Anastasia Bartoli a regal Ermione at the Rossini Opera Festival

Anastasia Bartoli (Ermione)

Anastasia Bartoli (Ermione) and Enea Scala (Pirro)

Juan Diego Flórez (Oreste)

Victoria Yarovaya (Andromaca)

Anastasia Bartoli (Ermione)

By Laura Servidei, 10 August 2024

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“displayed fine coloratura and superb control over her voluminous instrument”

Reviewed at Vitrifrigo Arena, Pesaro on 9 August 2024

Rossini, Ermione

Rossini Opera Festival

Michele Mariotti, Conductor

Johannes Erath, Director

Heike Scheele, Set Designer

Jorge Jara, Costume Designer

Fabio Antoci, Lighting Designer

Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai

Coro del Teatro Ventidio Basso

Bibi Abel, Video

Anastasia Bartoli, Ermione

Victoria Yarovaya, Andromaca

Enea Scala, Pirro

Juan Diego Flórez, Orestes, son of Agammemnon

Antonio Mandrillo, Pilade

Martiniana Antonie, Cleone

Michael Mofidian, Fenicio

Paola Leguizamón, Cefisa

Tianxuefei Sun, Attalo

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.