Claudio Abbado: Rossini The Journey to Reims, or The Hotel of the Golden Fleur-de-lis

Claudio Abbado: Rossini Il Viaggio a Reims
Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester

Rossini
Il Viaggio a Reims
(Halbszenische Aufführung)

Sylvia McNair (Corinna)
Lucia Valentini-Terrani (Marchesa Melibea)
Luciana Serra (Contessa di Folleville)
Cheryl Studer (Madama Cortese)
Raul Gimenez (Cavalier Belfiore)
William Matteuzzi (Conte di Libenskof)
Samuel Ramey (Lord Sidney)
Ruggero Raimondi (Don Profondo)
Enzo Dara (Barone di Trombonok)
Lucio Gallo (Don Alvaro)
Giorgio Surjan (Don Prudenzio)
Guglielmo Mattei (Don Luigino)
Nicoletta Curiel (Maddalena)
Barbara Frittoli (Modestina)
Claudio Otelli (Antonio)
Bojidar Nikolov (Zefirino)
Bojidar Nikolov (Gelsomino)

Oktober 1992

Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L'albergo del giglio d'oro (The Journey to Reims, or The Hotel of the Golden Fleur-de-lis) is an operatic dramma giocoso, originally performed in three acts, by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Balocchi, based in part on Corinne, ou L'Italie by Mme de Staël.

Rossini's last opera in the Italian language (all of his later works were in French) premiered under the title Le voyage à Reims, ou l'Hôtel du Lys-d'Or. It was commissioned to celebrate the coronation of French King Charles X in Reims in 1825 and has been acclaimed as one of Rossini's finest compositions. A demanding work, it requires 14 soloists (three sopranos, one contralto, two tenors, four baritones, and four basses). At its premiere, it was sung by the greatest voices of the day.