A concert by Raffaella Milanesi will brighten up a winter’s day with the sunshine of Italian opera

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Created on Wednesday, 22 January 2014 10:42

Height of bel canto with Collegium 1704
On Tuesday, 18 February, the Italian soprano Raffaella Milanesi will perform in Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum, Prague, accompanied by the Collegium 1704 orchestra as part of the critically and publicly acclaimed series Baroque Opera Stars. The programme will comprise much later music than has been customary for this orchestra: Italian opera of the height of bel canto, juxtaposed with late classical works by Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven. Of the Italian repertoire, Raffaella Milanesi will sing arias from works by masters like Gaetano Donizetti (Lucia di Lammermoor), Vincenzo Bellini (La Sonnambula), and Gioacchino Rossini (Otello). The Collegium 1704 orchestra will perform this fascinating music on instruments dating from the period when the pieces were written, giving the music unusually rich timbres.
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