Rossini: Semiramide / Fogliani, Penda, Regazzo, Pizzolato, Osborn, Jokovic
Following his triumphant visit to Vienna in 1822, when several of his operas were extremely well-received, international success beckoned for Rossini. First performed at La Fenice, Venice in 1823, Semiramide was Rossini’s last Italian opera, written at the height of his creative powers. Its subject is Greek tragedy for which librettist Gaetano Rossi drew on an adaptation by Voltaire. Instrumentally sophisticated and classically structured, the opera remains one of the most remarkable examples of Rossini’s cultivation of bel canto.
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Catalog Number: 8660340-42
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UPC: 730099034074
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Label: Naxos
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Antonino Fogliani
Orchestra/Ensemble: Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis
Performer: Alex Penda, Andrea Mastroni, John Osborn, Lorenzo Regazzo, Marianna Pizzolato, Marija Jokovic, Raffaele Facciola, Vassilis Kavayas