Almaviva

Originally Posted by Almaviva

Luci mie traditrice, Opera in due atti, premiered in 1998, sung in Italian (short prologue sung in French)
Music by Salvatore Sciarrino (1947- )
Libretto by Salvatore Sciarrino, after Il Tradimento per L'Onore, by Giacinto Andrea Cicognini, 1664, and an eulogy by Claude Le Jeune, 1608

Studio recording, done in Vienna, November 14 and 15, 2000
Conductor: Beat Furrer
Orchestra:

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Originally Posted by Almaviva

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I continue to have trouble with Firefox and inserting images. Now I can do it, but they are small.

Anyway, let's focus on the DVD itself.

This was recorded live at the Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen, in October of 2008.
Lars Ulrik Mortensen conducts the Concerto Copenhagen.

Inger Dam-Jensen is Partenope.
Andreas Scholl is Arsace
Christophe Dumaux is Armindo
Tuva Semmingsen is Rosmira (a.k.a.

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Originally Posted by Almaviva

2008(LI) - Antonio Florio - Orchestra Barocca Cappella della Pietà dei Turchini (period instruments)

Opera House: Teatro Municipale Valli di Reggio Emilia

Singers:
Filippo Morace - Giangrazio - excellent
Maria Grazia Schiavo - Faustina - excellent
Maria Ercolano (trouser role) - Luigi/Ascanio (Alidoro) - excellent
Valentina Varriale - Zeza - good+

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Originally Posted by Almaviva

1996 - William Christie - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Glyndebourne Chorus

Stellar cast of exquisite singers - Upshaw, Hunt, Daniels, Croft as principals, and minor roles also very good.

I'm a little puzzled - if I understood correctly, some of our members object to this production (probably mainly due to the updated staging).

I find it absolutely spectacular.

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Originally Posted by Almaviva

My dear friend Natalie loves this, so, I approached it with high expectations.

2009(LC) - Nicholas McGegan - FestspielOrchester Göttingen

Admeto - Tim Mead
Alceste - Marie Arnet
Ercole - William Berger
Orlindo - Andrew Radley
Trasimede - David Bates
Antigona - Kirsten Blaise
Meraspe - Wold Matthias Friedrich

Mamu Dance Theater

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