Lucio Silla: opera at its mightiest

The vocal laurels, and the principal reason for recommending this recording, belong to Patricia Petibon who tears into Giunia’s arias as if her life really did depend on it.’

Mozart

Kurt Streit, Patricia Petibon, Silvia Tro Santafé, Inga Kalna, María José Moreno, Kenneth Tarver

Chorus & Orchestra of the Teatro Real de Madrid/Ivor Bolton; dir. Claus Guth (Madrid, 2017)

Bel Air Classiques DVD: BAC150; Blu-ray: BAC450 180 mins

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Freya Parr

Published: August 21, 2018 at 9:51 am

The vocal laurels, and the principal reason for recommending this recording, belong to Patricia Petibon who tears into Giunia’s arias as if her life really did depend on it.’

Mozart

Kurt Streit, Patricia Petibon, Silvia Tro Santafé, Inga Kalna, María José Moreno, Kenneth Tarver

Chorus & Orchestra of the Teatro Real de Madrid/Ivor Bolton; dir. Claus Guth (Madrid, 2017)

Bel Air Classiques DVD: BAC150; Blu-ray: BAC450 180 mins

Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.

Lucio Silla: opera at its mightiest

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