Revived after 171 years in oblivion, the staging of Rosmonda dInghilterra at Bergamos Teatro Donizetti proved fascinating for the Italian public. From the excellent cast of singers, Jessica Pratt and Eva Mei gave standout performances. The opera revolves around a tale of love and intrigue surrounding the main protagonists- the famous Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, her husband Henry II of England, and the fair Rosamund de Clifford. Rosmonda is the quintessential innocent, unaware that the man she loves is the King of England and that she has unwittingly become a rival to the much-feared Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. Eleanor, having already had her first marriage annulled for reasons of consanguinity, is unwilling to se her second marriage also fail. Only the faithful page Arturo, secretly in love with Rosmonda, knows that the Queen is aware of her husbands betrayal; but he too is embroiled in this game of deceit hoping that he will end up winning the girl. The emotional and dramatic development is very effective. There is not a page in this score without some example of brilliant writing, a captivating theme, a moving passage. It all goes to prove how deeply original Donizetti was and ho... [Read More]

One of Verdi's most intriguing masterpieces, this performance distinctly captures the opera's unique, tragic grandeur. Franco Corelli sings the title role, and the cast includes Leonie Rysanek, Irene Dalis, Nicolae Herlea, Giorgio Tozzi and Hermann Uhde. Kurt Adler conducts the Met's orchestra and chorus in the opera's four-act version. 2 CD's taken from the March 7, 1964 broadcast.

This new production of La Sonnambula dazzles with lovingly detailed and imaginative sets that produced a Swiss alpine resort in the 1930s. Bepi Morassi's staging is described as 'a spirited and witty new production' (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). The New York Times hailed Jessica Pratt as a soprano of 'gleaming sound, free and easy high notes, agile coloratura runs and lyrical gract.'

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