Rossini's opera Zelmira (1822) was reasonably successful in its time and was even performed in New Orleans, but it fell out of the Rossini canon for various reasons. Most often cited is its Byzantine plot, revolving around Polidoro, king of Lesbos, his titular daughter, and scheming courtiers; read the plot summary, it may spark laughter, if not joy. Perhaps more important is the opera's rather uncharacteristic style: Rossini himself called it Teutonic , and the choruses may put the listener in mind of Mozart's La clemenza ...
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Rossini's opera Zelmira (1822) was reasonably successful in its time and was even performed in New Orleans, but it fell out of the Rossini canon for various reasons. Most often cited is its Byzantine plot, revolving around Polidoro, king of Lesbos, his titular daughter, and scheming courtiers; read the plot summary, it may spark laughter, if not joy. Perhaps more important is the opera's rather uncharacteristic style: Rossini himself called it Teutonic , and the choruses may put the listener in mind of Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, K. 621, rather than the later Rossini. When the Rossini style became fixed in the public mind, this opera didn't fit and was discarded. By the 21st century, though, this had come to seem intriguing, and several recordings rescued the opera from obscurity. One was led by conductor Claudio Scimone, who has championed the work; it may be the version of choice. Yet this live production, captured in 2017 at the Rossini in Wildbad Festival in Germany and with Rossini...
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