Samuel Ramey; Maria Guleghina; Sara Fulgoni; Violeta Urmana; Stuart Neill; “OBERTO“; Giuseppe Verdi

This channel is the re-establishment of previous channels that have been sadly terminated. ========================= Samuel Ramey--Oberto Maria Guleghina--Leonora Sara Fulgoni--Imelda Violeta Urmana--Cuniza Stuart Neill--Riccardo Academy of st. Martin in the Fields London Voices Sir Neville Marriner--conductor 1996 ===================== Time: 1228Place: Northern Italy Before the action takes place, a battle has been fought between Oberto, Count of San Boniface, and the Salinguerra, led by Ezzelino da Romana. Oberto has lost and has retreated to Mantua. Meanwhile, his daughter Leonora has been seduced and abandoned by Riccardo, Count of Salinguerra, and Riccardo is about to marry Cuniza, Ezzelino’s sister. Leonora makes her way to Bassano on Riccardo’s wedding day, intent on confronting him. Act 1 Scene 1: The countryside near Bassano Riccardo is welcomed by a chorus as he is about to enter Ezzelino’s palace. He sings of his joy at being clos