NAXOS ROSSINI: Sigismondo 8.660403-04
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78:37 Arrieta, César Tenor Marcell Bakonyi, Bass Marcell Bakonyi, Bass Marcell Kenneth Tarver, Tenor Tenor Kenneth Tarver, Maria Aleida, Soprano Maria 2-^ Act Act I (Conclusion) 1 II CD 2 Paula Sánchez-Valverde, Soprano Paula Sánchez-Valverde, Margarita Gritskova, Mezzo-soprano Margarita Gritskova, 70:27 (1792-1868) Gioachino ROSSINI Antonino Fogliani Sigismondo Music Assistant and Fortepiano: Michele D’Elia Assistant Music Virtuosi Brunensis (Karel Mitáš, Artistic Director) Mitáš, Brunensis (Karel Virtuosi Dramma per musica in due atti • Libretto by Giuseppe Foppa by Giuseppe musica in due atti • Libretto Dramma per The Italian libretto may be accessed at www.naxos.com/libretti/660403.htm ...... Camerata Bach Choir, Poznań • Chorus-master: Ania Michalak Poznań • Chorus-master: Camerata Bach Choir, Editor: Anette Sidhu-Ingenhoff • Booklet notes: Charles Jernigan • Synopsis: Reto Müller • Booklet notes: Charles Anette Sidhu-Ingenhoff Editor: and ROSSINI IN WILDBAD • Producer: Roland Rublé • Engineers: Norbert Vossen and Siggi Mehne Vossen WILDBAD • Producer: Roland Rublé • Engineers: Norbert and ROSSINI IN IN WILDBAD Festival (Artistic director: Jochen Schönleber) • A Co-production with Südwestrundfunk A WILDBAD Festival (Artistic director: Jochen Schönleber) • IN Cover Photo by Patrick Pfeiffer: Margarita Gritskova and Maria Aleida; stage production of Sigismondo Aleida; stage Gritskova and Maria Margarita Cover Photo by Patrick Pfeiffer: (Stage Director: Jochen Schönleber) at the Trinkhalle during the XXVIII ROSSINI IN WILDBAD, 2016 WILDBAD, IN ROSSINI XXVIII the during Trinkhalle (Stage Director: Jochen Schönleber) at the Anagilda ...... Zenovito ...... Radoski Sigismondo ...... Aldimira...... Ladislao ...... Ulderico Act I (Beginning) 1-^ Recorded live at the Trinkhalle, Bad Wildbad, Germany, 14th, 16th and 24th July 2016 for the XXVIII ROSSINI 14th, 16th and 24th July 2016 for the XXVIII Germany, Wildbad, Bad Trinkhalle, Recorded live at the ni, Pesaro in collaboration with Casa Ricordi, Milano Critical edition by Paolo Pinamonti, edited by Fondazione Rossi CD 1 was one of his very few failures in the genre, for which blame is usually laid at the feet of librettist Giuseppe Giuseppe of librettist the feet laid at usually is blame which for genre, in the few failures his very one of was her for love her retains who wife abused an of tale this how appreciate can we however, Today, Foppa. psychological searching into a more tradition grand narrative of the pushes the boundaries husband deranged fascinating in a feeling results inner of expressions guilt and coloratura on madness and An emphasis drama. hit in later Sigismondo music for of his re-use subsequent Rossini’s with experiment, of convention meeting intrinsic quality. of its being ample evidence operas While filled with Rossini’s distinctive musical hallmarks and notable for some wonderfull duets, Sigismondo duets, wonderfull some for and notable hallmarks musical distinctive Rossini’s with filled While
NAXOS ROSSINI: Sigismondo 8.660403-04