Donna Serpente Release:Donna Serpente Aria et Final as one

Aria et Final as one of the few "lucid" compositions of the late romantic period and pardons it for it's difficulty in playing technique: "But what do difficulties mean when the emotional content compensates one for it in such a rich way

full of courage and bravery

role exchanges (the pianist sings)

I would say - and see what happens if we let them share a portion of their journey in each other's company

Recorded in the beautiful Besedni Dum

Donna Serpente Release:Donna Serpente Aria et Final as oneAlfredo Casella was one of the 'Generation of the eighties' who sought to shake Italian music from it's longstanding operatic heritage and the dominance of Puccini. La donna serpente was Casella's only full scale opera, it's fantastic plot based on Carlo Gozzi's renowned fairy tale that perpetually alternates between tragedy and comedy, expressed in neo Classical music that skillfully portrays the sinister and ethereal world of the fairies as well as