Mose in Egitto (Moses in Egypt)

Composer: Rossini, Gioachino

Librettist/Text Author: Tottola, Andrea Leone

Conductor: Abbado, Roberto

Orchestra: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra

Chorus: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus

Chorus Master: Fratini, Lorenzo

Amaltea: Senderskaya, Olga

Amenofi: Amaru, Chiara

Aronne: Shi, Yijie

Elcia: Ganassi, Sonia

Faraone: Esposito, Alex

Mambre: Scala, Enea

Mose: Zanellato, Riccardo

Osiride: Korchak, Dmitry

Set Designer: Nunn, Stuart

Costume Designer: Nunn, Stuart

Lighting Designer: Di Iorio, Giuseppe

Stage Director: Vick, Graham

Television Director: Mancini, Tiziano

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Date of Production: 08-2011

Festival: Rossini Opera Festival

Playing Time: 02:32:57

Catalogue Number: A00008980

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From the prestigious Rossini Festival in Pesaro comes a thought-provoking interpretation of Rossini's azione tragico-sacra Mose in Egitto. Topping the cast of high-caliber vocalists are Sonia Ganassi and Dmitry Korchak as two lovers drawn into the political turmoil of their time. Director Graham Vick's interpretation centers on a condemnation of all religious fundamentalism. Designed by Stuart Nunn, the set evokes a bombed-out edifice and provides a chilling setting for Rossini's haunting melodies. With the gifted Roberto Abbado on the podium, "the music is free to carry its timeless message" (La Stampa).