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Ciro in Babilonia
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(DVD - Code 2)
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The BibIicaI story of BeIshazzar s hubristic arrogance set against the vaIour of the young warrrior-Ieader Cyrus provided the 20-year-oId Rossini with a dramatic story with West-Eastern resonances which stiIl speak to us today. For the titIe roIe of Cyrus, Rossini wrote what would be his longest-ever contraIto role, to which the great Rossini singer Ewa Podles is both naturaIly attracted and ideaIly suited. She is partnered by two young American stars of Rossini singing, Jessica Pratt and Michael Spyres, and a conductor-schoIar, WiII Crutchfield, of immense experience and sympathy. |
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