BBC Symphony Orchestra/Venditti review – a fervent but lithe-limbed Stabat Mater
Royal Albert Hall, LondonNil Venditti’s animated account of Rossini’s choral work embraced its lyricism and theatricality – paired on the bill with the Proms debut of Respighi’s Church WindowsCheered to the rafters at its 1842 premiere, Rossini’s Stabat Mater has held its place in the repertoire ever since. Its nonchalant bel canto tunefulness, however, has attracted its fair share of detractors. True, the famous tenor aria Cujus Animam Gementem, which skips along like a Neapolitan street song, is an unusual…
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