Rossini - Bianca e Falliero: Act II quartet & stretta

[al101199]

Ubi Bayo minor cessat !

[Aarondefyinggravity]

OMG this is great, the lady at the table who sings second was one of my teachers last year at the RNCM Sandra Dugdale, what a legend x

[Arashi110]

Maria Bayo? Congratulations. :)

[mkart9]

This is a real treasure, I have it only on CD, but after watching tihs video I really would like to have this DVD with such great performers! Thanks for posting it.

[aldiboronti]

Thank you for this. Magnificent! I can't quite go along with Stendhal in calling the quartet Rossini's 'greatest achievement', the great set pieces in Il Maometto Secondo, for instance, outshine it, but Rossini is certainly on top form here.

[jay377777]

Personally, I like this especially and the finale 1 from this opera. I am not as crazy about Maometto II(later The Siege of Corinth). Ensembles like this are Rossinis's strength, though. Tastes are different. I wonder what other ensembles of Rossini that you like.

[Arashi110]

Unfortunately, Maometto II is very rarely performed, let alone staged. AFAIK, there's been only one recording, with Samuel Ramey and June Anderson, right?

[jay377777]

There may be one of the 1823 version of it, I remember seeing it on Audio Lunchbox. I would suggest searching Maometto on Amazon under music to find out the answer to your question.

[jay377777]

I have listened to this opera and I also like the stretta to the 1st act finale- that too is a powerful ensemble. Too bad this opera isn't better known, though, its music is very beautiful, albeit very hard to sing.

[1000002345t]

MARIA BAYO LA MEJORR!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fidelious]

En directo de Casa Verdi!

[mindofwinter]

Stendhal called this quartet Rossini's greatest achievement. Thanks for posting it.