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Donizetti: Roberto Devereux [Box set] [Live]

~ Gaetano Donizetti (Composer), Maurizio Benini (Conductor), Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra Covent Garden (Orchestra), Graeme Broadbent (Vocals), Jose Bros (Vocals), et al.

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Orchestra: Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra Covent Garden
Conductor: Maurizio Benini
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
Audio CD (5 May 2003)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 2
Format: Box set, Live
Label: Opera Rara
ASIN: B00008ZZA1

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 73,491 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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On this CD:

Roberto Devereux, ossia Il conte di Essex
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Covent Garden Royal Opera House Chorus
Conducted by Maurizio Benini

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5.0 out of 5 stars Happy and Glorious, 27 Feb 2007

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This is a scorching account of one of Donozetti's best "royal" operas, given live, in concert at (appropriately) The Royal Opera House Covent Garden.

For those who don't know the opera, it is a full-blooded and vivid invention around the story of Queen Elizabeth Ist's possible relationship with Robert Devereux - whom she had executed for treason at the Tower Of London. Full of great tunes, thrilling arias, duets choruses, and ending with a dark and unusual mad scene (with a slow and powerful cabaletta) it's a great listen and a major challange to singers.

Jose Bros as Roberto has a good strong voice, not too light and yet still flexible in the florid music, and the Sara is the rather wonderful Ganassi, who provides rich vibrant Italianate singing. All the rest of cast are fine, and towering over all is Queen Elisabetta I - the Magnificent Nelly Miricioiu. Although she experienced some vocal problems around this time, here she sounds in particularly good voice, and interpretively she is also in full command.

I far prefer Miricioiu's richer voice and less ambitious decorations - compared to Sills or even Gruberova. This is so much more of a dramatic opera than a "see what I can do" approach suggests. Miricioiu, as usual, sings with utmost integrity and serves the music.

There is some applause, but I don't find it intrusive. Chorus, Orchestra, conductor all splendid. The recording (and performance) has real theatrical presence. Fullsome notes in a lavish booklet.

This royal set will reign over the others for a long time I think

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