专辑呈现了罗西尼独特的音乐特征和引人瞩目的精彩二重唱。《西基斯蒙多》讲述了一个受虐待的妻子对她的疯丈夫仍然一往情深的爱情故事。凭借着重表达疯狂与内疚、花腔表现内心活动，罗西尼拓宽了宏大叙事传统的界限，达到了更深刻探寻心理戏剧之效果，用实验方式为常规表达创造了一个迷人效果。

Filled with Rossini’s distinctive musical hallmarks and notable for some wonderful duets, Sigismondo is the tale of an abused wife who retains her love for her mad husband. With the emphasis on madness and guilt and coloratura expressions of inner feeling, Rossini propels the boundaries of the grand narrative tradition into a more searching psychological drama, creating a fascinating meeting of convention with experiment.