Killer queen
Rossini’s Semiramide is a highly original and imaginative work of theater that impresses for its creative and beautifully scored orchestration, incisive recitatives and ensembles, and theatrically intriguing characters.
Alex Esposito
7 pieces since 2013 — in 4 roles, at 4 companies, most often at Royal Opera House.
7
pieces
4
roles
4
companies
14
years
By role
Role Assur
Role Fiesco
Past is prologue
Simon Boccanegra has never felt as foreboding or prophetic as it did at a recent performance at La Fenice.
Role Leporello
Juan and two
I always think of Don Giovanni as half of the greatest opera ever written. Or, actually, about 2/3 of the greatest opera ever written.
Role Mustafa
Rich man’s frug
A good performance of a Rossini opera buffa usually bubbles along merrily.