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