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Sondra Radvanovsky stars in first revival of Il pirata in Naples since 1834

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Reviewed at Teatro di San Carlo, Naples on 6 February 2021
Bellini, Il pirata (Concert performance)
Teatro di San Carlo
Antonino Fogliani, Conductor
Luca Salsi, Ernesto
Sondra Radvanovsky, Imogene
Celso Albelo, Gualtiero
Francesco Pittari, Itulbo
Emanuele Cordaro, Goffredo
Anna Maria Sarra, Adele
Coro del Teatro di San Carlo
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo
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