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Rossini: Le Comte Ory / Bartoli, Camarena, Zurich

Release Date: 04/29/2014
Label: Decca Catalog #: 001808509
Composer:  Gioachino Rossini Performer:  Cecilia Bartoli ,  Javier Camarena ,  Oliver Widmer ,  Liliana Nikiteanu  ...  Conductor:  Muhai Tang Orchestra/Ensemble:  Zurich Opera Chorus ,  Zurich La Scintilla Orchestra Number of Discs: 1

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"For the Mexican tenor Javier Camarena, 2014 was a breakthrough year. In March, he won over audiences and critics at the Metropolitan Opera as Elvino in Bellini's 'La Sonnambula.' Here, in a spirited production of Rossini's madcap comedy from Zurich Opera, is a chance to observe his coloratura chops and acting talents up close as he charms and cheats his way into a castle full of women in pursuit of the spirited Adèle, sung with vivacious charm by the mezzo Cecilia Bartoli." – Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, The New York Times

When nobody was looking, Le Comte Ory, Rossini’s last comic opera, stopped being a rarity. There had
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