Matilde di Shabran - Gioachino Rossini
Information about the opera Matilde di Shabran by Gioachino Rossini, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
A comic opera written for the 1821 Roman carnival.
Recommended recordings on CD
Frizza/Flórez/Massis (Decca 475 7688DHO3)
An excellent performance, and winner of a 2007 Gramophone Award. Recommended.
Prague Chamber Choir, Galicia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ricardo Frizza, 2004.
Cast: Juan Diego Flórez (Corradino), Annick Massis (Matilde di Shabran), Hadar Halevy (Edorado), Bruno de Simone (Isidoro).
Decca 475 7688DHO3