Giovanni Pacini - L'ULTIMO GIORNO DI POMPEI - Act I finale

L’ULTIMO GIORNO DI POMPEI Melodramma tragico in 2 acts Composer: Giovanni Pacini Libretto: Andrea Leone Tottola First performed: Teatro San Carlo, Naples, 19 November 1825 SETTING: Pompeii, 24 August 79 AD The wicked tribune Appio Diomede frames Ottavia, a magistrate's wife, for adultery when she rejects him. The volcano doesn't erupt until the end of Act II, but there's plenty of fire and fury at the halfway point. Iano Tamar (Ottavia); Raúl Giménez (Appio Diomede); and Nicolas Rivenq (Sallustio); with the Bratislava Chamber Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro Massimo Bellini, conducted by Giuliano Carella. Martina Franca, 1996. Dynamic 729.