BaL 22.12.12 - Rossini's La Cenerentola

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

9.30 a.m. Richard Osborne's personal recommendation for Rossini's opera on the Cinderella story.

Available versions,


Orchestra e Coro del Teatro all Scala, Claudio Abbado
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro all Scala, Claudio Abbado – DVD
Scottish Opera Chorus, LSO, Claudio Abbado
Scottish Opera Chorus, LSO, Claudio Abbado – DVD
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Maurizio Balo
Houston Grand Opera, Bruno Campanella - DVD
Chorus & Orchestra of Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly
VPO, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Riccardo Chailly - DVD
Chor Des Westdeutschenrundfunks, Gabriele Ferro
Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra & Chorus, Vittoria Gui
Teatro Carlo Felice, Renato Palumbo (conductor) - DVD
LPO & Glyndebourne Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski – Blu ray/DVD
Orchestra & Chorus Fondazione Petruzzelli, Bari, Evelino Pido - DVD
Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Carlo Rizzi
Royal Opera House Chorus & Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi
Orchestra & Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Patrick Summers DVD
Prague Chamber Choir & SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern, Alberto Zedda

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

[Madame Suggia]

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

[aeolium]

I'll be listening. I love Rossini's work, though Cenerentola isn't by any means my favourite of his operas. Good to see Richard Osborne in the judge's seat, too. It's unusual to have almost as many versions on DVD as on CD.

[Il Grande Inquisitor]

Baltsa, Araiza, Raimondi; ASMF/ Neville Marriner (Philips) is one to be added to EA's list.

[David-G]

I love the the current Glyndebourne production, produced by Peter Hall (conducted on DVD by Jurowski). This is a wonderful and rather serious production of my favourite among Rossini's comic operas, in which the characters are real people rather than ciphers.

[Roehre]

I would never have expected that many complete recordings of this Rossini being available. Really surprised - but it IS a lovely opera.

[verismissimo]

I have dug out the video I have of Houston Grand Opera under Bruno Campanella. It has Cecilia Bartoli as Cinders.

I've never seen it through - too stagy, I recall. But I'll give it another go.

If it had been sound only, I'd definitely not have had that problem!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Baltsa, Araiza, Raimondi; ASMF/ Neville Marriner (Philips) is one to be added to EA's list.

I would have added it, but it appears not be be generally available.

[Black Swan]

I have the CD's of the Houston Grand Opera production. As I am a rabid fan of Bartoli, it is my favorite. Have been thinking of getting the DVD.

John

[Nick Armstrong]

Rather a 'narrative' than a 'comparative' BAL but always good to listen to RO's sage tones.

Sadly the music is so far away from anything I would listen to for pleasure that it was all rather academic, for me.

[silvestrione]

Rather a 'narrative' than a 'comparative' BAL but always good to listen to RO's sage tones.

Sadly the music is so far away from anything I would listen to for pleasure that it was all rather academic, for me.

I've never been to, or listened to, a Rossini opera, but listened to this programme because it was RO.
What a treat! I loved the way he brought you to appreciate the finer moments, and the humane qualities, of the work. Whole thing left me with a wonderful warm feeling inside. If I had any money, I'd buy the DVD.