Zelmira - Rossini Opera Festival 2009
Rossini Opera Festival
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3h 12m
Celebrated tenor Juan Diego Flórez stars in the first production of Rossini's Zelmira on film - a rarely performed opera regarded as one of Rossini's most musically complex works. Flórez is joined by a dazzling cast, headed by Kate Aldrich in the title role, Gregory Kunde (Antenore) and Alex Esposito (Polidoro). Recorded at the Rossini Opera Festival, Barberio Corsetti's production places the opera in a modern setting, amalgamating the present-day and the ancient world with performers in contemporary military dress, flanked by crumbling classical statues. "Juan Diego Flórez delivers laser-like top notes... Kate Aldrich, sings with glittering coloratura and great musicality." (The Telegraph)
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Roberto Abbado
Venue: Rossini Opera Festival
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Cast/Soloist: Juan Diego Flórez, Kate Aldrich, Alex Esposito, Gregory Kunde, Marianna Pizzolato
Genre: Opera
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