London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry - Vincenzo Bellini: La Straniera (2008)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 02:21:19 | 624 MB
Genre: Classical, Opera | Label: Opera Rara | Catalog: 38
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 02:21:19 | 624 MB
Genre: Classical, Opera | Label: Opera Rara | Catalog: 38
La straniera was Bellini’s fourth opera, first performed at La Scala in February 1829. During the composer’s lifetime, and for a few years after his death in 1835, it enjoyed considerable international success, though contemporary reviewers were sometimes hostile, criticising its lack of set-piece arias and complaining of the “continual interruptions” to the musical line. It is this that strikes the modern listener as one of the most interesting aspects of the score.