Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli, Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento - Rossini: L'Equivoco Stravagante (2009)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano | LinearPCM, 2 ch | Dolby AC3, 6 ch | 7,64 Gb (DVD9) | 142 min
Classical | Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano | LinearPCM, 2 ch | Dolby AC3, 6 ch | 7,64 Gb (DVD9) | 142 min
Classical | Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol
L’Equivoco stravagante (the curious misunderstanding) was Rossini’s first attempt at writing a two act opera. The plot is based around three characters; Ermanno, Ernestina and Buralicchio. Ermanno, who’s young and poor, loves Ernestina the daughter of Gamberotto, a wealthy farmer. However, Ernestina and her father have their eyes on Buralicchio, a young upstart who has more money than sense. To get his competition out of the way, Ermanno and a few servants hatch a plot to convince Buralicchio that Ernestina is actually a castrato, and worse, an army deserter. Ernestina is arrested, but eventually freed by Ermanno whom she then marries.
The opera is set in the seventies and features an international cast including opera stars Marco Vinco and Bruno de Simone.
Cast:
Ernestina - Marina Prudenskaja
Gamberotto - Bruno de Simone
Buralicchio - Marco Vinco
Ermano - Dmitry Korchak
Rosalia - Amanda Forsythe
Frontino - Ricardo Mirabelli
Prague Chamber Choir
Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento
Conductor - Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli