This recording of Donizetti's Rosmonda d'Inghilterra was Renée Fleming's first complete opera recording, made for Opera Rara in 1994.
Composition History
Donizetti's Rosmonda d'Inghilterra was composed between his operas Lucrezia Borgia (1833) and Maria Stuarda (premiered 1835), during his artistic maturity.
Performer Biography
Renée Fleming, the soprano performing the role of Rosmonda, made her Salzburg debut in 1986 as Constanze.
Performer Biography
Renée Fleming has a notable commitment to contemporary music, having created important roles in new operas by American composers like Corigliano, Susa, and Previn.
Cultural Impact
Like the famous soprano Nellie Melba, Renée Fleming has a dessert named after her: 'La Diva Renée', a confection of chocolate, hazelnuts, and amaretti with clementine sauce.
Performer Biography
Renée Fleming's London debut in 1989 was in Cherubini's Médée at Covent Garden, where she sang the demanding role of Dircé.
Critical Reception
Despite having a libretto by Felice Romani, a leading Italian librettist, Donizetti's Rosmonda d'Inghilterra had little success at its 1834 premiere in Florence and never recovered from its mediocre start.
