June Anderson sings Rossini's SEMIRAMIDE "Bel raggio lusinghier", Opéra de Paris, 1987. Michelangelo Veltri conducts.

Levente GYÖRGY (Switzerland) conducts the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra in Rossini Semiramide overture.(15.06.07)

A surprising duo: Renée Fleming and Marilyn Horne sing the famous duet "Serbarmi ognor sì fido", from Rossini's Semiramide. This concert performance took place at the War Memorial Opera House in October 30th, 1999. This was perhaps one of the last performances of Mrs. Horne (she was 65 then), but she is still in stunning vocal shape. It also give...

Festival de Radio France et Montpellier - Live. Ewa Malas-Godlewska performing aria from the opera Semiramide by G. Rossini. From the Festival's Opera - La prova di un'opera seria (La répétition d'un opéra sérieux)" by Francesco Gnecco. Ewa Malas-Godlewska as Corilla Tortorini Natalie Dessay as Violante Pescarilli Daniel Galvez-Vallejo as Fride...

Marco Portogallo Opera: La Semiramide, Opera Seria in two acts, first performance13 december 1806, London. Libretto: Giuseppe Caravita Recitativo: Sconsigliata che fo! Aria: Son Regina! Semiramide: Yvonne Kenny Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: David Parry The aria came originally from the opera La morte di Semiramide from 1801 co...

Gregory Kunde - Semiramide - act I aria - 1992

Giacomo Meyerbeer Opera: Semiramide, dramma in two acts, first performance 3 february 1819, Teatro Regio, Turin. Libretto: After Metastasio. Aria: Il piacer, la gioja scenda Semiramide: Yvonne Kenny Princes of Babylon, Scythia, India and Egypt: Geoffrey Mitchell Choir Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: David Parry The story of Semi...

Paris, 2004

Gregory Kunde - Semiramide - act ii aria - 1992

Opera di G. Rossini. Scene dello scenografo, costumista e videomaker Lorenzo Cutùli; regia di Stefano Vizioli; direzione musicale di Filippo Maria Bressan. Allestimento del Teatro G. Verdi di Pisa 2005.

Idreno : Rockwell Blake Pesaro 1994

Assur's cabaletta from Semiramide Marc Soustrot, conductor.

Levente GYÖRGY (Switzerland) conducts the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra in Rossini Semiramide overture.(15.06.07)

The role of Arsace in Rossini's "Semiramide" features several striking pieces among which his opening cavatina is certainly a crown jewel and well-worth of a compilation. As the piece is quite long, I'm providing only one full rendition, complete with the preceding prelude and recitative. The prelude is unusual in the fact that it features severa...

Giacomo Meyerbeer "Excerpts from Semiramide" da Semiramide Clara Polito -- Semiramide Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia Rani Calderon -- direttore Slovak Choir of Bratislava Pavol Prochazka -- direttore del coro Foto © Mimmo Laera - Audio © Dynamic srl Italy

When speaking of Rossini mezzo-coloratura rarities - once more - listen to this!!!

Giacomo Meyerbeerv "Alma grande...Soavi oggetti" da Semiramide Clara Polito Semiramide Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia Rani Calderon -- direttore Slovak Choir of Bratislava Pavol Prochazka -- direttore del coro Foto © Mimmo Laera - Audio © Dynamic srl Italy

Clara Polito, Semiramide "Bel Raggio Lusinghier" Orchestra del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania Antonino Manuli, direttore

In bel canto operas, it's usually a tenor and a mezzo in 'pants' role fighting over a girl. Here, in Rossini's masterpiece 'Semiramide', we have bass vs. mezzo, which is probably the unique example. General Arsace (mezzo/contralto) competes with Assur, the Assirian prince (bass), for the love of princess Azema and accuses him of trying to steal the...

Semiramide ist eine Opera seria nach einem Libretto von Gaetano Rossi mit Musik von Gioacchino Rossini. Sie wurde am 3. Februar 1823 im Teatro La Fenice in Venedig uraufgeführt. Die Titelrolle schrieb Rossini für seine Frau, Isabella Colbran.

Mariella Devia - Semiramide - Bel raggio lusinghier - Venice - 1992

rarity!

Cecilia Gasdia - Portogallo - La Semiramide - A very rare piece of belcanto opera. This is the information I found about the composer: Marcos António da Fonseca Portugal (March 24, 1762 -- February 17, 1830) was a Portuguese classical composer, who achieved great international fame for his operas in Italian. Portugal was born in Lisbon. He first ...

The role of Arsace in Rossini's "Semiramide" features several striking pieces among which his opening cavatina is certainly a crown jewel and well-worth of a compilation. As the piece is quite long, I'm providing only one full rendition, complete with the preceding prelude and recitative. The prelude is unusual in the fact that it features several...

Oscar de la Torre (Tenor) Idreno LIVE - 21.9.2008 Prinzregententheater Munich

Rossini's Semiramide - Opera in 10 minutes

Semiramide is notoriously difficult role, like Norma it challenges all the dramatic and pyrotechnic abilities of the singer. That is why very few singers even attempt this role. This opera is very much like Norma is the respect that few singers qualify true success in the role. Bel raggio lushinghier is spectacular show stopper; it gives the sopran...

Joan Sutherland's "the Art of the Primadonna" is certainly well known to opera lovers. Sutherland was always a most wonderful singer, but this was one of her best (if not THE best) recordings. Presented here, is the aria of Queen Semiramide from Rossini's "Semiramide". There are numerous versions of this aria, but, for me this will always be the be...

Giacomo Meyerbeer "Deh, venite a questo seno" da Semiramide Clara Polito -- Semiramide Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia Rani Calderon -- direttore Slovak Choir of Bratislava Pavol Prochazka -- direttore del coro Foto © Mimmo Laera - Audio © Dynamic srl Italy

Adelaide Negri - Semiramide - Bel raggio lusinghier - Sao Paolo - 1980