Credits:

Claudio Scimone, Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento

Description:

Mikiellos bold, modern stagingwhich has taken Europe by stormshines brightlyThe Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) is held every August in Pesaro, in the Marche region of Italy, Rossinis birthplace. This DVD features a recording of the new production of *The Silk Ladder*, staged in 2009 at this festival, which draws opera fans from around the worldespecially Rossini enthusiasts.The director is Damiano Michieletto, whose 2011 production of *Cosi fan tutte* at the New National Theatre in Tokyo is still fresh in the memory of Japanese opera fans. Lines resembling a floor plan are drawn on the stage, against which a contemporary set is arranged. A mirror placed at an angle in the background reflects the floor. Mikiello succeeds in vividly bringing to life Rossinis slapstick comedy, brimming with laughter and irony.Among the singers, the young soprano Olga Perechats