Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
The Thieving Magpie
Melodramma in two acts
Libretto by Giovanni Gherardini after "La Pie vouleuse," by J.M.T. Badouin and Louis-Charles Caigniez
English translation by Jeremy Sams
Fabrizio Vingradito, a rich farmer.... Jeremy White, bass
Lucia, his wife.... Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano
Giannetto, their son, a soldier.... Barry Banks, tenor
Ninetta, a servant in their house.... Majella Cullagh, soprano
Fernando Villabella, Ninetta's father, a soldier.... Russell Smythe, soprano
Gottardo, the village mayor.... Christopher Purves, baritone
Pippo, a young pesant, in Fabrizio's service.... Nerys Jones, mezzo-soprano
Isacco, a pedlar.... John Graham-Hall, tenor
Antonio, the jailer.... Stuart Kale, tenor
Giorgio, the mayor's servant.... Toby Stafford-Allen, baritone
Ernesto, friend of Fernando, a soldier.... Nicholas Garrett, bass
Judge.... Darren Jeffery, baritone
Judge.... Philip Tebb, bass
Clerk.... Daniel Slater
Magpie.... Prunella Scales
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Philharmonia Orchestra
Assitant conductors: Gareth Hancock and Philip Walsh
David Parry
Recording venue: Blackheath Halls, London: 21-23 & 27-28 September 2002
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