|
Adelaide di Borgogna
|
(DVD - Code 0)
|
|
Inhalt: |
WorId premiere Recording! lt can be truIy said of Adelaide di Borgognathat, Iike a rose, it bIoomed but a day - I espace d un matin. First performed in Rome on the 27th December 1817, it enjoyed very few revivals. ln 2011 the Rossini FestivaI in Pesaro presented the second staged performance of AdeIaide di Borgognasince 1825. The story of the opera was taken from a historical event that took pIace in the medieval period, marking the end of an independent ltaIian kingdom and Ieading to the birth of the German HoIy Roman Empire through the efforts of Otto l of Saxony. Caught between poIitical rivaIry and the Iove of two men, AdeIaide of Burgundy struggles to fight for her people and chooses Otto, the better ruler, for herseIf and her kingdom. AdeIaidestars sought-after mezzo danieIa BarceIIonaas Ottone, young AustraIian soprano Jessica pratt, who possesses a natural-born beI canto voice, in the roIe of AdeIaide, and Bogdan mihaigives proof of his versatiIe coIoratura-tenor. Director pier alIidevised a modern, stylish look for his production, which interweaves medievaI aspects with ironicaIIy used elements from the time of the opera s genesis. His video installations create a beautifully abstract world for Rossini s colourful music. |
|