Click here to download the Libretto- Gioachino Rossini. Dramma serio in two acts. 1813.
- Libretto by Felice Romani, after Gaetano Sertor’s libretto Zenobia di Palmira, set by Anfossi in 1789.
- First performance at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on 26th December 1813.
The Roman Emperor Aurelianus has seized Antioch and taken prisoner, then released, the ambitious Queen Zenobia and her lover, the Persian prince Arsace. Nobly suppressing his own feelings, the Emperor allows the lovers to be united and to live in the pastoral simplicity that the young prince prefers. It is this element that gives rise to the most characteristic music.
![ROSSINI, G.: Adelaide di Borgogna [Opera] (Sadovnikova, Gritskova, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Acocella)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660401-02.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Adelaide di Borgogna [Opera] (Sadovnikova, Gritskova, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Acocella)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Armida [Opera] (Opera Vlaanderen, 2015) (NTSC)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/dyn-37763.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Armida [Opera] (Opera Vlaanderen, 2015) (NTSC)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Aureliano in Palmira [Opera] (Gatell, Dalla Benetta, Viotti, Pitts, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Pérez-Sierra)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660448-50.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Aureliano in Palmira [Opera] (Gatell, Dalla Benetta, Viotti, Pitts, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Pérez-Sierra)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Barbiere di Siviglia (Il) [Opera] (Servile, Ganassi, Vargas, Hungarian Radio Choir, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Humburg)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660027-29.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Barbiere di Siviglia (Il) [Opera] (Servile, Ganassi, Vargas, Hungarian Radio Choir, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Humburg)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Barbiere di Siviglia (Il) [Opera] (Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 2017) (NTSC)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/2.110592.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Barbiere di Siviglia (Il) [Opera] (Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 2017) (NTSC)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Bianca e Falliero [Opera] (Forte, Yarovaya, Tarver, Anderzhanov, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Fogliani)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660407-09.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Bianca e Falliero [Opera] (Forte, Yarovaya, Tarver, Anderzhanov, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Fogliani)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Ciro in Babilonia [Opera] (Gemmabella, Islam-Ali-Zade, Botta, ARS Brunensis Chamber Choir, Württemberg Philharmonic, Fogliani)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660203-04.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Ciro in Babilonia [Opera] (Gemmabella, Islam-Ali-Zade, Botta, ARS Brunensis Chamber Choir, Württemberg Philharmonic, Fogliani)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Comte Ory (Le) [Opera] (Rhys-Evans, Gerrard, Islam-Ali-Zade, Czech Philharmonic Choir, Brno, Czech Chamber Soloists, Brno, Cohen)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660207-08.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Comte Ory (Le) [Opera] (Rhys-Evans, Gerrard, Islam-Ali-Zade, Czech Philharmonic Choir, Brno, Czech Chamber Soloists, Brno, Cohen)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Comte Ory (Le) [Opera] (Malmö Opera, 2015) (NTSC)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/2.110388.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Comte Ory (Le) [Opera] (Malmö Opera, 2015) (NTSC)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Demetrio e Polibio [Opera] (Mchedlishvili, Yarovaya, Arrieta, Dall'Amico, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Acocella)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660405-06.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Demetrio e Polibio [Opera] (Mchedlishvili, Yarovaya, Arrieta, Dall'Amico, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Acocella)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Donna del lago (La) [Opera] (Mironov, Ganassi, Pizzolato, Tubingen Festival Band, SWR Kaiserslautern Orchestra, Zedda)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660235-36.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Donna del lago (La) [Opera] (Mironov, Ganassi, Pizzolato, Tubingen Festival Band, SWR Kaiserslautern Orchestra, Zedda)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Eduardo e Cristina [Opera] (Polverelli, Dalla Benetta, Tarver, Xiang Xu, Anderzhanov, Gelmetti)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660466-67.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Eduardo e Cristina [Opera] (Polverelli, Dalla Benetta, Tarver, Xiang Xu, Anderzhanov, Gelmetti)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Equivoco stravagante (L') [Opera] (Petrova, Felice, Vinco, Schmunck, Minarelli, Czech Chamber Chorus and Orchestra, Zedda)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660087-88.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Equivoco stravagante (L') [Opera] (Petrova, Felice, Vinco, Schmunck, Minarelli, Czech Chamber Chorus and Orchestra, Zedda)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Equivoco stravagante (L') [Opera] (Rossini in Wildbad, 2018) (NTSC)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/2.110696.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Equivoco stravagante (L') [Opera] (Rossini in Wildbad, 2018) (NTSC)")
![ROSSINI, G.: La gazza ladra [Opera] (Moreno, Tarver, Regazzo, Praticò, Brno Classica Chamber Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Zedda)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660369-71.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: La gazza ladra [Opera] (Moreno, Tarver, Regazzo, Praticò, Brno Classica Chamber Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Zedda)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Guillaume Tell [Opera] (complete version) (Foster-Williams, Spyres, J. Howarth, Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Fogliani)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660363-66.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Guillaume Tell [Opera] (complete version) (Foster-Williams, Spyres, J. Howarth, Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Fogliani)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Guillaume Tell (William Tell) [Opera] (Royal Opera House, 2015) (NTSC)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/oa1205d.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Guillaume Tell (William Tell) [Opera] (Royal Opera House, 2015) (NTSC)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Inganno felice (L') [Opera] (Tarver, Mologni, Regazzo, Czech Chamber Soloists, Brno, Zedda)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660233-34.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Inganno felice (L') [Opera] (Tarver, Mologni, Regazzo, Czech Chamber Soloists, Brno, Zedda)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Ivanhoe [Opera] (Festival della Valle d'Itria di Martina Franca, 2001)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/cds397.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Ivanhoe [Opera] (Festival della Valle d'Itria di Martina Franca, 2001)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Maometto II [Opera] (Palazzi, Balbo, Süngü, Yarovaya, Kabongo, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Fogliani)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660444-46.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Maometto II [Opera] (Palazzi, Balbo, Süngü, Yarovaya, Kabongo, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Fogliani)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Matilde di Shabran (original version) [Opera] (Angelini, Blanch, Górecki Chamber Choir, Passionart Orchestra Krakow, Pérez-Sierra)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660492-94.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Matilde di Shabran (original version) [Opera] (Angelini, Blanch, Górecki Chamber Choir, Passionart Orchestra Krakow, Pérez-Sierra)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Moïse et Pharaon (1827 Paris version) [Opera] (Birkus, Balbo, Bills, Dalla Benetta, Górecki Chamber Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Carminati)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660473-75.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Moïse et Pharaon (1827 Paris version) [Opera] (Birkus, Balbo, Bills, Dalla Benetta, Górecki Chamber Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Carminati)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Mose in Egitto (1819 Naples version) [Opera] (Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Wurttemberg Philharmonic, Fogliani)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660220-21.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Mose in Egitto (1819 Naples version) [Opera] (Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Wurttemberg Philharmonic, Fogliani)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Ricciardo e Zoraide [Opera] (Marianelli, Mironov, Bills, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Pérez-Sierra)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660419-21.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Ricciardo e Zoraide [Opera] (Marianelli, Mironov, Bills, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Pérez-Sierra)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Ricciardo e Zoraide [Opera] (Rossini Opera Festival, 2018) (NTSC)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/752608.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Ricciardo e Zoraide [Opera] (Rossini Opera Festival, 2018) (NTSC)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Semiramide [Opera] (Penda, Pizzolato, Regazzo, Osborn, Mastroni, Fogliani)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660340-42.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Semiramide [Opera] (Penda, Pizzolato, Regazzo, Osborn, Mastroni, Fogliani)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Siege de Corinthe (Le) [Opera] (Regazzo, Cullagh, Spyres, Sala, Ramos, Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Tingaud)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660329-30.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Siege de Corinthe (Le) [Opera] (Regazzo, Cullagh, Spyres, Sala, Ramos, Poznan Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Tingaud)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Sigismondo [Opera] (Gritskova, Aleida, Tarver, Bakonyi, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Fogliani)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660403-04.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Sigismondo [Opera] (Gritskova, Aleida, Tarver, Bakonyi, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Fogliani)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Signor Bruschino (Il) [Opera] (Codeluppi, Leoni, Rossi, Virtuosi Italiani, Desderi)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660128.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Signor Bruschino (Il) [Opera] (Codeluppi, Leoni, Rossi, Virtuosi Italiani, Desderi)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Tancredi [Opera] (Podleś, Sumi Jo, Olsen, Capella Brugensis, Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Zedda)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660037-38.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Tancredi [Opera] (Podleś, Sumi Jo, Olsen, Capella Brugensis, Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Zedda)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Il viaggio a Reims [Opera] (L. Giordano, Pizzolato, Mchedlishvili, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Fogliani)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660382-84.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Il viaggio a Reims [Opera] (L. Giordano, Pizzolato, Mchedlishvili, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Fogliani)")
![ROSSINI, G.: Zelmira [Opera] (S. Dalla Benetta, J. Stewart, Comparato, Górecki Chamber Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Gelmetti)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660468-70.jpg "ROSSINI, G.: Zelmira [Opera] (S. Dalla Benetta, J. Stewart, Comparato, Górecki Chamber Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Gelmetti)")