NOVEMBER 2026 NEW ON NAXOS
Gioachino ROSSINI (1792–1868) Il vero omaggio Cantata (1822) Libretto by Giulio Genoino (1773–1856) and Gaetano Rossi (1774–1855) Sofia Mchedlishvili, Soprano • Teresa Iervolino, Mezzo-soprano Michele Angelini, Giorgio Misseri, Tenors Roberto Lorenzi, Bass-baritone Kraków Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra Antonino Fogliani Rossini’s Il vero omaggio , or ‘The True Homage’, is a cantata written for a gala concert at the Congress of Verona in 1822. The composer used his pre-existing work La riconoscenza almost in full but added extra music, composed a new finale, and adapted several pieces for different voice categories. The story is of a pastoral couple on their wedding day – a self-confident shepherd and a timid shepherdess – and reveals Rossini’s effortless skill in crafting a ‘new’ work of personal and expressive warmth. Key features: • Antonino Fogliani is a leading Italian conductor renowned for his mastery of his country’s operatic repertoire. He has conducted Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini at Bayerische Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala and the Semperoper, and has been Music Director of the Rossini in Wildbad Festival since 2011. His Naxos recordings span Rossini, Mercadante, Morlacchi, Bellini and Vaccai, with Opera News praising his Il viaggio a Reims (8.660382-84) for its ‘spirited, stylistically astute performance… ending on a note of notable exhilaration’. • Sofia Mchedlishvili , winner of the Lado Ataneli Competition and the International Bel Canto Prize, has shone at Rossini in Wildbad and recorded Demetrio e Polibio (8.660405-06) and Il viaggio a Reims with Fogliani. American Record Guide commended her ‘confident and communicative, bright and very precise’ colouratura, while Gramophone described her performance as ‘something of a tour de force’. • Rising bel canto talents include Teresa Iervolino , hailed by MusicWeb International for ‘consistent vocal allure and standard of performance’; Michele Angelini , praised by ConcertoNet.com for ‘superb breath control, beautiful tone and a dramatic sensibility’; and Giorgio Misseri , recognised by Opera-charm.com as ‘an excellent interpreter of the bel canto repertoire’.
8.574759 Release date: 27 Nov 2026
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Giorgio Misseri Il genio d’Austria
Teresa Iervolino Alceo
Roberto Lorenzi Elpino
Michele Angelini Fileno
Sofia Mchedlishvili Argene
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