DONIZETTI - Il Paria

GAETANO DONIZETTI 

Il Paria 

Neala - Albina Shagimuratova
Idamore - René Barbera
Zareste - Misha Kiria
Akebare - Marko Mimica
Zaide - Kathryn Rudge
Empsaele - Thomas Atkins

Britten Sinfonia, Opera Rara Chorus
Sir Mark Elder

Set in 16th-century India, Il Paria is a powerful and moving story of forbidden love, social barriers and religious intolerance. Donizetti was particularly proud of the opera, using many of its melodies in later compositions.
Returning to Opera Rara following their multi-award-winning recording of Rossini's Semiramide, Albina Shagimuratova leads a stellarcast that includes René Barbera, singing one of the most demanding roles ever written for a tenor, and the talented Georgian baritone Misha Kiria. (Opera Rara)