Le Comte Ory. 1997
An opera composed by Gioachino Rossini in 1828
Some of the music originates from his opera Il viaggio a Reims written three years earlier for the coronation of Charles X
The French libretto was by Eugène Scribe and Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson
adapted from a comedy they had first written in 1817
Directed by Jérôme Savary
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Andrew Davis
Cast:
Le Comte Ory - Marc Laho
Raimbaud - Ludivoc Tézier
Adèle - Annick Massis
Ragonde - Jane Shaulis
Tutor - Julien Robbins
Isolier - Diana Montague
Filmed live at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1997
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