Special offer. Meyerbeer: Semiramide
Marco Bellei (harpsichord), Deborah Riedel (Semiramide), Filippo Adami (Ircano), Fiona Janes (Scitalce), Wojtek Gierlach (Mirteo), Olga Peretyatko (Tamiri), Leonardo Silva (Sibari)
Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra & Altensteig Rossini Choir, Richard Bonynge
The performance takes off in exciting fashion with a rollicking overture. Meyerbeer's Semiramide is no masterpiece but this enterprising production fills an important gap in our knowledge not...
Special offer. Meyerbeer: Semiramide
Marco Bellei (harpsichord), Deborah Riedel (Semiramide), Filippo Adami (Ircano), Fiona Janes (Scitalce), Wojtek Gierlach (Mirteo), Olga Peretyatko (Tamiri), Leonardo Silva (Sibari)
Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra & Altensteig Rossini Choir, Richard Bonynge
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The performance takes off in exciting fashion with a rollicking overture. Meyerbeer's Semiramide is no masterpiece but this enterprising production fills an important gap in our knowledge not...
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- Fiona Janes (mezzo-soprano), Marco Bellei (harpsichord), Deborah Riedel (soprano), Filippo Adami (tenor), Wojtek Gierlach (bass), Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Leonardo Silva (tenor), Hans-Jorg Kalmbach (choirmaster), Matthias Wurster (choirmaster)
- Altensteig Rossini Choir, Wurttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra
- Richard Bonynge
- Recorded: 9, 13 and 15 July 2005
- Recording Venue: Kursaal, Bad Wildbad, Germany
Act I: Introduction and Recitative: Dall'Olimpo a noi scendete (Chorus, Sibari, Semiramide, Tamiri)
Track length3:19
Act I: Scene: Dalla Sarmazia sede discendo al grande invito (Ircano, Mirteo, Semiramide, Scitalce, Tamiri, Chorus)
Track length5:56
Act I: Recitative: Sogno o son desto? (Scitalce, Ircano, Tamiri, Semiramide, Sibari)
Track length2:13
Act I: Recitative: Signor, perdona se con nome d'amico (Sibari, Scitalce, Tamiri, Semiramide)
Track length1:47
Act I: Recitative: La scaltrezza che val (Sibari, Tamiri, Semiramide, Mirteo, Ircano)
Track length2:10
Act I: Recitative and Canzonetta con variazioni: Piu non si tardi (Semiramide, Chorus)
Track length4:49
Act II: Recitative: Vieni Sibari… E dove? (Ircano, Sibari, Tamiri, Semiramide, Scitalce)
Track length2:54
Act II: Recitative and Duet: Barbaro, non dolerti, hai tempo ancora (Semiramide, Scitalce)
Track length5:11
Act II: Recitative and Aria: Io prigioniero?… Si, fremi traditor (Ircano, Mirteo, Chorus)
Track length5:02
Act II: Recitative: A forza io passero, vo' del cimento (Ircano, Semiramide, Sibari, Tamiri, Mirteo, Scitalce)
Track length2:57
Act II: Rondo: Se non nacqui al miglior sesso (Semiramide, Chorus, Mirteo, Scitalce, Ircano, Tamiri)
Track length10:53
Awards and reviews
Awards 2006
The performance takes off in exciting fashion with a rollicking overture. Meyerbeer's Semiramide is no masterpiece but this enterprising production fills an important gap in our knowledge not just of Meyerbeer's early career but of opera in the time just after the Congress of Vienna.
I enjoyed this performance, which, under Richard Bonynge’s experienced direction, goes well: lively and vigorous.
