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Opera Matinee: Tancredi

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Presented by Julian Budden.
Rossini's 1813 two-act opera to a libretto which Gaetano Rossi based on Voltaire, in a performance given at La Scala, Milan.
This is the work which first put the composer's name on the international map. Sung in Italian.
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, conductor Daniele Gatti

Contributors

Presented By:
Julian Budden.
Unknown:
Gaetano Rossi
Conductor:
Daniele Gatti
Argirio:
Raul Gimenez(tenor)
Tancredi:
Luciana D'Intinto(sop)
Orbazzano:
Giorgio Surjan(bass)
Amenaide:
Mariella Devia(bass)
Isaura:
Patricia Spence(mezzo)
Roggiero:
Bruno Lazzaretti(tenor)
Source: Radio Times

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