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Featuring

Alessandro De Marchi
Lena Belkina
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Gioachino Rossini
Vincenzo Bellini
Gaetano Donizetti

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Compositional Technique

Nineteenth-century Italian opera often features a tripartite structure in decisive moments: scena, aria/cavatina, and stretta/caballetta, which allows for a progression from prosaic commentary to lyrical deepening and then a rapid, virtuosic acceleration of mood.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti focused on showcasing sublime and sophisticated vocal culture through music to excite the audience, rather than deep psychological drama.

Composition History

Domenico Barbaja, an impresario, signed Rossini to a seven-year contract in 1815, requiring him to deliver two new operas annually for the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.

Composer Biography

Isabella Colbran, a Madrid-born prima donna assoluta at San Carlo, was also Domenico Barbaja's mistress before she became Rossini's first wife.

Composer Biography

Gioachino Rossini, a universally deified opera composer, suddenly stopped composing for the theatre in 1829, midway through his life.

Critical Reception

The premieres of Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia and La Cenerentola were initially spectacular fiascos, though they quickly transformed into lasting triumphs.