Samaras: Mademoiselle De Belle-isle
) | Label: Naxos Opera Catalog: 8660508-09 Format: COMPACT DISC Kontos, Pantelis; Kaval Choir of Sofia; Maropoulos, Pavlos; Krilovici, Marina; Simos, Angelo; Arapis, Martha; Fidetzis, Byron; Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra; Christoyannis, TassisRemembered today for the Olympic Anthem, Spyridon Samaras was the most distinguished Greek composer of his day and the first to gain international recognition. By the time Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle was produced, Samaras was a well-established and much-admired opera composer in the Italian Romantic style. The narrative of the opera sees the mischievous plans of the Duke of Richelieu descending into a complex tangle of amorous deceptions, tests of faithfulness and the perils of dueling. The score for this world premiere recording has been painstakingly restored by Byron Fidetzis.  Price: $38.98 |