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In the Studio: Carlo Rizzi on Mercadante’s Il proscritto

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Carlo Rizzi on Mercadante’s Il proscritto

23/08/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - In the Studio, Carlo Rizzi on Mercadante’s Il proscritto

An internationally celebrated conductor resurrects a neglected opera

Internationally celebrated conductor Carlo Rizzi, artistic director of Opera Rara, revives Mercadante’s opera Il proscritto after 180 years of neglect.

We journey with the internationally celebrated operatic conductor Carlo Rizzi as he revives Il proscritto after 180 years of neglect.

Mercadante’s opera was first performed in Naples in 1842, and centres on a love triangle set in Scotland during Oliver Cromwell’s rule. The original cast were stellar performers, having previously taken lead roles in opera premieres by Verdi and Donizetti. The Neapolitans applauded Act One, but the following Acts were indifferently received, and Il proscritto fell into neglect.

Complete with a newly edited score and world class performers, Luke Whitlock journeys with conductor Carlo Rizzi, artistic director of Opera Rara, as he prepares Il proscritto to be heard at the Barbican in London, after nearly 200 years of silence.

From collaborating on a new performance edition, heading into the studio to record the opera for commercial release, to journeying to London’s Barbican to rehearse and perform the work before a 21st-century audience, this creative process has been a labour of love for Carlo Rizzi and Opera Rara.

Image: Carlo Rizzi (Credit: Simon Weir)

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