Giovanni Pacini - SAFFO - Act II finale

SAFFO • Tragedia lirica in 3 parti • Composer: Giovanni Pacini • Libretto: Salvadore Cammarano • First performed: Teatro San Carlo, Naples, 29 November 1840 Setting: Ancient Greece, around the time of the 42nd Olympiad (612 BCE) SAFFO marked Pacini’s triumphant return to the opera stage after a hiatus of several years following the failure of CARLO DI BORGOGNA. At the end of Act II, the poetess discovers that Faon, the man she loves, has just married another woman; in her rage, she overturns the wedding altar. Francesca Pedaci (Saffo), Carlo Ventre (Faone), Roberto de Candia (Alcandro), and Maria Pentcheva (Climene), with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maurizio Benini, Wexford, 1995. Marco Polo B00000465M.