The siege of Corinth
Subtitle: [L'assedio di Corinto]
By: Rossini ; libretto by della Valle
Contributors: Balocchi, Luigi, 1766-1832; Soumet, Alexandre, 1786-1845; Bassi, Calisto; Sills, Beverly; Verrett, Shirley; Theyard, Harry; Díaz, Justino; Schippers, Thomas; Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra
Publisher: Angel
Published: 1975
Place of publication: [United States]
Language: ita
Subjects: Operas
Other titles: Assedio de Corinto
Work titles: Siège de Corinthe
Notes: Opera in three acts.

Libretto by Luigi Balocchi and Alexandre Soumet, based on libretto of Maometto II, a two-act opera seria by Cesare della Valle; Italian translation by Calisto Bassi.

Duration: 161 min., 6 sec.

Automatic sequence.

Program notes by S. Sequi on container, and by J.F. Mastroianni, with synopsis, and libretto with English translation by G. Morris (27 p. : ill., ports.) laid in container.

Beverly Sills, soprano (Pamira) ; Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano (Neocle) ; Harry Theyard, tenor (Cleomene) ; Justino Diaz, bass (Maometto) ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Thomas Schippers, conductor.

"Recorded at All Saints Church, Tooting."

Sung in Italian.