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Created at the Teatro San Carlo in 1822, Zelmira is one of the nine operas that Rossini wrote for the famous Neapolitan opera house, the only one with which he was able to realise his full potential by working with phenomenal singers like the soprano Isabella Colbran, contralto Rosmunda Pisaroni, tenors Andrea Nozzari and Giovanni Davide and the bass Filippo Galli. History has curiously not remembered these productions, despite their key contributions to Rossini’s perceived status as a genius.
Recorded over the course of rehearsals for two concerts in July 2018 (and not 2017 as it wrongly says on the album cover) as part of the 30th Rossini in Wildbad festival in Baden-Württemberg, this opera benefits from the expert direction of Gianluigi Gelmetti, a fervent Rossini fan. The recording itself is not totally perfect, but you have to respect the forthcoming dedication from the whole artistic team, starting with the more or less well known singers who know how to do this vocally challenging score justice with clarity and flexibility, as well as respecting the characters’ seemingly often tormented personas.
The ensembles are particularly well executed, from the duos to the quintets. They bring a particular liveliness to the project thanks to the inflamed conducting by Maestro Gelmetti. This version of the concert uses the critical edition which was established for the Pesaro Rossini Festival and presents a further two variations which the composer had written for the Parisian rerun in 1826, featuring a new gleaming finale, which is suggested here as an alternative ending. © François Hudry/Qobuz
Zelmira was the last opera Rossini wrote for Naples, knowing it would also be his calling card to Vienna where he had been assured performances. Keen to reconcile the alleged incompatibility between ‘Italian’ melody and ‘German’ harmony, Rossini employed exciting and daring harmonies and a raft of dazzling orchestral effects in this tragedy in which a daughter saves her father, the king, and her son, from usurpers to the throne. The opera was acclaimed wherever it was heard, and this recording presents the revised and triumphant Paris version. © Naxos
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Zelmira, Act I Scene 1 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist, MainArtist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist, MainArtist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act I Scene 3 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Federico Sacchi, Artist, MainArtist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act I Scene 4 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Federico Sacchi, Artist, MainArtist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act I Scene 5 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir - Mert Süngü, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir - Mert Süngü, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist - Xiang Xu, Artist - Mert Süngü, Artist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act I Scene 6 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist - Mert Süngü, Artist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir - Mert Süngü, Artist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir - Mert Süngü, Artist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
DISC 2
Zelmira, Act I Scene 7 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Mert Süngü, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Mert Süngü, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir - Mert Süngü, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Joshua Stewart, Artist, MainArtist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act I Scene 8 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act I Scene 9 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist, MainArtist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir - Emmanuel Franco, Artist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act I Scene 10 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir - Mert Süngü, Artist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act I Scene 11 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir - Mert Süngü, Artist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir - Mert Süngü, Artist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir - Mert Süngü, Artist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
DISC 3
Zelmira, Act II Scene 1 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act II Scene 2 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist, MainArtist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist, MainArtist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist, MainArtist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act II Scene 3 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Mert Süngü, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Mert Süngü, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Mert Süngü, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act II Scene 4 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act II Scene 5 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act II Scene 6 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Marina Comparato, Artist, MainArtist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir - Xiang Xu, Artist - Mert Süngü, Artist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Zelmira, Act II Scene 8 (Alternate Ending) (Gioachino Rossini)
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Luca Dall'Amico, Artist - Joshua Stewart, Artist - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir - Mert Süngü, Artist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Conductor - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Federico Sacchi, Artist - Virtuosi Brunensis, Ensemble - Silvia Dalla Benetta, Artist, MainArtist - Górecki Chamber Choir, Choir - Mert Süngü, Artist
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
Album review
Created at the Teatro San Carlo in 1822, Zelmira is one of the nine operas that Rossini wrote for the famous Neapolitan opera house, the only one with which he was able to realise his full potential by working with phenomenal singers like the soprano Isabella Colbran, contralto Rosmunda Pisaroni, tenors Andrea Nozzari and Giovanni Davide and the bass Filippo Galli. History has curiously not remembered these productions, despite their key contributions to Rossini’s perceived status as a genius.
Recorded over the course of rehearsals for two concerts in July 2018 (and not 2017 as it wrongly says on the album cover) as part of the 30th Rossini in Wildbad festival in Baden-Württemberg, this opera benefits from the expert direction of Gianluigi Gelmetti, a fervent Rossini fan. The recording itself is not totally perfect, but you have to respect the forthcoming dedication from the whole artistic team, starting with the more or less well known singers who know how to do this vocally challenging score justice with clarity and flexibility, as well as respecting the characters’ seemingly often tormented personas.
The ensembles are particularly well executed, from the duos to the quintets. They bring a particular liveliness to the project thanks to the inflamed conducting by Maestro Gelmetti. This version of the concert uses the critical edition which was established for the Pesaro Rossini Festival and presents a further two variations which the composer had written for the Parisian rerun in 1826, featuring a new gleaming finale, which is suggested here as an alternative ending. © François Hudry/Qobuz
Zelmira was the last opera Rossini wrote for Naples, knowing it would also be his calling card to Vienna where he had been assured performances. Keen to reconcile the alleged incompatibility between ‘Italian’ melody and ‘German’ harmony, Rossini employed exciting and daring harmonies and a raft of dazzling orchestral effects in this tragedy in which a daughter saves her father, the king, and her son, from usurpers to the throne. The opera was acclaimed wherever it was heard, and this recording presents the revised and triumphant Paris version. © Naxos
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 45 track(s)
- Total length: 02:54:21
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Marina Comparato
- Composer: Gioachino Rossini
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical Opera
(C) 2020 Naxos (P) 2020 Naxos
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