Mosè in Egitto (Moses in Egypt / 1818 Rossini & Tottola), opera (music & libretto), Naples premiere

Mosè in Egitto <Italian> / Moses in Egypt (1818) is an opera, set to music by Gioachino Rossini.

~ Original libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola.

Cast (Naples premiere)

• Raniero Remorino = Faraone, re d'Egitto (bass)
• Fredericke Funck = Amaltea, sua consorte (soprano)
• Andrea Nozzari = Osiride, erede al trono (tenor)
• Isabella Colbran = Elcìa, ebrea sua segreta consorte (soprano)
• Gaetano Chizzola = Mambre (tenor)
• Michele Benedetti = Moses (bass)
• Giuseppe Ciccimarra = Aaron (tenor)
• Maria Manzi = Amenofi, sorella di Aronne (mezzosoprano)

Performance history

Premiered in Naples, Italy: Teatro San Carlo, 5 March 1818.

See also Moïse et Pharaon; ou, Le passage de la Mer Rouge (Moses and Pharaoh; or, The Crossing of the Red Sea / 1827 Rossini / Balocchi, Étienne), opera

Audio Recordings

• 1. Mosè in Egitto (Moses in Egypt / 1981 Scimone / @1818 Rossini), recorded opera

• 2. Mosè in Egitto (Moses in Egypt / 1988 Olmi / @1818 Rossini), recorded opera

• 3. Mosè in Egitto (Moses in Egypt / 1993 Accardo / @1818 Rossini), recorded opera Accardo Salvatore - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

• 4. Mosè in Egitto (Moses in Egypt / 2006 Fogliani / @1818 Rossini), recorded opera Fogliani Antonino - Württembergische Philharmonie

Video Recordings

• Mosè in Egitto (Moses in Egypt / 2012 Mancini, Vick, Abbado / @1818 Rossini), film-opera

External links

• Wikipedia