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Mercadante: Virginia

Patterson; Antonucci; Clarke; Castronovo; Foster-Williams; Manley; Le Brocq; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Benini

"The performance matches the enterprise of those who have made this premiere recording possible. Maurizio Benini conducts with appreciative understanding of the traditions and his players bring out the full flavour of Mercadante's imaginative score. As Jeremy Commons observes in his invaluable introductory essay, the only soloist of whom much is asked in the way of florid singing is the soprano, and Susan Patterson has mastered the technical difficulties of her role with impressive success." (Gramophone)

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Mercadante: Virginia, opera

Clarke; Antonucci; Le Brocq; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Benini; Schoeman

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Gramophone

"...another classy Opera Rara release that puts us – and the long-neglected Mercadante – in its debt."

BBC Music Magazine

Label:
Opera Rara

Range:
Opera Rara

Catalogue Number:
ORC39

Barcode:
792938003924

Release Date:
1st Feb 2009

Recording Date:
1st Feb 2008

Recording Location:
Henry Wood Hall, London, England

Producer:
Michael Haas

Engineer:
Andrew Hallifax

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