Adelaide di Borgogna - Rossini Opera Festival 2011
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2h 17m
Set in medieval Italy, Rossini’s rarely performed Adelaide di Borgogna (Adelaide of Burgundy) first produced in 1817 at the Teatro Argentina, Roma is based on dramatic historical events that led to Otto the Great (Ottone) of Germany conquering the Kingdom of Italy. Despite its political and warlike subject, Adelaide di Borgogna is full of beautiful music, Rossini using lyrical moments to emphasize emotions and express the triangle of passionate love and rivalry between Adelaide, Ottone and Adelberto. Adelaide is bel canto in its purest form and was held in high regard by its composer, who recycled much of it in his subsequent operas.
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Dmitri Jurowski
Venue: Rossini Opera Festival
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Cast/Soloist: Daniella Barcellona, Jessica Pratt, Bogdan Mihai, Nicola Uliviero
Genre: Opera
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