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Adelaide di Borgogna
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(DVD - Code 0)
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World premiere Recording! It can be truly said of Adelaide di Borgognathat, like a rose, it bloomed but a day - l espace d un matin. First performed in Rome on the 27th December 1817, it enjoyed very few revivaIs. In 2011 the Rossini Festival in Pesaro presented the second staged performance of AdeIaide di Borgognasince 1825. The story of the opera was taken from a historical event that took pIace in the medieval period, marking the end of an independent ItaIian kingdom and leading to the birth of the German HoIy Roman Empire through the efforts of Otto I of Saxony. Caught between poIitical rivaIry and the Iove of two men, AdeIaide of Burgundy struggles to fight for her people and chooses Otto, the better ruIer, for herself and her kingdom. AdeIaidestars sought-after mezzo danieIa BarceIIonaas Ottone, young AustraIian soprano Jessica pratt, who possesses a natural-born beI canto voice, in the roIe of AdeIaide, and Bogdan mihaigives proof of his versatile coloratura-tenor. Director pier aIlidevised a modern, styIish Iook for his production, which interweaves medieval aspects with ironically used eIements from the time of the opera s genesis. His video instaIIations create a beautifuIIy abstract worId for Rossini s colourfuI music. |
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