Rossini’s “Moses”
Rossini’s “Moses,” one of his most successful operas, has been revived occasionally in recent years and subjected to a mixture of critical enthusiasm and reservation.
“ ‘Moses’ is often sublime, and also often boring,” said “The Times” music critic, while Andrew Porter ranked it as one of Rossini’s three best as “great grand opera—uneven but great.” It was originally redrafted from an oratorio for performance at Naples, and then considerably rewritten for performance in Paris where for season after season it was revived and acclaimed. The conversation point then, according to Stendhal, was a striking phrase repeated again and again like an idee fixe, something very unlike Rossini. Some were certain that Rossini, who was notoriously lazy, had stolen it from a German contemporary and they wrote to the German for confirmation; he replied that he had not been so fortunate as to write anything as glorious. Highlights from “Moses” will be broadcast from 3YC on Saturday.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31005, 10 March 1966, Page 12
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