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The Voyage to Rheims

Don Alvaro (bass Fabio Capitanucci) makes a vain pitch for the affections of Marchise Melibea (contralto Daniela Barcellona), in Rossini's opera from La Scala.

La Scala, Milan

August 15, 2009, 1:00 pm

Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Ottavio Dantone

 

Cast: Patricia Ciofi (Corinna); Annick Massis (Contessa di Folleville); Carmela Remigio (Madama Cortese); Juan F. Gatell Abre (Cavalier Belfiore); Dmitry Korchak (Conte di Libenskof); Alastair Miles (Lord Sidney); Nicola Ulivieri (Don Profondo); Fabio Capitanucci (Don Alvaro)

 

Rossini's last Italian opera, this score was originally conceived as a one-act "occasional piece" -- nearly three hours long! -- to celebrate the coronation of a French king, and it contains some of the finest vocal writing Rossini ever produced. And don't worry: This La Scala production does include an intermission.