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Rossini - L'Italiana in Algeri
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Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri
RecommendedJennifer Larmore, Raúl Giménez, Darina Takova, Carlos Chausson
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Jésus López-Cobos
This recording is hard to fault on any count.
López-Cobos revels in all aspects of this dotty comedy, timing everything to perfection, enthusing his accomplished orchestra and cast to enjoy... —Awards:
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Building a Library, October 1999, First Choice
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Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri
RecommendedAgnes Baltsa (Isabella), Ruggero Raimondi (Mustafà), Enzo Dara (Taddeo), Frank Lopardo (Lindoro), Patrizia Pace (Elvira), Anna Gonda (Zulma), Alessandro Corbelli (Haly)
Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Baltsa's imperious, piquant Isabella is a delight, especially when sparring with Enzo Dara's bumbling Taddeo and Ruggero Raimondi's formidable Mustafà. The onomatopoeic finale of Act One - in... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri
RecommendedCecilia Bartoli (Isabella), Edgardo Rocha (Lindoro), Ildar Abdrazakov (Mustafà), Alessandro Corbelli (Taddeo), Rebeca Olvera (Elvira), Rosa Bove (Zulma), José Coca Loza (Haly)
Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier
If this was, indeed, Bartoli’s first Isabella, it was worth the wait…Nowadays she’s a consummate comedienne whose work looks especially well on film. As for her singing, one would be hard-pressed... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2019, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th August 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Video Performance
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Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri
RecommendedCecilia Bartoli (Isabella), Edgardo Rocha (Lindoro), Ildar Abdrazakov (Mustafà), Alessandro Corbelli (Taddeo), Rebeca Olvera (Elvira), Rosa Bove (Zulma), José Coca Loza (Haly)
Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier
If this was, indeed, Bartoli’s first Isabella, it was worth the wait…Nowadays she’s a consummate comedienne whose work looks especially well on film. As for her singing, one would be hard-pressed... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2019, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th August 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Video Performance
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Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Isabella), Alisdair Kent (Lindoro), Ricardo Seguel (Mustafà), Pablo Ruiz (Taddeo), Lilian Farahany (Elvira), Esther Kuiper (Zulma), José Coca Loza (Haly), Orchestra of the 18th Century, La Cetra Vokalensemble Basel, Giancarlo Andretta
It’s possible that in future times this set will be something of a collector’s item, thanks to the Isabella of its 29-year-old Russian mezzo, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya...possibly the finest of all... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Opera
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Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri
RecommendedTeresa Berganza, Fernando Corena, Rolando Panerai, Giuliana Travolaccini, Miti Truccata Pace, Paolo Montarsolo & Luigi Alva
Orchestra a Coro del Maggio & Musicale Fiorentino, Silvio Varviso
This recording of L'italiana in Algeri was made in the Teatro de la Pergola, Florence in the summer of 1963...Rolando Panerai is his usual incomparably humorous self. The recording is typical... —
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Building a Library, October 1999, Second Choice
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Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri
Marianna Pizzolato (Isabella), Marco Vinco (Mustafà), Maxim Mironov (Lindoro), Bruno De Simone (Taddeo), Barbara Bargnesi (Elvira), Maria José Lo Monaco (Zulma), Alex Esposito (Haly)
Orchestra of Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Prague Chamber Choir, Donato Renzetti
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Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri
Marilyn Horne (Isabella), Luigi Alva (Lindoro), Paolo Montarsolo (Mustafà), Enzo Dara (Taddeo), Margherita Guglielmi (Elvira), Laura Zannini (Zulma), Alberto Rinaldi (Haly)
Teatro alla Scala, Claudio Abbado
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Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri
Giulietta Simionato (Isabella), Cesare Valletti (Lindoro), Mario Patri (Mustafà), Marcello Cortis (Taddeo), Graziella Sciutti (Elvira), Mafalda Masini (Zulma), Enrico Campi (Haly)
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala Milano, Carlo Maria Giulini
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