Bellini: 5 Complete Operas (10 CDS)

The Sicilian composer Vincenzo Bellini was among the most prominent representatives of Italian belcanto opera during the first half of the 19th century. This box set presents five complete opera recordings from the years 1989 to 1991 - Adelson e Salvini, Bianca e Fernando, Zaira, I Capuleti e i Montecchi and I Puritani. It features conductors specialising in belcanto: Richard Bonynge, Andrea Licata and Bruno Campella, alongside nternationally known vocal personalities, among them William Matteuzzi, Paolo Washington and Mariella Devia.