Faraone Alex Esposito
Amaltea Olga Senderskaya
Osiride Dmitry Korchak
Elcia Sonia Ganassi
Mambre Enea Scala
Moses Riccardo Zanellato
Aronne Yijie Shi
Amenofi Chiara Amar

Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Conductor Roberto Abbado
Director Graham Vick

Recorded live at the Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro, August 2011

This thought-provoking, modern-day interpretation of Rossini's Mos in Egitto sets the scene for superior music-making at the prestigious Rossini Festival in Pesaro. For conductor Roberto Abbado, the transposition of the action to the present day releases the energy of Rossini's music. At his disposal is a cast of top-quality vocalists such as the "refined bel canto artist (Bresciaoggi) Sonia Ganassi as Elcia, and the "outstandingDmitry Korchak as the Pharaoh's son, two lovers fatefully drawn into the political turmoil and catastrophes of their time. Also among the protagonists are the "thoroughly brilliant (Deutschland Radio Kultur) baritone Alex Esposito as Faraone and, in his Rossini Festival debut, young, full-bodied bass Riccardo Zanellato as Moses. Conductor Roberto Abbado "inspired his musicians to deliver a spectacular performance (Salzburger Nachrichten).