Let me say it at once: This is NOT a sensational opera DVD. It is NOT one of the very best - far from it. To wit: Patrizia Ciofi gives one the constant impression that she is wrestling (with her facial expression) in order to produce all of her singing notes, by the time it gets to the higher notes her face is so distorted, as if she is about to suffer a brain-struck. Her head is continuously tilted sideways and her face becomes asymmetrically - this is frightening to watch. A good singer she is indeed - but what's the gain here at the age of DVD and Blu-ray...? Awfully wrong.Ad to it the stupid staging that serves no purpose and you end with a DVD that you can do without. If you must have this opera take the other one, with Dassi.