howells Alfonso d'Este: Stafford Dean The Royal Opera Chorus: Chorus Master: John Barker The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Leader: Meyer Stolow Director for Television: Brian Large Photo: Zoe Dominic