(1792-1868)
A Tale of Four Cities
Graeme Kay explores the composer's relationship with the four cities in which he lived - and with the theatres in which he worked.
1: Venice
Overture: The Silken Ladder
Ulster Orchestra/John Lubbock
Oh Quanto Son Grate le Pene in Amore (L'Occasione fa il Ladro)
Raul Gimenez (tenor), Luciana Serra (soprano), Orchestra
Giovanile Italiana , conductor Salvatore Accardo
Per un Figlio Gia Pentito (II Signor Bruschetto Terzetto)
Samuel Ramey (bass), Claudio Desderi (baritone), Frank Loprado (tenor), ECO, conductor Ion Marin
Di Tanti Palpiti (Tancredi)
Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo), Munich RSO, conductor Roberto Abbado
Bel Raggio Lusinghier (Semiramide) Maria Callas (soprano), Paris Conservatoire Orchestra/Nicola Rescigno L'ltaliana in Algeri (Act 1, Scene 12 and Finale) Marilyn Home (mezzo), Samuel Ramey (bass), Kathleen Battle (soprano), I Solisti Veneti , conductor Claudio Scimone
Producer Andrew Lyle