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La straniera (The Foreigner) had a triumphant premiere on February 14, 1829 at La Scala,Milan. Bellini wrote to his librettist Felice Romani that the audience was enthusiastic “beyond belief,” and that the success surpassed that of Il pirata (in October, 1827) by far. La straniera was Bellini’s fourth opera (second with the admired librettist Romani), and along with Il pirata ...

Wydawca: Allegro Corporation

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The Elixir of Love was the result of a commission from a panicked Milanese impresario in 1832. He needed a new opera to replace one that had fallen through, and who better to go to than Donizetti, the man who was known to churn out an entirely new opera in two weeks? The premiere took place on schedule on May ...

Wydawca: Allegro Corporation

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1967 live recording from Italy of this early Bellini opera, starring the immortal Montserrat Caballé in the heyday of her magnificent voice. The baritone and tenor are also major artists of that era.

Wydawca: Allegro Corporation

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Opera d’Oro’s Grand Tier series presents the best-selling Opera d’Oro titles with deluxe new packaging at mid-price! This series has been an unqualified success in the budget category. Now, in response to popular demand, the best titles are being reissued with complete librettos in the original languages and fresh new English translations, stimulating essays on the operas by eminent writers ...

Wydawca: Allegro Corporation

Oprawa: Plastikowa

Verdi’s last opera, written when he was approaching eighty, was only the second comedy of his long career, following the ill-fated Un giorno di regno of fifty years before. His friend and collaborator Arrigo Boito, who had with some difficulty talked him into composing Otello several years earlier, now had an easier time convincing him to crown his glory with ...