Il viaggio a Reims - Gioachino Rossini
Information about the opera Il viaggio a Reims by Gioachino Rossini, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Recommended recordings on CD
Abbado/Matteuzzi/Gavazzi (Deutsche Grammophon 415 498-2)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Prague Philharmonic Chorus, conducted by Claudio Abbado, 1984.
Cast: William Matteuzzi (Corinna), Ernesto Gavazzi (Marchesa Melibea), Luigi de Corato (Contessa Di Folleville), Bernadette Manca di Nissa (Madame Cortese).
Deutsche Grammophon 415 498-2
Recommended recordings on DVD
Gergiev/Guigolachvili/Kiknadze (Opus Arte OA 0967 D)
A flamboyant brightly-coloured staging of this 2005 production filmed at Paris's Théâtre Châtelet.
Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, conducted by Valery Gergiev, 2005.
Cast: Irma Guigolachvili (Corinna), Anna Kiknadze (Marchesa Melibea), Larissa Youdina (Contessa Di Folleville), Anastasia Belyaeva (Madame Cortese).
Opus Arte OA 0967 D