Passionart Orchestra, Andres Jes�s Gallucci, Filippo Morace, Cesar Cortes, Eleonora Bellocci, Ricardo Seguel, Maria del Mar Humanes, Filippo Pina Castiglioni, Nicola Pascoli - Johann Simon Mayr: L'accademia di musica ('The Academy of Music')

Johann Simon Mayr was among the most successful composers prior to Rossini, and while he was long remembered as Donizetti�s teacher his excellent music is now gaining the recognition it deserves. L�accademia di musica is a single-act farsa or comedy, its 2 a variation on the familiar situation of an elderly rich man trying to seduce and marry his young maid and the complications and intrigues that ensue, including �play within a play� and a concert held as part of the opera. With its vaudeville finale and metaphorical touches, this opera simultaneously recalls 18th-century traditions and anticipates Rossini. This latest release from our ongoing and always popular recordings from Rossini in Wildbad sees a welcome return of the stylish Passionart Orchestra at this bel canto festival, with singers and instrumentalists brought together by the experienced baton of Nicola Pascoli to create a production of a virtually unknown opera that generated much acclaim.