Rossini - Adelaide di Borgogna (Dmitri Jurowski, Daniela Barcellona, Jessica Pratt) [2012]
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR Auto Pan&Scan | Italiano (LPCM, 2 ch); (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 6.50 Gb + 3.74 Gb (DVD9+DVD5)
Classical | Label: Art Haus | Sub: Italiano, English, Deutsch, Francais, Espanol, Japanese, Korean | +3% Recovery | 137 min
It can be truly said of Adelaide di Borgogna that, like a rose, it bloomed but a day - l’espace d’un matin.’ First performed in Rome on 27 December 1817, it enjoyed very few revivals. In 2011 the Rossini Festival in Pesaro presented the second staged performance of Adelaide di Borgogna since 1825. It stars sought-after mezzo Daniela Barcellona as Ottone, young Australian soprano Jessica Pratt, who possesses a natural-born bel canto voice, in the role of Adelaide, and Bogdan Mihai gives proof of his versatile coloratura-tenor…