COMPOSERS: Donizetti
LABELS: BMG Ricordi
WORKS: Adelia
PERFORMER: Stefano Antonucci, Octavio Arevalo, Boris Martinovic, Mariella Devia; Teatro Carlo Felice Orchestra & Chorus/John Neschling
CATALOGUE NO: RFCD 2029
A failure when first staged in 1841, this uneven opera seria has had to wait for revival until last year when it was produced in Genoa. This recording of the splendid Genoa performance is highly welcome, with Mariella Devia exciting in the dominating title-role. Charles Osborne
Donizetti: Adelia
A failure when first staged in 1841, this uneven opera seria has had to wait for revival until last year when it was produced in Genoa. This recording of the splendid Genoa performance is highly welcome, with Mariella Devia exciting in the dominating title-role. Charles Osborne
Our rating
4
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:18 pm