‘It can be truly said of Adelaide di Borgogna that, like a rose, it bloomed but a day - l’espace d’un matin.’ First performed in Rome on 27 December 1817, it enjoyed very few revivals. In 2011 the Rossini Festival in Pesaro presented the second staged performance of Adelaide di Borgogna since 1825. It stars sought-after mezzo Daniela Barcellona as Ottone, young Australian soprano Jessica Pratt, who possesses a natural-born bel canto voice, in the role of Adelaide, and Bogdan Mihai gives proof of his versatile coloratura-tenor. Director Pier’ Alli devised a modern, stylish look for his production, which interweaves medieval aspects with ironically used elements from the time of the opera’s genesis. His video installations create a beautifully abstract world for Rossini’s colourful music.

Gioachino Rossini

Adelaide di Borgogna

• Ottone – Daniela Barcellona
• Adelaide – Jessica Pratt
• Adelberto – Bogdan Mihai
• Berengario – Nicola Ulivieri
• Eurice – Jeannette Fischer
• Iroldo – Francesca Pierpaoli
• Ernesto – Clemente Antonio Daliotti

Dmitri Jurowski, conductor

Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra and Chorus

Pier’ Alli - Stage Director, Set, Costume and Lighting Designer

Recorded live from the Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro, 2011

Bonus: Making of Adelaide di Borgogna