Fone Records - 2SACD 022 Hybrid SACD Multi-Channel
Pure Analogue Recording - Limited Edition - Plays on All CD Players
Alessandro Stradella's short, hectic life - he was born in 1644 and assassinated in 1682 - provided more than enough material for numerous operas. His own operatic career started with some smaller pieces for Rome, where his talents as a singer and composer, his aristocratic contacts and his incredible charm ensured him a position at the court.
The Wexford Festival Opera Chorus and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Belarus conducted by Daniele Callegari
performing Friedrich Flotow Alessandro Stradella.
Friedrich Flotow - Alessandro Stradella
Stefano Costa, Andrei Antonov, Ekaterina Morozova, Frantisek Zahradnicek, Declan Kelly,
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra of Belarus, Daniele Callegari
Musicians:
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus
National Philharmonic Orchestra of Belarus
Daniele Callegari, conductor
Selections:
Friedrich Flotow (1812-1883)
Alessandro Stradella
Romantic opera in three acts to a libretto by W. Friedrich (Friedrich Wilhelm Riese).
Sung in German.
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