Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
7.00 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide
(concert performance; sung in Italian)
Semiramide ..... Albina Shagimuratova (soprano)
Arsace ..... Daniela Barcellona (mezzo soprano)
Assur ..... Ildebrando d'Arcangelo (bass-baritone)
Idreno .....Barry Banks (tenor)
Oroe ..... Gianluca Buratto (bass)
Azema ..... Susana Gaspar (soprano)
Mitrane ..... David Butt Philip (tenor)
Nino's Ghost ..... James Platt (bass)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Opera Rara Chorus
Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
Sir Mark Elder conducts Rossini's operatic tragedy, which pushes singers to the limits of expression in recounting the story of Semiramide, Queen of Babylon, and her entrapment in a web of incest and revenge at the behest of her long-lost son. Vocal athleticism, vivid storytelling and Classical poise combine in Rossini's rarely heard opera, performed in concert.
7.00 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide
(concert performance; sung in Italian)
Semiramide ..... Albina Shagimuratova (soprano)
Arsace ..... Daniela Barcellona (mezzo soprano)
Assur ..... Ildebrando d'Arcangelo (bass-baritone)
Idreno .....Barry Banks (tenor)
Oroe ..... Gianluca Buratto (bass)
Azema ..... Susana Gaspar (soprano)
Mitrane ..... David Butt Philip (tenor)
Nino's Ghost ..... James Platt (bass)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Opera Rara Chorus
Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
Sir Mark Elder conducts Rossini's operatic tragedy, which pushes singers to the limits of expression in recounting the story of Semiramide, Queen of Babylon, and her entrapment in a web of incest and revenge at the behest of her long-lost son. Vocal athleticism, vivid storytelling and Classical poise combine in Rossini's rarely heard opera, performed in concert.
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