G. Rossini - Zelmira - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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

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.

Within this collection the tenor Domenico Menini is delivering to us some of the most famous opera and chamber arias of the vocal repertoire, from Gioachino Rossini and Gaetano Donizetti to Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Paolo Tosti, Giacomo Puccini and Ruggero Leoncavallo. An anthology of melodies that since their creation in the great melodrama and cultural salons of the nineteenth century have become widely popular, and still today are an integral part of the musical culture of every social class. The InchG. RossiniInch symphonic orchestra accompanying the tenor is conducted by maestro Daniele Agiman.