02 Jun 2000
Beethoven: Fidelio
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Le comte Ory
Cecilia Bartoli stars in this ebullient Zurich Opera House production of Rossini’s first French-language comedy opera described by the international press as “pure, unadulterated fun” and reminds us of her comic gifts and her naturalness as a stage actor — as well as her total sympathy with the music of Rossini.
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Javier Camarena Comte Ory
Cecilia Bartoli Contesse Adèle
Rebeca Olvera Isolier
Liliana Nikiteanu Ragonde
Oliver Widmer Raimbaud
Teresa Sedlmair Alice
Elisabeth Meyer-Topsøe Corypheus
Ugo Guagliardo The Governor
Bettina Schneebeli Corypheus
Ilker Arcayürek Corypheus
Aaron Agulay Corypheus
Armando Piña Corypheus
Jan Rusko Gérard
Patrick Vogel Mainfory
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