For the 300th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710–1736), the ‘Italian Mozart’, whose music is practically unknown today, the Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, which has been devoting itself to the research and performance of Pergolesi’s music for years now, joined forces with UNITEL CLASSICA to record all eight of the master’s stage works on video in HD and 5.1 Surround Sound. A landmark project that will provide many impulses for the rediscovery of this composer’s epoch-making works.
Tutto Verdi – Il Trovatore
Tutto Verdi – Attila
Tutto Verdi – I vespri siciliani
Le Comte Ory
The work was recorded at the Rossini Opera Festival in the composer’s hometown of Pesaro, a festival that is internationally renowned for ist innovative stagings and musically impeccable productions. ‘Le Comte Ory’ boasts a young, dynamic and international cast headed by tenor Yijie Shi, who ‘outstandingly mastered’ (Il Giornale) the title role, and María José Moreno, ‘a countess with an extremely supple coloratura, great stylistic refinement and seductive elegance’ (Il Giornale di Vicenza). Paolo Carignani conducts the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna with verve and brio.