UNITEL and CLASSICA present GIOACHINO ROSSINI DEMETRIO e POLIBIO ROSSINI OPERA FESTIVAL Conductor Corrado Rovaris Staged by Davide Livermore GIOACHINO ROSSINI DEMETRIO e POLIBIO hat a pleasure to listen to ‘Demetrio e Po- libio’”, wrote major Italian daily La Stampa af- ter the premiere of Rossini’s very first opera ”Wat the 2010 Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, attributing it “an undeniable fascination”. The work was given its first performance in Rome in 1812. It is still unclear whether Rossini was 14 or 18 when he wrote it; what is beyond Conductor Corrado Rovaris doubt, however, is the anticipation of great things to come. Orchestra Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini Chorus Coro da Camera di Praga The libretto is a far-fetched tale of feuding kings, Chorus Master Lubomír Mátl mistaken identities, disguises and cruel fates typical of the late 18th-century opera seria. Young stage director Da- Lisinga María José Moreno vide Livermore, heading a production of the Accademia di Demetrio-Siveno Victoria Zaytseva Belle Arti di Urbino, turns the libretto into a ghost story, Demetrio-Eumene Yijie Shi setting the action behind the stage of an opera house, Polibio Mirco Palazzi when everyone has left and all that remains are the spirits Staged by Davide Livermore of an opera that yearns for the breath of life – much like the practically forgotten “Demetrio e Polibio” itself. Video Director Tiziano Mancini With the help of little flames that flare up from the Length 116¹ singers’ palms and other “phantasmagorical” tricks, Liver- more creates an enchanting atmosphere that is given a perfect musical rendering by conductor Corrado Rovaris Shot in HDTV 1080 (Music Director of the Opera Company of Philadelphia) Cat. no. A00008933 and the Orchestra Sinfonica Rossini. Each giving outstand- A production of UNITEL ing performances are the four stand-out soloists Maria and ROSSINI OPERA FESTIVAL Pesaro José Moreno, Victoria Zaytseva, Yijie Shi and Mirco Pa- in co-production with CLASSICA lazzi, “stars … of the highest international order” (Süd- deutsche Zeitung). Once again, the Rossini Opera Festival fulfills its dual goal of performing unknown Rossini works Flyer: luebbeke.com Flyer: in new, critical editions, and of fostering young singers on their path towards the world’s great stages. ENTERTAINMENT GMBH WORLD SALES: C Major Entertainment +49-(0)3030306464 All rights reserved · credits not contractual Different territories · credits not rightsAll reserved · [email protected] Amati Studio Bacciardi Photos: ©.