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BBC Music Magazine

Donizetti: Tudor Queens

Scenes from Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda and Robert Devereux
Diana Damrau (soprano), Irida Dradoti, Sara Rocchi (mezzo-soprano), Domenico Pellicola, Saverio Fiore (tenor), Andrii Ganchuk (baritone), Fabrizio Beggi (bass); Santa Cecilia Choir & Orchestra/Antonio Pappano
Erato 9029528093   69:28 mins

‘There was an eccentric fashion at the turn of the 20th century for staging the best bits of several operas in a single evening. You might get half of La traviata plus Cavalleria rusticana, or La bohème with the mad scene from Lucia di Lammermoor thrown in. It was often dramatically nonsensical, but on this disc, three thematically-connected Donizettian dénouements (Anna BolenaMaria Stuarda and Roberto Devereux) make for a compelling combination.’

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