Performer:Berdondini Marco: conductor Procházka Pavol: chorus master Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia Bratislava Chamber Choir Pietro il Grande - Priante Vito Scavronski Carlo - Codeluppi Alessandro Madama Fritz - Peraino Rosa Anna Ser Cuccupis - Mastrototaro Giulio Caterina - Tufano Eufemia Festival della Valle d’Itria, 2004
Media:2 CDs
After Il Fortunato inganno (CDS 228/1-2) and La Zingara (CDS 396/1-2), the Martina Franca Festival has revived another neglected masterpiece by Donizetti, Pietro il Grande o sia il Falegname di Livonia. First staged in Venice in 1819, this work met with good success and was performed until 1827. The silence that followed is justifiable only on account of the enormous success reaped by works such as Elisir d’amore, Don Pasquale and Lucia di Lammermoor, for in Pietro il Grande there is no lack of inspiration and Donizetti’s creativity is, quite the opposite, generous and surprising.
PIETRO IL GRANDE
