Cimarosa - L'Olimpiade

N°143

€30

In his Olimpiade, Cimarosa brings heroism to the athletes who competing in Olympia during the Games. Christophe Rousset, champion of the italian repertoire of the end of the 18th-century, leads a dazzling cast in this hurricane of bel canto !More details

DOMENICO CIMAROSA (1749-1801)

L’OLIMPIADE

Opera in two acts with libretto by Pietro Metastasio, first performed in Vicenza in 1784

Josh Lovell • Rocío Pérez • Marie Lys
Maite Beaumont • Mathilde Ortscheidt • Alex Banfield

Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, conductor

Born in 1749, Cimarosa was one of Europe's leading composers at the end of the 18th century. It was during his most productive period that he produced his Olimpiade, a grand opera seria transformed into a sumptuous bel canto drama. In it, Cimarosa brings heroism to the athletes competing in the Games in Olympia, the winner of which will marry Princess Aristea: the seemingly inextricable plot allows the composer to write some of the most extraordinary arias based on Metastasio's libretto. Christophe Rousset, champion of the Italian repertoire of the end of the 18th century, leads a dazzling cast in this hurricane of bel canto!

Recorded from December 18th to 22nd 2023 at Salle Colonne (Paris, France)

Booklet in French/English/German - Duration: 146'03

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