Meyerbeer: L'Esule di Granata [Highlights] [Import]

Giacomo Meyerbeer (Composer), Giuliano Carella (Conductor), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Ashley Catling (Performer), Brindley Sherratt (Performer), Laura Claycomb (Performer), Manuela Custer (Performer), Mirco Palazzi (Performer), Paul Austin Kelly (Performer), Paul Kelly (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ashley Catling, Brindley Sherratt, Laura Claycomb, Manuela Custer, Mirco Palazzi, et al.
• Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Conductor: Giuliano Carella
• Composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer
• Audio CD (March 14, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Opera Rara UK
• ASIN: B000BOIWW8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #419,074 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Triumph for Meyerbeer & Opera Rara, November 20, 2006

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Kenneth Gilman (Miami Fla) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meyerbeer: L'Esule di Granata [Highlights] (Audio CD)

In my book Opera Rara can do very little wrong. All their recording are wonderful in every respect - singing, quality of the recording, packaging & booklet notes, etc. This recording is no exception. Though a highlights rather than a complete recording, this is the best Meyerbeer opera they've done, which is odd considering that of all Meyerbeer's Italian operas, this was his only failure. My only question is why they recorded this in highlights only & the others (such as Margherita d'Anjou which could use some cuts) in complete recordings. If you're looking to try an Opera Rara Meyerbeer recording, or want to sample one of his early Italian operas, this is the one to buy. Great melodies & exciting music, it's little wonder Rossini left Italy & went to Paris once Meyerbeer arrived on the scene.