Maometto Secondo [2 Discs]

Gioachino Rossini modifies his "Maometto II" composition for the December 26, 1822 opening of the 1823 Carnival season, originally staged at Venice's Teatro La Fenice, in this performance featuring vocals by Italian bass Lorenzo Regazzo. Conductor Claudio Scimone guides the symphony orchestra, and Pier Luigi Pizzi directs for television.