Maometto secondo - Gioachino Rossini
Information about the opera Maometto secondo by Gioachino Rossini, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Rossini modified the original Neapolitan version for Venice's Teatro La Fenice in 1822 to add a happy ending.
Recommended recordings on DVD
Scimone/Regazzo/Lepre (Dynamic 33492)
This is a performance of the Venetian version that Rossini modified to add a happy ending, but otherwise its an excellent production in every respect..
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra, Venice Teatro la Fenice Chorus, conducted by Claudio Scimone, 2005.
Cast: Lorenzo Regazzo (Maometto secondo), Federico Lepre (Selimo), Maxim Mironov (Paolo Erisso), Carmen Giannattasio (Anna), Anna Rita Gemmabella (Calbo).
Dynamic 33492
Also included in the boxed set:
Teatro La Fenice Opera Collection