Il Viaggio a Reims at Brooklyn Center Performing Arts, Walt Whitman Theatre

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2. Il Viaggio a Reims

Rossini's last opera in the Italian language (all of his later works were in French) premiered under the title Le voyage à Reims. It was commissioned to celebrate the coronation of French King Charles X in Reims in 1825 and has been acclaimed as one of Rossini's finest compositions. A demanding work, it requires 14 soloists - three sopranos, one contralto, two tenors, four baritones, and four basses. The attributed overture remains one of Rossini's most recorded works, infusing a grand and elegant style with heavy orchestral power.