Cleopatra (Rossi) Explained

Cleopatra is an 1876 opera by Lauro Rossi to a libretto by Marco D'Arienzo based on Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. The opera was first performed on 5 March 1876 at the Teatro Regio in Turin.

Recording

• Cleopatra - (Cleopatra), Alessandro Liberatore (Marco Antonio), Paolo Pecchioli (Ottavio Cesare), Sebastian Catana (Diomede), William Corrò (Proculejo), Tiziana Carraro (Ottavia), Paola Gardina (Carmiana); & Coro Lirico Marchigiano 'V. Bellini', David Crescenzi. Naxos^[1] DVD or 2CD

External links

• Libretto, Turin 1876, archive.org
• Libretto, Turin 1878, loc.gov
• Libretto, Naxos Records
• Work details, Corago, University of Bologna

Notes and References

1. Gramophone, June 2011