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Gioachino Rossini

Opera Album Review: A Rossini “Semi-Serious” Opera That Works Like a Charm

This new recording would be a great, and inexpensive, way to enter the sound world of Rossini’s mature operas.

By: Ralph P. Locke Filed Under: Featured, Music, Opera, Review Tagged: Gioachino Rossini, Gorecki Chamber Choir, Matilde di Shabran, Naxos

Opera Album Review: Rossini’s Splendid Passover Opera for Paris — “Moïse et Pharaon”

Just in time for Passover: another fine world-premiere Rossini recording, the 1827 French version of his Moses-in-Egypt opera.

By: Ralph P. Locke Filed Under: Featured, Music, Opera, Review Tagged: Gioachino Rossini, Moïse et Pharaon, Moïse., Naxos, Ralph P. Locke

Opera Album Review: A Version of One of Rossini’s Finest — Recorded on CD for the First Time

Rossini’s Zelmira is a powerhouse opera that features two coloratura tenors and equally demanding roles for soprano and mezzo.

By: Ralph P. Locke Filed Under: Featured, Music, Opera, Review Tagged: Gianluigi Gelmetti, Gioachino Rossini, Gorecki Chamber Choir, Naxos, Ralph Locke, Virtuosi Brunensis, Zelmira

Opera Album Review: Rossini’s Pre-fab Opera, “Eduardo e Cristina,” Turns Out to Be First-Rate

The practice of re-using large chunks of an opera for a new plot and new words may sound implausible to us, but in Rossini’s hands the result is delightful and surprisingly coherent.

By: Ralph P. Locke Filed Under: Featured, Music, Opera, Review Tagged: Eduardo e Cristina, Gioachino Rossini, Naxos, Ralph P. Locke

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