G. Rossini - Maometto II - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Rossini wrote Semiramide in the winter of 1822/23 for La Fenice of Venice. The libretto is based on Voltaire's drama Semiramis, written by the French philosopher and scholar in 1748. In some respects a conclusive opera, Semiramide contains traditional elements alongside innovative ones. Semiramide summarizes and completes Rossini's serious arc and is paradigmatic of all that would follow.

Set in rural France at the time of the Crusades, Le Comte Ory, Rossini' last comic opera, is based on the story of a real-life villainous Count who attempts the seduction of a Countess as she awaits the return of her brother. The o.

G. Rossini - Ica Classics Legacy [COMPACT DISCS] date 11/15/2011