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Vincenzo Bellini, Il Pirata in Barcelona

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Enjoy this concert version of Il Pirata by Vincenzo Bellini at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, in the heart of Barcelona.

Il Pirata, one of Bellini's less frequently staged works, poses a veritable challenge to sopranos and tenors on account of its tremendously difficult arias. Few artists have the courage to tackle the score, which is reserved to the very finest voices.

This Romantic opera is as impregnated with passion as Bellini's personal life. It tells of lovers facing the direst of predicaments and threatened by the implacable rigour of fate. The soprano is given one of the celebrated 'mad scenes' found in all the great operas of the period. Il pirata, commissioned by La Scala, earned Bellini the first great triumph of his career. It also consolidated his partnership with the librettist Felice Romani and enabled him to make firm progress towards a personal musical style in which enchanting melodies would be the prime ingredient. Il pirata has been staged only once before at the Liceu, in the 1970‐71 season, with Montserrat Caballé, Bernabé Martí and Vicenç Sardinero in the leading roles.

Cast:
Mariella Devia, Gregory Kunde, Vladimir Stoyanov and others.
Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Conductor: Antonino Fogliani

Attenzione: vi sono alcune aree del Gran Teatre del Liceu in cui la visibilità risulta ridotta. il Gran Teatre del Liceu consiglia di scegliere la zona 2 per godere interamente dello spettacolo. Il palco non è visibile a partire dalla seconda fila della Zona 8.  Uno schermo verrà messo a disposizione per seguire gli spettacoli d'opera da questa sezione.

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