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Rossini: The Barber of Seville / Zedda/Netherlands Opera, Malis, Larmore [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-10-27

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Alaimo, Simone; Capecchi, Renato; Croft, Richard; Larmore, Jennifer; Malis, David
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Netherlands Opera Chorus

For his first opera production, Dario Fo, the theatre director known for his brilliant wit, chose to stage Rossini's 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' sung in...continue...
Run Time: 153 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Rossini: L'inganno felice / Zedda, Tarver, Mologni, Regazzo, Vinco, Bailey, Czech Chamber Soloists Brno

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'inganno felice, opera
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Fabbrini, Gianni; Mologni, Corinna; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Tarver, Kenneth; Vinco, Marco
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Czech Chamber Soloists Brno

Rossini’s 'rescue opera' 'L'inganno felice' (The Happy Deception) won immediate contemporary popularity after its first performance in 1812. One of the composer's most inventive and...continue...

Rossini: La donna del Lago / Zedda, Ganasi, Mironov, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Donna del Lago
Performers: Bothmer, Ferdinand von; Cifolelli, Stefan; Ganassi, Sonia; Gierlach, Wojciech Adalbert; Mironov, Maxim; Peretyatko, Olga; Pizzolato, Marianna
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Chorus

First staged in Naples in 1819, Rossini's opera 'La donna del lago' is based on Walter Scott's romantic poem 'The Lady of the Lake', setting...continue...

Rossini: La pietra del paragone / Zedda/Madrid SO & Chorus, Laura Brioli, Marie-Ange Todorovich [DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La pietra del paragone
Performers: Bordogna, Paolo; Brioli, Laura; Gimenez, Raul; Spagnoli, Pietro; Todorovich, Marie-Ange; Vinco, Marco
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Madrid Symphony Chorus; Madrid Symphony Orchestra

The renowned Rossini expert Alberto Zedda, inspired by the creative brilliance of Pier Luigi Pizzi's production, leads a fizzing account of Rossini's 1812 comic opera...continue...
Run Time: 187 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Spain
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Cavalli: Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne / Zedda, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-12-12

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Gli Amori d'Apollo e di Dafne, opera
Performers: Cardoso, Soledad; Ferrero, José; Guagliardo, Ugo; Lepore, Carlo; Maesso, Maria Luisa; Martins, Marisa; Masino, Fabiola; Mateu, Assumpta; Pizzolato, Marianna; Prunell-Friend, Agustín; Ze...
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Galicia Youth Symphony Orchestra

A chorister at St Mark's in Venice under Monteverdi, Cavalli became organist at the Basilica in 1639 and was to win a reputation as a...continue...

Opera Explained - An Introduction to Rossini: Tancredi

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-09-21

Works: Thomson Smillie: An Introduction to Rossini's "Tancredi", narration with musical examples
Performers: Jo, Sumi; Micco, Anna Maria di; Olsen, Stanford; Podles, Ewa; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Collegium Instrumentale Brugense

Rossini was already experiencing success when he composed 'Tancredi', but the success of this dramatic opera took his career to the next level. A classic...continue...

Opera Classics - Rossini: L'equivoco stravagante / Zedda

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-08-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'equivoco stravagante, opera
Performers: Felice, Marco Di; Minarelli, Monica; Santamaría, Eduardo; Vinco, Marco
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Czech Chamber Soloists

"Naxos's less-than-ideal recording has enough positive elements to be considered a welcome addition to the Rossini catalog." - Mark, ARG...continue...

Opera Classics - Bellini: La Sonnambula / Zedda, Orgonosova

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-07-10

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera
Performers: d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Dilber; Gimenez, Raul [Tenor Vocals]; Micu, Ioan; Orgonasova, Luba; Papadjiakou, Alexandra; Vries, Nanco de
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Chorus

"...Henry Fogel briefly went over one's recorded choices of Sonnambula and concluded that Callas was first choice, but added that PagliughiTagliavini was worthy as well;...continue...

Opera Classics - Rossini: Tancredi / Zedda, Podles, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-04-28

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Tancredi
Performers: Baert, Lieven; Coryn, Franck; Demeyere, Ewald; Jo, Sumi; Lendi, Lucretia; Micco, Anna Maria di; Podles, Ewa; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Collegium Instrumentale Brugense

Editor's Choice, November 1995 "...a set that has been aimed at a wide constituency of music lovers, yet it makes no compromises with the quality...continue...