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Le comte Ory

Jan 23, 2013

2h 21m

★ 7.0

Overview

Cecilia Bartoli stars in this ebullient Zurich Opera House production of Rossini’s first French-language comedy opera described by the international press as “pure, unadulterated fun” and reminds us of her comic gifts and her naturalness as a stage actor — as well as her total sympathy with the music of Rossini.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Opernhaus Zurich

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Cast

Comte Ory

Javier Camarena

Contesse Adèle

Cecilia Bartoli

Isolier

Rebeca Olvera

Ragonde

Liliana Nikiteanu

Raimbaud

Oliver Widmer

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Teresa Sedlmair

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Aaron Agulay

Corypheus

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