Rossini: La donna del lago

Florez is his usual exuberant self, throwing off top notes casually and deserving his Niagaras of applause...DiDonato as the much sought-after heroine is, as always, in tremendous form, not only... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 13th Nov 2015
Catalogue No: 2564605098
Label: Erato

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Rossini: La donna del lago

Joyce DiDonato (Elena), Juan Diego Florez (Giacomo V), John Osborn (Roderigo), Daniela Barcellona (Malcolm), Oren Gradus (Douglas)
Metropolitan Opera
Michele Mariotti, Paul Curran (dir.)

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The Metropolitan Opera give this live performance of Rossini's work based on the poem by Sir Walter Scott. Michele Mariotti conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus with Joyce DiDonato as Elena, the lady of the lake, who loves the heroic Malcolm (Daniela Barcellona). However, King James V (Juan Diego Flórez) arrives in the Highlands and sets his sights on Elena while her father Douglas (Oren Gradus), who is rebelling against the King's rule, promises his daughter to clan chief Rodrigo (John Osborn).

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January 2016

Florez is his usual exuberant self, throwing off top notes casually and deserving his Niagaras of applause...DiDonato as the much sought-after heroine is, as always, in tremendous form, not only master of all the required skills, but a sensitive actor and altogether one of the great operatic stars of the present.

February 2016

Minimalism is the order of the day ion Paul Curran's production...The central trio...are completely inside their roles...DiDonato's technique is scintillating in the opera's rondo finale, where pyrotechnics are ignited...The steely brilliance of Florez's tenor excites, with just a hint of high notes sounding pinched. Michele Mariotti conducts with bel canto grace and assurance.

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