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15 Jahre AHM
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LE COMTE ORY
Gioachino Rossini
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Gioachino Rossini
LE COMTE ORY
2009

Soloists: 
Yijie Shi, María José Moreno, Laura Polverelli
Orchestra, Chorus: 
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Prague Chamber Choir
Conductor: 
Paolo Carignani
Director: 
Lluís Pasqual

Written in French in 1828 for the Paris Opéra, “Le Comte Ory” has maintained its success to this day. Re-using some of the music of his “Viaggio a Reims”, Rossini turns the disguise-based libretto into a spirited play of erotic lightness. Lluís Pasqual’s witty and clever production was recorded at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. The dynamic, international young cast is headed by tenor Yijie Shi in the title role, Laura Polverelli as his astute page and María José Moreno as Countess Adèle. Paolo Carignani conducts with verve and brio.
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