Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'L'Africaine' right now, here are some useful insights about the San Francisco Opera music flick. L'Africaine starring Plácido Domingo, Shirley Verrett, Ruth Ann Swenson, Justino Díaz has a G rating, a runtime of about 3 hr 9 min. The release date of the movie is January 1st, 1988. is derived from active
Let’s set the scene for you... Here's the plot: "This was a 1988 revival of a 1971 production that teamed Domingo (Vasco da Gama) and Verrett (Selika - both then very much in their prime) in Meyerbeer's discursive swan-song. Seventeen years on, they are more statuesque than sexy, but both give larger-than-life performances that contain moments of completely thrilling vocalism. The casting is very strong, with the exception of Justino Diaz's Nelusko, which has strong presence but not much vocal allure. As Inez, Vasco da Gama's fiancee and rival for Shirley Verrett, Ruth Ann Swneson sings with great beauty and has impressive stage presence, very much holding her own in the confrontation with Verrett in the last act. Domingo is refulgent of tone and dramatically convincing, and he and Verrett strike sparks. She really comes into her own in one of the most preposterous mad-scenes in all opera, where she is slowly poisoned by the scent of a giant tree, contriving to make this dramatically truthful and even moving."
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'L'Africaine' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on January 1st, 1988
