OP2728. IL PARIA (Donizetti), Live Performance, 2001, w.Berdondini Cond. Teatro Masini di Faenza Ensemble; Alessandro Verducci, Patrizia Cigna, Marcin Bronikowski, Filippo Pina Castiglioni, etc. (Italy) 2-Bongiovanni 2300/01. Specially priced. - 8007068230020

CRITIC REVIEW:

“A succinct profile of Gaetano Donizetti's IL PARIA might be summed up thusly: a melodrama (according to the libretto) whose dramatic lines are sure, decisive, unique and original. Within an exotic context, it portrays a tale whose elements are social, religious, humanitarian and psychologically transparent, and it brings this tale to a rapid and baneful end. Cast members Patrizia Cigna and Filippo Castiglioni joined Marco Berdondini and the Pro Arte Marche in this 2001 Italian live recording.”

- H. P. Casavant