Friday, April 24, 2020

Sergio Mims: Watch soprano Pretty Yende in Rossini's opera Ricciardo e Zoraide



Sergio A. Mims writes:

You can watch now soprano Pretty Yende in a beautifully sung recent production of Rossini's rarely performed opera Ricciardo e Zoraide with tenor Juan Diego Florez taped at the 2018 Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro Italy.

As one review said "Pretty Yende, whose bright soprano was exciting and secure, sang Zoraide...She has beautiful super-high notes and a perfect picchiettato, and tended to employ them ubiquitously in her variations. Her legato and breath control were optimal, and her interpretation was a great success. Her love duet with Flórez was maybe the highlight of the evening; despite the corny setting and old-fashioned acting, their declaration of love was believable, and the second part of the duet (the slow part, in triple metre) moving and sweet." (https://bachtrack.com/review-rossini-ricciardo-zoraide-sagripanti-florez-yende-pesaro-august-2018)


Rossini - Ricciardo e Zoraide Dramma serio per musica in due atti di Francesco Berio di Salsa Agorante SERGEY ROMANOVSKY Zoraide PRETTY YENDE Ricciardo JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ Ircano NICOLA ULIVIERI Zomira VICTORIA YAROVAYA Ernesto XABIER ANDUAGA Fatima SOFIA MCHEDLISHVILI Elmira MARTINIANA ANTONIE Zamorre RUZIL GATIN CORO DEL TEATRO VENTIDIO BASSO Chorus master GIOVANNI FARINA ORCHESTRA SINFONICA NAZIONALE DELLA RAI Conductor GIACOMO SAGRIPANTI Stage director MARSHALL PYNKOSKI Choreography JEANNETTE LAJEUNESSE ZINGG Set design GERARD GAUCI Costumes MICHAEL GIANFRANCESCO Lighting MICHELLE RAMSAY

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