This concert features a selection of arias from Rossini’s great operas. The first
part will focus on the composer’s buffo repertoire with arias from L’Italiana in
Algeri, La Cenerentola, Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Il Viaggio a Reims followed
by a selection of overtures, arias, and duets from Rossini’s serio masterpieces
such as La Donna del lago and Semiramide. The concert is performed by
internationally acclaimed Rossini singers Salome Jicia (soprano), Raffaella Lupinacci (mezzo-soprano), Pietro Adaini (tenor), and Grigory Shkarupa (bass);
and, by the Rossini Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Nikolas Nägele.
First Act: 50 minutes
Intermission: 20 minutes
Second Act: 50 minutes