Cimarosa: L’Olimpiade (2-CD)

Composer: Domenico Cimarosa
Artists: Josh Lovell, Rocío Pérez, Marie Lys, Maite Beaumont, Mathilde Ortscheidt, Alex Banfield, Les Talens Lyriques
Conductor: Christophe Rousset
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Château de Versailles
Release Date: March 19, 2024

Born in 1749, Cimarosa was one of Europe’s leading composers at the end of the 18th century. It was during his most productive period that he produced his L’Olimpiade, a grand opera seria transformed into a sumptuous bel canto drama. In it, Cimarosa brings heroism to the athletes competing in the Games in Olympia, the winner of which will marry Princess Aristea. The seemingly inextricable plot allows the composer to write some of the most extraordinary arias based on Metastasio’s libretto. 

Christophe Rousset, champion of the Italian repertoire of the end of the 18th century, leads a dazzling cast in this hurricane of bel canto.

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