Boito: Nerone

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Naxos
Release Date
August 8, 2025
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Arrigo Boito
    • PERFORMER
      Mikheil Sheshaberidze, Franco Vassallo, Roberto Frontali, Valentina Boi, Deniz Uzun, Dongho Kim, Vas
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 08, 2025
    • UPC
      730099058278
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8660582-83
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Act I: Canto d'amore vola col vento (3 Women's Voices, Chorus, Simon Mago, Tigellino, A Bass Voice, Nerone, A Tenor Voice)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Natalia Gavrilan, Francesca Zanatta, Luana Spinola, Franco Vassallo, Dongho Kim, Nicola Ebau, Fiorenzo Tornincasa, Mikheil Sheshaberidze

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    2. Act I: Queste ad un lido fatal (Nerone, Simon Mago, Tigellino, 2 Wayfarers, Asteria)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Mikheil Sheshaberidze, Franco Vassallo, Dongho Kim, Fiorenzo Tornincasa, Nicola Ebau, Valentina Boi

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    3. Act I: Sei còlta - Chi ama la morte (Simon Mago, Asteria)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Franco Vassallo, Valentina Boi

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    4. Act I: Dove ancor lo scontrasti? (Simon Mago, Asteria)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Franco Vassallo, Valentina Boi

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    5. Act I: Padre nostro che sei ne' cieli (Rubria, Asteria)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Deniz Uzun, Valentina Boi

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    6. Act I: Fanuèl! - Non t'alzar (Rubria, Fanuèl, Simon Mago)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Deniz Uzun, Roberto Frontali, Franco Vassallo

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    7. Act I: Gloria al tuo Dio dall'alto di queste tombe! (Simon Mago, Fanuèl)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Franco Vassallo, Roberto Frontali

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    8. Act I: Nessun ci segue? (Nerone, Tigellino)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Mikheil Sheshaberidze, Dongho Kim

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    9. Act I: Egli è là, s'appressa, s'ode il clamor! (Chorus, Tigellino, Nerone, Dositèo, Gobrias, The Slave-admonisher)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Dongho Kim, Mikheil Sheshaberidze, Antonino Giacobbe, Vasyl Solodkyy, Nicola Ebau

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    10. Act II: Stupor! Portento! (Chorus, Gobrias, Dositèo, Simon Mago, Cerinto, A Temple Slave)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Vasyl Solodkyy, Antonino Giacobbe, Franco Vassallo, Natalia Gavrilan, Fiorenzo Tornincasa

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    11. Act II: Non cantan più (Simon Mago, Gobrias, Asteria, Nerone)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Franco Vassallo, Vasyl Solodkyy, Valentina Boi, Mikheil Sheshaberidze

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    12. Act II: Sparisci! No… no. Sei del miraglio l’illusion (Nerone, Asteria, Voice of Oracle)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Mikheil Sheshaberidze, Valentina Boi, Antonino Giacobbe

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    13. Act II: Cieca la salma nell'orror ripiomba… (Asteria, Nerone, Voice of Oracle, Dositèo)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Valentina Boi, Mikheil Sheshaberidze, Antonino Giacobbe

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    14. Act II: Pretoriani! Accorrete! Mirate! (Nerone, Gobrias, Chorus, Simon Mago, Asteria)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Mikheil Sheshaberidze, Vasyl Solodkyy, Franco Vassallo, Valentina Boi

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    15. Act III: E vedendo le turbe ad udir pronte (Fanuèl, Chorus, Rubria, Pèrside)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Roberto Frontali, Deniz Uzun, Natalia Gavrilan

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    16. Act III: A te i ligustri - A te l'allor (Rubria, Pèrside, Chorus, Asteria)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Deniz Uzun, Natalia Gavrilan, Valentina Boi

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    17. Act III: Di pace… una dolente… (Asteria, Rubria)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Valentina Boi, Deniz Uzun

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    18. Act III: Fanuèl… Fanuèl… (Rubria, Fanuèl, Gobrias)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Deniz Uzun, Roberto Frontali, Vasyl Solodkyy

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    19. Act III: Va' guardingo, attento esplora (Simon Mago, Gobrias, Rubria, Fanuèl)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Franco Vassallo, Vasyl Solodkyy, Deniz Uzun, Roberto Frontali

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    20. Act III: Furar tentai ciò che negasti (Simon Mago, Fanuèl, Chorus, Rubria)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Franco Vassallo, Roberto Frontali, Deniz Uzun

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    21. Act III: Vivete in pace (Fanuèl, Chorus, Rubria, Pèrside)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Roberto Frontali, Deniz Uzun, Natalia Gavrilan

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    22. Act IV Part 1: Vittoria! (Chorus)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    23. Act IV Part 1: I verdi han vinto… è salva Roma (Gobrias, Simon Mago, Chorus)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Vasyl Solodkyy, Franco Vassallo

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    24. Act IV Part 1: Che vuoi dir? (Nerone, Tigellino, Chorus, Gobrias, Simon Mago, Fanuèl)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Mikheil Sheshaberidze, Dongho Kim, Vasyl Solodkyy, Franco Vassallo, Roberto Frontali

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    25. Act IV Part 1: Una Vestale! - Sien salvi! (Chorus, Nerone, Rubria, Simon Mago, Fanuèl, Gobrias, Tigellino)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Mikheil Sheshaberidze, Deniz Uzun, Franco Vassallo, Roberto Frontali, Vasyl Solodkyy, Dongho Kim

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    26. Act IV Part 1: L'incendio è nelle fornici (Gobrias, Chorus)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Vasyl Solodkyy

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    27. Act IV Part 2: Scendi. Cerchiam tra i morti (Asteria, Fanuèl)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Valentina Boi, Roberto Frontali

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    28. Act IV Part 2: Ciel!… Respira!… Vivrà! (Fanuèl, Asteria, Rubria)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Roberto Frontali, Valentina Boi, Deniz Uzun

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    29. Act IV Part 2: Una mano pia ti ricoperse colla bianca stola (Fanuèl, Rubria)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Roberto Frontali, Deniz Uzun

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    30. Act IV Part 2: M'odi… la morte a ogni attimo mi strugge… (Rubria, Fanuèl)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Deniz Uzun, Roberto Frontali

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    31. Act IV Part 2: Sento che ascende l'ombra d'un vespero strano (Rubria, Fanuèl)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Deniz Uzun, Roberto Frontali

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo

    32. Act IV Part 2: Rubria - L'incendio ne avvolge! (Fanuèl, Asteria)

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

      Performer: Roberto Frontali, Valentina Boi

      Conductor: Francesco Cilluffo


Arrigo Boito is remembered today for his only completed opera Mefistofele. The score for Nerone was left unfinished at the composer's death - a performing version was completed by the composers Vincenzo Tommasini and Antonio Smareglia, along with Arturo Toscanini who conducted the world premiere at Teatro alla Scala in 1924. The narrative focuses on Emperor Nero during a time of conflict between beliefs in Imperial Roman gods and Christianity, and ends with tragic dramas amidst the Great Fire of Rome. With influences that include Wagner and Sibelius, Boito's rarely performed Nerone uses a truly exciting harmonic palette delivered through a masterly handling of huge orchestral forces.