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Salieri’s ‘Cublai, gran kan de’ Tartari’ (1788) displays all its heroic-comic loquaciousness, for Giambattista Casti’s libretto barely conceals its piquant parody of the European monarchical courts behind its plot set in Cathay. The figure of the Great Khan, in particular, is a droll evocation of Peter the Great. Censored even before its premiere, the work waited to be resurrected in its original version with the help of Les Talens Lyriques and their conductor Christophe Rousset, ardent defenders of Salieri’s music. Reviews The Times 24th April 2025 “Rousset’s singers really let rip. Braggadocio oozes from Mirco Palazzi’s Cublai, the pleasure-seeking ruler of Cathay. Marie Lys is on fire too as Alzima, the Bengal princess needed for his dynastic plan…True, it’s long (159 minutes), yet fast-moving, with music that might not make Mozart jealous but still earns the right to be heard and enjoyed. – 4 out of 5 stars |
