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AT THE OPERA
Premiere anniversaries, Part 3
Prepared and presented by Camille Mercep

Rossi, Lauro. Cleopatra. Melodramma in four acts. Libretto by Marco d’Arienza. First performed Turin, 5 March 1876 (rev. Bernardo Ticci).    

Rossi, Lauro. Cleopatra, Act I    
[26:14]

Rossi, Lauro. Cleopatra, Act II    
[21:42]

Rossi, Lauro. Cleopatra, Act III    
[28:35]

Rossi, Lauro. Cleopatra, Act IV    
[28:39]

    CLEOPATRA: Dimitra Theodossiou, sop
MARC ANTONY: Allessandro Liberatore, ten
DIOMEDES: Sebastian Catana, bar
CAESAR: Paolo Pecchioli, bass
OCTAVIA: Tiziana Carraro, mezz
Marchigiana Ch & PO/ David Crescenzi.Total Time: 1:45:10 
Naxos 8.660291-92 

    Cleopatra has formed a liaison with Marc Antony causing her counsellor, Diomedes, to predict the downfall of Egypt. Antony has returned to Rome and Cleopatra learns that he is to marry Caesar’s sister, Octavia. Speeding to Rome, accompanied by Diomedes, Cleopatra confronts Antony after the wedding. Although he is still enamoured with Cleopatra, he rebuffs her.
Antony returns to Egypt and he and Cleopatra go to battle against Caesar. After losing the battle, Antony blames Cleopatra who now seeks an alliance with Caesar and a rekindling of their former love affair. When the news of Antony’s suicide reaches them, Caesar blames Cleopatra for Antony’s death and for ruining his marriage. He demands that she go to Rome but Cleopatra, knowing that she will be enslaved, calls for an asp and dies from its poison. 



22:00 MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
Prepared by James Nightingale
With Nena Beretin

Bonis, M. Le rêve de Cléopâtre; Ophélie; Salomé (c1909).    Toulouse Capitole NO/Leo Hussain. 
Palazzetto Bru Zane BZ 2006 [16:35]

Eötvös, M. Sonata no 2, A story from the sand dunes (2021).    Alex Raineri, pf. 
ABC ABCL 0093D [29:57]

Brouwer, M. Rhapsody, concerto (2009/21).    ORF Vienna RSO/Marin Alsop. 
Naxos 8.559933 [14:14]

Saariaho, K. Lichtbogen (1985-86).    Members of NEM/Lorraine Villacourt. 
Ummus UMM 102 [14:37]

Wilcox, F. Gouttes d'un sang étranger: Fragments I to IV (2014).    Jason Noble, cl; Daniel Yeadon, va da gamba. 
Move MD 3456 [08:01]

Chin, U. Cello concerto (2009/13).    Alban Gerhardt, vc. 
DG 481 0971 [28:07]

AT THE OPERA Premiere anniversaries, Part 3 Prepared and presented by Camille Mercep
Rossi, Lauro. Cleopatra. Melodramma in four acts. Libretto by Marco d&rsquo;Arienza. First performed Turin, 5 March 1876 (rev. Bernardo Ticci). &nbsp;&nbsp; Rossi, Lauro. Cleopatra, Act I &nbsp;&nbsp; [26:14] Rossi, Lauro. Cleopatra, Act II &nbsp;&nbsp; [21:42] Rossi, Lauro. Cleopatra, Act III &nbsp;&nbsp; [28:35] Rossi, Lauro. Cleopatra, Act IV &nbsp;&nbsp; [28:39] &nbsp;&nbsp; CLEOPATRA: Dimitra Theodossiou, sop MARC ANTONY: Allessandro Liberatore, ten DIOMEDES: Sebastian Catana, bar CAESAR: Paolo Pecchioli, bass OCTAVIA: Tiziana Carraro, mezz Marchigiana Ch &amp; PO/ David Crescenzi.Total Time: 1:45:10 Naxos 8.660291-92 &nbsp;&nbsp; Cleopatra has formed a liaison with Marc Antony causing her counsellor, Diomedes, to predict the downfall of Egypt. Antony has returned to Rome and Cleopatra learns that he is to marry Caesar&rsquo;s sister, Octavia. Speeding to Rome, accompanied by Diomedes, Cleopatra confronts Antony after the wedding. Although he is still enamoured with Cleopatra, he rebuffs her. Antony returns to Egypt and he and Cleopatra go to battle against Caesar. After losing the battle, Antony blames Cleopatra who now seeks an alliance with Caesar and a rekindling of their former love affair. When the news of Antony&rsquo;s suicide reaches them, Caesar blames Cleopatra for Antony&rsquo;s death and for ruining his marriage. He demands that she go to Rome but Cleopatra, knowing that she will be enslaved, calls for an asp and dies from its poison. 
22:00 MUSIC OF THE NIGHT Prepared by James Nightingale With Nena Beretin
Bonis, M. Le r&ecirc;ve de Cl&eacute;op&acirc;tre; Oph&eacute;lie; Salom&eacute; (c1909). &nbsp;&nbsp; Toulouse Capitole NO/Leo Hussain. Palazzetto Bru Zane BZ 2006 [16:35] E&ouml;tv&ouml;s, M. Sonata no 2, A story from the sand dunes (2021). &nbsp;&nbsp; Alex Raineri, pf. ABC ABCL 0093D [29:57] Brouwer, M. Rhapsody, concerto (2009/21). &nbsp;&nbsp; ORF Vienna RSO/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.559933 [14:14] Saariaho, K. Lichtbogen (1985-86). &nbsp;&nbsp; Members of NEM/Lorraine Villacourt. Ummus UMM 102 [14:37] Wilcox, F. Gouttes d'un sang &eacute;tranger: Fragments I to IV (2014). &nbsp;&nbsp; Jason Noble, cl; Daniel Yeadon, va da gamba. Move MD 3456 [08:01] Chin, U. Cello concerto (2009/13). &nbsp;&nbsp; Alban Gerhardt, vc. DG 481 0971 [28:07]

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A tradition of 40 years and more, At the Opera brings you favourite and lesser-known operas, in full.