[ DG Opera House / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Monday 1 May 2006
"Bartoletti eschews superficial excitement in favour of elegance, and his orchestra plays beautifully” (The Met Guide)
Rossini's masterpiece is a succession of marvellous numbers that captures the essence of the characters and at the same time offers an ironic, even malicious, commentary on them.
"Bartoletti eschews superficial excitement in favour of elegance, and his orchestra plays beautifully” (The Met Guide)
All-Italian cast
Includes track-by-track synopsis
"Excellent” – The Met Guide