Soloists:Wurttemberg Po - ROSSINI: Ciro in Babilonia

A story of love, marital fidelity, the defeat of a tyrant (the Babylonian King Belshazzar) and the triumph of the good, Rossini's 'Ciro in Babilonia' is a bold fusion of biblical and secular subjects set to brilliant, thrilling music. Although intended to be staged during Lent, 'Ciro' includes all the time-honoured ingredients of serious opera such as the test of love, military scenes, the help of a turncoat, disguise, prison scenes, a funeral march and a sudden happy ending.