Dramma per musica in 3 acts. Cecilia Bartoli (Clari) ; John Osborn (Il Duca) ; Eva Liebau (Bettina) ; Oliver Widmer (Germane) ; Giuseppe Scorsin (Luca) ; Carlos Chausson (Alberto) ; Stefania Kaluza (Simonetta) ; Orchestra La Scintilla and Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich ; Adam Fischer, conductor. Recorded in performance Aug.-Sept., 2008, Opernhaus Zürich. "First modern production"--label on container. Booklet contains track listings, synopsis, summary of the plot in colored pictures similar in format to a comic book, A conversation with Cecilia Bartoli, the history of the work, and a note on the production in English, French, German and Spanish (55 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Summary:
Composed in 1828 for Maria Malibran, the story is an adaptation of Rudolphe Kreutzer's ballet-pantomime Clari of 1820 which tells of Clari's seduction and abandonment by the wealthy, worldly Duke. The original six performances took place between December 9, 1828 and January 5, 1829 and a subsequent performance with revisions was given in January, 1830.
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