COMPOSERS: Mercadante
LABELS: Marco Polo
WORKS: Elena da Feltre
PERFORMER: Monica Colonna, Nicola Ulivieri; Wexford Festival Opera Chorus, National SO of Ireland/Maurizio Benini
CATALOGUE NO: 8.225064-65
Recorded live at the 1997 Wexford Festival, this is an interesting, entertaining score with some lovely long melodies. The performance is spirited and well rehearsed, the singing vigorous if not subtle, the orchestral playing admirably clean. Another valuable addition to the emerging Mercadante picture. Barrymore Laurence Scherer
Mercadante: Elena da Feltre
Recorded live at the 1997 Wexford Festival, this is an interesting, entertaining score with some lovely long melodies. The performance is spirited and well rehearsed, the singing vigorous if not subtle, the orchestral playing admirably clean. Another valuable addition to the emerging Mercadante picture. Barrymore Laurence Scherer
Our rating
3
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:10 pm