Ricciardo e Zoraide - Rossini Opera Festival 2018
Rossini Opera Festival Gems
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2h 55m
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the premiere of Ricciardo e Zoraide, the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro staged the Rossini rarity in 2018 with an all-star cast. Juan Diego Flórez makes his debut as the crusader Ricciardo, giving a "masterclass in bel canto" (Bachtrack) and Pretty Yende is "radiant and richly expressive" (Financial Times) as Zoraide. Conductor Giacoma Sagripanti leads the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI.
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti
Venue: Rossini Opera Festival
Orchestra: RAI National Symphony Orchestra
Artists: Juan Diego Flórez, Pretty Yende, Sergey Romanovsky
Genre: Opera
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