Ciro in Babilonia
The Biblical story of Belshazzar's hubristic arrogance, set against the valour of the young warrrior-leader Cyrus, provided the 20-year-old Rossini with a dramatic story enriched by West-Eastern implications which still speak to us today. For the title role of Cyrus, Rossini wrote what would be his longest-ever contral...
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Michael Spyres
Baldassare
Ewa Podleś
Ciro
Jessica Pratt
Amira
Carmen Romeu
Argene
Mirco Palazzi
Zambri
Robert McPherson
Arbace
Raffaele Costantin
Daniello
Will Crutchfield
Conductor
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