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Virtuosi Brunensis|Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide

Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide

Anna Brull, Silvia Beltrami, Virtuosi Brunensis, José Miguel Pérez-Sierra

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No, sir: Ricciardo e Zoraide is not an obscure opera from the young Rossini. In the same year, 1818, the maestro had already stunned the world of lyrical music with Tancredi, L'Italiana in Algeri, Il turco in Italia , The Barber of Seville, Otello, La cenerentola, La gazza ladra and a good fifteen or so others. But then, why should the "drama" Riccardo e Zoraide remain in the shade, even today when there is something of a fashion for unearthing forgotten works? Let's just say that the script is worse even than most badly-put-together scripts. As Richard Osborne has it (in Rossini, his life and work), "with all these details, the work reads like a Marlowe epic re-written by the Marx brothers; only Rossini's music brings to life and carries these crude dramatic archetypes." … And yet: what a musical treasure! From the overture... There isn't an overture, at least, not one of those overtures which is pretty much interchangeable between operas: Rossini unfolds an ample musical prologue, which describes the start of the action, with the rather spectacular addition of a backstage orchestra. Airs, ensembles, choirs, the score contains innumerable splendours and it would be a crying shame for them to go unheard. We should add that after its first performance in 1818, Ricciardo e Zoraide was performed all over Europe, translated into German and French, and given a last outing at la Scala in 1846, before disappearing until 1990, and then falling out of sight yet again, before being unearthed for a performance at the Wildbad Rossini Festival 2013 in Germany. And here is a live recording of that very concert: a discographic rarity which merits discovery. © SM/Qobuz

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Ricciardo e Zoraide, Act I (Gioachino Rossini)

1
Act I Scene 1: Sinfonia e Introduzione
Virtuosi Brunensis
00:08:39

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra, MainArtist - Norbert Vossen, Engineer - Siggi Mehne, Engineer - Anette Sidhu-Ingenhoff, Editor - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

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2
Act I Scene 1: Cinto di nuovi allori (Chorus)
Poznan Camerata Bach Choir
00:02:41

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir, MainArtist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

3
Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Popoli della Nubia, ecco tra voi (Agorante)
Randall Bills
00:01:01

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

4
Act I Scene 1: Cavatina: Minacci pur: disprezzo (Agorante)
Randall Bills
00:04:24

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

5
Act I Scene 1: Sì, con quel serto istesso (Chorus, Agorante)
Randall Bills
00:04:46

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

6
Act I Scene 2: Quai grida!… Qual giubilo!… (Chorus, Zoraide, Fatima)
Alessandra Marianelli
00:02:59

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist, MainArtist - Diana Mian, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

7
Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Deh! frena il lungo duol (Fatima, Zoraide)
Alessandra Marianelli
00:01:25

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist, MainArtist - Diana Mian, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

8
Act I Scene 4: Scene: Zoraide, e qui ten stai? (Zomira, Zoraide)
Alessandra Marianelli
00:03:01

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Silvia Beltrami, Artist - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist, MainArtist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

9
Act I Scene 4: Duet: Invan tu fingi, ingrata (Zomira, Zoraide)
Alessandra Marianelli
00:05:48

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Silvia Beltrami, Artist - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist, MainArtist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

10
Act I Scene 4: Duet: Io più non resisto (Zomira, Zoraide)
Alessandra Marianelli
00:02:47

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Silvia Beltrami, Artist - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist, MainArtist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

11
Act I Scene 5: Recitative: A voi ritorno alfine (Agorante, Zomira, Zoraide)
Randall Bills
00:02:56

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Silvia Beltrami, Artist - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

12
Act I Scene 5: Trio: Cruda sorte! Oh amor tiranno (Zoraide, Agorante, Zomira, Bridesmaids)
Randall Bills
00:05:01

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Silvia Beltrami, Artist - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

13
Act I Scene 5: Trio: Dunque ingrata (Agorante, Zoraide, Zomira)
Randall Bills
00:04:19

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Silvia Beltrami, Artist - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

14
Act I Scene 6: Chorus: Che recate? Tutto è calma (Soldiers, Scouts)
Poznan Camerata Bach Choir
00:03:19

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir, MainArtist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

15
Act I Scene 7: Recitative: Eccoci giunti al desiato loco (Ricciardo, Ernesto)
Maxim Mironov
00:04:04

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist, MainArtist - Artavazd Sargsyan, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

16
Act I Scene 7: Cavatina: S'ella mi è ognor fedele (Ricciardo, Ernesto)
Maxim Mironov
00:03:35

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist, MainArtist - Artavazd Sargsyan, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

17
Act I Scene 7: Cavatina: Qual sarà mai la gioia (Ricciardo, Ernesto)
Maxim Mironov
00:03:34

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist, MainArtist - Artavazd Sargsyan, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

18
Act I Scene 8: Recitative: Elmira, e non degg'io - Scene 9: Ch'entri l'ambasciator (Zomira, Elmira, Agorante, Ernesto, Ricciardo)
Randall Bills
00:06:08

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Anna Brull, Artist - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Silvia Beltrami, Artist - Artavazd Sargsyan, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

DISC 2

1
Act I Scene 10: Se al valore compenso promesso (Chorus, Agorante)
Randall Bills
00:03:25

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir - Norbert Vossen, Engineer - Siggi Mehne, Engineer - Anette Sidhu-Ingenhoff, Editor - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

2
Act I Scene 11: Recitative: Scaccia ogni tema - Scene 12: Che veggo! (Agorante, Zoraide, Ricciardo)
Randall Bills
00:02:09

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

3
Act I Scene 12: Finale: Cessi omai (Agorante, Ricciardo, Ernesto, Zoraide)
Randall Bills
00:04:13

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - Artavazd Sargsyan, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

4
Act I Scene 12: Finale: Risolvesti! - Scene 13: T'arresta (Ernesto, Agorante, Zoraide, Ricciardo, Chorus, Zomira)
Randall Bills
00:07:13

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Silvia Beltrami, Artist - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - Artavazd Sargsyan, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

Ricciardo e Zoraide, Act II (Gioachino Rossini)

5
Act II Scene 1: Recitative: Zamorre, ed è pur quegli! - Scene 2: Sicuro e franco (Agorante, Zamorre, Ricciardo)
Randall Bills
00:03:33

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist - Bartosz Żołubak, Artist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

6
Act II Scene 2: Duet: Donala a questo core (Agorante, Ricciardo)
Randall Bills
00:05:52

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

7
Act II Scene 2: Duet: Teco or sarà (Agorante, Ricciardo)
Randall Bills
00:04:00

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

DISC 3

1
Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Partì… Che mai farò? - Scene 4: Cielo, che veggo! (Ricciardo, Zoraide)
Alessandra Marianelli
00:03:10

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist, MainArtist - Norbert Vossen, Engineer - Siggi Mehne, Engineer - Anette Sidhu-Ingenhoff, Editor - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

2
Act II Scene 4: Duet: Ricciardo!… che veggo? (Zoraide, Ricciardo)
Alessandra Marianelli
00:05:53

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist, MainArtist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

3
Act II Scene 4: Duet: Sarem noi sempre insieme (Zomira, Ricciardo, Zoraide)
Alessandra Marianelli
00:03:14

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Silvia Beltrami, Artist - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist, MainArtist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

4
Act II Scene 4: Recitative: Ah, dimmi, spiegami - Scene 5: Oh ciel, che sento! - Scene 6: Ah! gl'impeti raffrena (Zoraide, Ricciardo, Agorante, Ircano)
Randall Bills
00:04:52

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - Nahuel di Pierro, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

5
Act II Scene 6: Quartet: Contro cento e cento prodi (Ircano, Agorante, Zoraide, Ricciardo)
Randall Bills
00:05:02

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - Nahuel di Pierro, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

6
Act II Scene 6: Nel più profondo carcere (Agorante, Zoraide, Ricciardo, Ircano, Guards)
Randall Bills
00:03:03

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - Nahuel di Pierro, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

7
Act II Scene 7: Scene: Un stranier nella reggia! - Scene 8: Che intesi!… (Zomira, Chorus, Elmira)
Silvia Beltrami
00:02:29

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Anna Brull, Artist - Silvia Beltrami, Artist, MainArtist - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

8
Act II Scene 8: Aria: Più non sente quest'alma dolente (Zomira)
Silvia Beltrami
00:05:05

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Silvia Beltrami, Artist, MainArtist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

9
Act II Scene 9: Coretto e Strofette: Il tuo pianto, i tuoi sospiri (Chorus, Zoraide)
Alessandra Marianelli
00:03:29

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist, MainArtist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

10
Act II Scene 10: Recitative: Zomira! oh ciel! - Scene 11: Vendicata son io… - Scene 12: Come! - Scene 13: L'inganno (Zoraide, Zomira, Agorante, Followers)
Randall Bills
00:05:12

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Silvia Beltrami, Artist - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

11
Act II Scene 14: Qual giorno, ahimè! d'orror! (Chorus, Zoraide, Ricciardo)
Alessandra Marianelli
00:06:20

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist, MainArtist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

12
Act II Scene 15: Scene: Che veggo… - Scene 16: E ancor non eseguite (Zoraide, Ircano, Ricciardo, Agorante)
Randall Bills
00:02:46

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - Nahuel di Pierro, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

13
Act II Scene 16: Aria: Salvami il padre almeno (Zoraide, Agorante, Ircano, Ricciardo, Chorus)
Randall Bills
00:06:02

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - Nahuel di Pierro, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

14
Act II Scene 16: Aria: No: ceda nel petto - Scene 17: Sorpresi, traditi (Zoraide, Agorante, Chorus, Ircano, Ricciardo, Zomira, Ernesto)
Randall Bills
00:04:42

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Silvia Beltrami, Artist - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - Artavazd Sargsyan, Artist - Nahuel di Pierro, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

15
Act II Scene 17: Finale: Or più dolci intorno al core (Ernesto, Ricciardo, Zoraide, Ircano, Chorus, Agorante, Zomira)
Randall Bills
00:03:02

Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Virtuosi Brunensis, Orchestra - Maxim Mironov, Artist - Silvia Beltrami, Artist - Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Choir - Alessandra Marianelli, Artist - Artavazd Sargsyan, Artist - Nahuel di Pierro, Artist - José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor - Randall Bills, Artist, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos

Album review

No, sir: Ricciardo e Zoraide is not an obscure opera from the young Rossini. In the same year, 1818, the maestro had already stunned the world of lyrical music with Tancredi, L'Italiana in Algeri, Il turco in Italia , The Barber of Seville, Otello, La cenerentola, La gazza ladra and a good fifteen or so others. But then, why should the "drama" Riccardo e Zoraide remain in the shade, even today when there is something of a fashion for unearthing forgotten works? Let's just say that the script is worse even than most badly-put-together scripts. As Richard Osborne has it (in Rossini, his life and work), "with all these details, the work reads like a Marlowe epic re-written by the Marx brothers; only Rossini's music brings to life and carries these crude dramatic archetypes." … And yet: what a musical treasure! From the overture... There isn't an overture, at least, not one of those overtures which is pretty much interchangeable between operas: Rossini unfolds an ample musical prologue, which describes the start of the action, with the rather spectacular addition of a backstage orchestra. Airs, ensembles, choirs, the score contains innumerable splendours and it would be a crying shame for them to go unheard. We should add that after its first performance in 1818, Ricciardo e Zoraide was performed all over Europe, translated into German and French, and given a last outing at la Scala in 1846, before disappearing until 1990, and then falling out of sight yet again, before being unearthed for a performance at the Wildbad Rossini Festival 2013 in Germany. And here is a live recording of that very concert: a discographic rarity which merits discovery. © SM/Qobuz

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