Opera Rara presents a new Opera Rara Classics boxset with a limited edition of three sought-after opere serie by Gioachino Rossini, performed by international bel canto champions, including Gregory Kunde, Jennifer Larmore, Carmen Giannattasio and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo.

Premiered only ten months apart in 1819, these three operas fell out of the repertoire soon after Rossini’s death but have, over the last few decades, been rehabilitated in the operatic canon for the joy of Rossini lovers.

Remastered to the best audio quality and featuring a specially commissioned essay by Rossini specialist Eleonora Di Cintio, these recordings, unavailable for many years, will delight opera collectors and Rossini fans.

Artists

Ermione - Carmen Giannattasio (Ermione), Rebecca Bottone (Cleone), Patricia Bardon (Andromaca), Colin Lee (Oreste), Paul Nilon (Pirro), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry

La donna del lago - Gregory Kunde (Rodrigo di Dhu), Carmen Giannattasio (Elena), Patricia Bardon (Malcolm Groeme),

Kenneth Tarver (Giacomo V), Douglas d’Angus (Robert Gleadow), Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Maurizio Benini

Bianca e Falliero, Majella Cullagh (Bianca), Jennifer Larmore (Falliero), Barry Banks (Contareno), Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (Capellio),

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry