Rossini Opera Festival: Moïse et Pharaon

Оперный фестиваль Россини: Моисей и фараон

Director Pier Luigi Pizzi presents a laconic reading of the Russian opera with amazing bel canto voices: Eleonora Buratto, Roberto Tagliavini, Erwin Schrott, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya. With the participation of stars of the La Scala Ballet (Maria Celeste Losa, Gioachino Starace).

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Actors

Moïse

Roberto Tagliavini

Pharaon

Erwin Schrott

Sinaïde

Vasilisa Berzhanskaya

Anaï

Eleonora Buratto

Marie

Monica Bacelli

Aménophis

Andrew Owens

Éliézer

Alexey Tatarintsev

Osiride / Voix mystérieuse

Nicolò Donini

Aufide

Matteo Roma

Dancer

Maria Celeste Losa

Dancer

Gioacchino Starace

Crew

Stage Director, Set & Costume Designer

Pier Luigi Pizzi

Conductor

Giacomo Sagripanti

Co-director and Lighting Designer

Massimo Gasparon

Choreography

Gheorghe Iancu

About

Moise et Pharon opened the 2021 Rossini Opera Festival. Stage director Pier Luigi Pizzi handling direction, sets and costumes worked his magic: The sparse sets and computer animations were reminiscents of American artist James Turrell’s lights and spaces in their simplicity and impact. The extensive ballet is a highly imaginative and irresistibly camp dance interlude and Eleonora Buratto’s (Anaï) sumptuous voice sparkles through the registers and displays extraordinarily beautiful moments witnessed in decades. Mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Sinaide) is a magnificent discovery: Possessing a true bel canto voice, her second act is spine-tingling. Among the highlights is also Roberto Tagliavini’s splendid final prayer “Des cieux ou tu resides” in the role of Moise. The RAI orchestra under the baton of Giacomo Sagripanti delivers an emotional and powerful interpretation of the score.

Special project

The Sun of Italy – Rossini Festival in Pesaro

Juan Diego Flores, Olga Peretyatko, Erwin Schrott – enjoy the stars of bel canto at the most carefree and playful of opera events – the Rossini Festival in Pesaro. Sparkling trills, crazy coloraturas, first-class voices – each production, like a precious stone, is full of light and joy. We invite you to share with us the warmth of Italian August nights and the delight of Rossini’s brilliant music. →