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Aureliano Inpalmira GIOACHINO ROSSINI AURELIANO IN PALMIRA Michael Spyres Jessica Pratt Lena Belkina Raffaella Lupinacci Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini conducted by Will Crutchfield staged by Mario Martone GIOACHINO ROSSINI AURELIANO IN PALMIRA Orchestra Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini Since 1980 Pesaro, the Italian town at the Adriatic Sea, is celebrating Conductor Will Crutchfield its most famous son: Gioachino Rossini. Beside the well known and Chorus Coro del Teatro Comunale famous Works of the master, in the intimate setting of the Teatro Rossini di Bologna also the creations which fell into oblivion were performed. In 2014 Aureliano in Palmira was for the very first time part of the repertoire. Chorus Master Andrea Faidutti Stage Director Mario Martone Aureliano in Palmira celebrated its first premiere on the 26th of December 1813 at the Scala In Milan. Soon afterwards the work was Aureliano Michael Spyres played in different theatres all over Europe. Nevertheless Rossinis piece felt into oblivion more and more compared to the great competitors Zenobia Jessica Pratt like Tancredi or the Barber of Seville for which Rossini recycled musical Arsace Lena Belkina parts of Aureliano. But since a few years there are ambitions to play this Publia Raffaella Lupinacci work about love, war, jealousy, loyalty and magnanimity more frequently. Oraspe Dempsey Rivera The direction in Pesaro was in the proven hands of the famous film Licinio Sergio Vitale director Mario Martone. He approached the piece of the realistic side, Gran sacerdote Dimitri Pkhaladze with marvellous, picturesque pictures and tableaux. The conductor of the Un Pastore Raffaele Constantini rediscovery was Will Crutchfield. He decisively espoused the performance of this new edited work and directed masterfully the Orchestra Sinfonica Produced by Metisfilm Classica G. Rossini. Also the choir of the Teatro Comunale Bologna was in perfect Video Director Tiziano Mancini shape. From the soloist’s ensemble particularly Michael Spyres protruded in the title role. “The American showed immediately that his tenor with Length: approx. 170' marvelous top notes has not only flexibility and agility, but also enough Shot in HDTV 1080/50i body, to provide the Roman emperor great vocal authority” (opera glass) Cat. no. A00050019 “Jessica Pratt, making her role debut, is more than a match as the Syrian Queen, and went straight to the heart with an astonishing lengthy and penetrating top E that would stop any Roman Emperor in his tracks.” A production of UNITEL CLASSICA (Express) Lena Belkina as Arsace was also convincing in her role and gave the in co-production with performance that brillant shine, that is neccesary for Festivals like Pesaro. Rossini Opera Festival World Sales: All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories · Photos: © studio amati bacciardi · Flyer: luebbeke.com Flyer: · contractual studio Different amati bacciardi Photos: © territories credits · not rights · All reserved · Tel. +49.30.30306464 [email protected] Unitel GmbH & Co. KG, Germany · Tel. +49.89.673469-630 · [email protected] www.unitelclassica.com.
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