An opera recorded on 7 September in the King's Theatre
Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra (Elizabeth, Queen of England) Libretto by GIOVANNI SCHMIDT
Based on SOPHIA LEE 'S novel The Recess
Music by Rossini (sung in Italian)
One of the first operas to be inspired, if indirectly, by the historical romances of Sir Walter Scott. Elisabetta established Rossini as a master of the grand manner in dramatic composition.
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE
TEATRO MASSIMO, PALERMO chorus-master MARIO TAGINI conducted by Nino Sanzogno
The action takes place in London about 1565-70. Act 1
S.0* Rossini: a Comma er an Exclamation Mark?
A talk by JULIAN BUDDEN
5.15* Elisabetta, Regina d'lnghillerra, Act 2