NAXOS OPERA CLASSICS

Rossini / Brumensis / Fogliani Bianca E Falliero CD1. Sinfonia 2. Dalle Lagune Adriache - Pace Alfin Per L'adria Splende 3. Ministri Del Consiglio - Falliero Ha Vinto 4. Viva Fallier - Inclito Prence...

Composed by the young Gioachino Rossini in eleven days to comply with a contractual commitment, L'occasione fa il ladro (Opportunity Makes a Thief) is a comedy of multiple confusions. Count Alberto,...

With it's carefully planned yet complex dramatic structure and skillful transformation of a tale of heroic conflict between two enemies into a drama of impossible love, Maometto II is considered...

Aureliano in Palmira is unique in Rossini's oeuvre for it's inclusion of the only role, Arsace, that Rossini wrote for the castrato voice. It's tale of tragic defeat and the ultimate nobility and...

Following the French theatre tradition for spectacular biblical dramas during Lent, Rossini's Moise was an incredible success at it's Parisian premiere in 1827, and the opera is presented here in...

The comic-heroic romp Matilde di Shabran was Rossini's last commission for the theatres of Rome, the city where he'd had great successes such as Il barbiere di Siviglia. Rossini took advantage of the...

Set in medieval Italy, Rossini's rarely performed Adelaide di Borgogna is based on dramatic historical events that led to Otto the Great (Ottone) of Germany conquering the Kingdom of Italy. Despite...

Rossini / Gritskova / Fogliani Sigismondo CD

Rossini / Marianelli / Sierra Ricciardo E Zoraide CD

La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) marked a culmination of the convergence of serious and comic elements in Rossini's work. The result is an ideal hybrid: a tragic opera with a happy ending that...

Rossini / Mchedlishvili / Arrieta Demetrio E Polibio CD1. Sinfonia 2. Mio Figlio Non Sei 3. Vanne Al Tempio, O Siveno 4. Pien Di Contento in Seno 5. Marcia 6. Il Monarca Di Siria Al Re De' Parti 7...

The plot of La cambiale di matrimonio, which Rossini composed when he was just eighteen years old, revolves around the farcical attempts of Tobia Mill, a rich English merchant.1. Sinfonia 2. Scene 1:...