SALIERI

Europa Riconosciuta

Diana Damrau, Desirée Rancatore, Genia Kühmeier, Daniela Barcellona, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Alessandro Ruggiero; Alessandra Ferri, Roberto Bolle; Coro, Corpo di Ballo e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala/riccardo Muti; dir. Luca Ronconi (Milan, 2004)

Warner Classics 9029588998 133 mins

This is the first serious opera by Salieri that I have seen and heard, and I am impressed. It is a relatively early work, the libretto of which was passed on to the composer by his close friend Gluck. And