GIUSEPPE APOLLONI (1822-1889): L’Ebreo.

Description: Apolloni’s second of five operas was his most successful. Premiered at La Fenice in 1855, it is set in the Spain of Ferdinand and Isabella and is in the style of middle-period Verdi. This is a reissue but its original release predates our stewardship of Records International. 2 CDs. Italian-English libretto. Simone Alaimo (bass), Fernanda Costa (soprano), Dino di Domenico (tenor), Coro Francesco Cilea di Reggio Calabria, Orchestra Sinfonica di San Remo; Massimo de Bernart. Original 1990 release.