Rossini: Ciro in Babilonia - Rossini Opera Festival
The Biblical story of Belshazzar's hubristic arrogance, set against the valour of the young warrrior-leader Cyrus, provided the 20-year-old Rossini with a dramatic story enriched by West-Eastern implications which still speak to us today. For the title role of Cyrus, Rossini wrote what wou
Michael Spyres
Ewa Podleś
Jessica Pratt