The Times
Review of the2007 concert performance
'Opera Rara has just completed a studio recording; and the two-act melodramma was given a spine-chilling and timber-shivering concert performance. |
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MusicalCriticism.com
'Bellini's fourth opera, La straniera, marked out the composer as one of the leading figures of the post-Rossini generation... the composer spins out long lines and focuses on the lyric element as the main tool of expression. Italian soprano Patrizia Ciofi brings the composer's strong characterisation of Alaide to the fore, and triumphs... her beauty of tone and absolute commitment make the numbers in which she appears utterly compelling. |
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The Cast
ALAIDE - Patrizia Ciofi
IL BARONE DI VALDEBURGO
- Mark Stone
ARTURO - Dario Schmunck
ISOLETTA - Enkelejda Shkosa
THE PRIOR
- Graeme Broadbent
THE LORD OF MONTOLINO
- Roland WoodThe Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
CONDUCTOR - David Parry |