La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder) - Gioachino Rossini
Information about the opera La scala di seta by Gioachino Rossini, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Synopsis
The opera tells the tale of gentlemen climbing in and out of a lady's bedchamber on a silken ladder.
Recommended recordings on DVD
Scimone/Zanfardino/Peretyatko (Opus Arte OA 1075 D)
A modern production from the Rossini Festival in Pesaro, set in the heroine's two-room apartment.
Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento, conducted by Claudio Scimone, 2010.
Cast: Daniele Zanfardino (Dormont), Olga Peretyatko (Guilia), Anna Malavasi (Lucilla), José Manuel Zapata (Dorvil).
Opus Arte OA 1075 D