Morlacchi: Tebaldo e Isolina

Virtuosi Brunensis;
Fogliani, Antonino

8.660471-72

Sandra Pastrana and Annalisa D’Agosto, Sopranos • Laura Polverelli, Mezzo-soprano • Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani and Gheorghe Vlad, Tenors • Raúl Baglietto, Bass-baritone • Camerata Bach Choir, Poznań • Francesco Morlacchi was a native of Perugia, but early success led him to become music director of the Dresden Opera where he remained for the rest of his life despite having an opportunity to succeed Rossini in Naples in 1822. He did make tours to Italy however, and Tebaldo e Isolina received its triumphant premiere in Venice, becoming the most successful of all his operas. Morlacchi’s gifts as a lyricist and for characterisation are heard here at their best, with showpiece arias and duets in a version of the Romeo and Juliet story that ends in happiness and the victory of reason over vengeance.

CD x 2

Muzyka klasyczna

Naxos

03-02-2020

0730099047173