A Little Bit About Rossini

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Peter Fox Smith takes us on a tour of Rossini operas, some well-known, some not so well-known. Included are excerpts from The Barber of Seville, Semiramide, Il vaggio a Reims, Le Compte Ory and William Tell.

Playlist:
12:00 pm
  • Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt)
  • Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
  • Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
  • CD/Album: Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail
  • Record co./Cat #: Telarc 80544
  • Release Year: 2000
12:02 pm
  • Il barbiere di Siviglia: "Ecco ridente in cielo"
  • Composer: Gioachino Rossini
  • Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
  • Soloists: Cesare Valletti, tenor
  • Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf
  • CD/Album: Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia
  • Record co./Cat #: RCA 6505
  • Release Year: 1987
12:08 pm
  • Il barbiere di Siviglia: "Una voce poco fa"
  • Composer: Gioachino Rossini
  • Soloists: Amelita Galli-Curci, soprano
  • CD/Album: Galli-Curci
  • Record co./Cat #: RCA VIC-1518 [vinyl]
  • Release Year: 1970
12:13 pm
  • Il barbiere di Siviglia: "Una voce poco fa"
  • Composer: Gioachino Rossini
  • Soloists: Conchita Supervia, mezzo-soprano
  • Conductor: Angelo Albergoni
  • CD/Album: The Prima Voce Treasury of Opera
  • Record co./Cat #: Nimbus 1742
  • Release Year: 2000
12:20 pm
  • Semiramide: "Bel raggio lusinghier"
  • Composer: Gioachino Rossini
  • Soloists: Amelita Galli-Curci, soprano
  • CD/Album: Galli-Curci
  • Record co./Cat #: RCA VIC-1518 [vinyl]
  • Release Year: 1970
12:27 pm
  • Il vaggio a Reims: "Ah! A tal colpo inaspettato"
  • Composer: Gioachino Rossini
  • Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Chamber Orchestra of Europe
  • Soloists: Katia Ricciarelli, soprano ; Ruggero Raimondi, bass-baritone ; Lucia Valentini Terrani, mezzo-soprano ; Edoardo Gimenez, tenor ; Lella Cuberli, soprano ; Francisco Araiza, tenor
  • Conductor: Claudio Abbado
  • CD/Album: Gioacchino Rossini - Il vaggio a Reims
  • Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 415498
  • Release Year: 1985
12:35 pm
  • Le Compte Ory: "À la faveur de cette nuit obscure"
  • Composer: Gioachino Rossini
  • Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
  • Soloists: Sumi Jo, soprano ; Diana Montague, mezzo-soprano ; John Aler, tenor
  • Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
  • CD/Album: Rossini - Le Compte Ory
  • Record co./Cat #: Philips 422406
  • Release Year: 1989
12:45 pm
  • Guillaume Tell: Overture
  • Composer: Gioachino Rossini
  • Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
  • CD/Album: The Toscanini Collection - Highlights
  • Record co./Cat #: RCA 60340
  • Release Year: 1990

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