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Catalani: Edmea / Frusoni, Noto, Chingari, Bernart

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Composer
CATALANI, ALFREDO
Artist
De Bernar
Format
CD
Label
Bongiovanni
Released
Feb 02, 2018
Catalog #
GB2093/94-2
UPC
8007068209422

About

Edmea (1886) is Catalani’s third theatrical opera. After the success of Dejanice (1883), Catalani started to look for a new libretto. Unable to convince Boito, attracted into Verdi’s orbit, he made do with Antonio Ghislanzoni, who had been resting for at least fifteen years on the laurels from the triumph of Aida. The poet gave the maestro the ready-made libretto of Edmea, which had bene written already for Salvatore Auteri Mazocchi and not set to the music. The libretto, drawn from a drama by Alexandre Dumas Jr., The Danicheff, is an unlikely story conceived in function of a prima donna in a state of lunacy, according to an operatic tradition revived in those years by Thomas heroine of Ophelia in Hamlet. Edmea is undoubtedly an attempt of the musician to please his audience with a relatively easy listening product, with emphasizing the vocal score, pushing it toward the extreme notes; in particular the tenor’s part is not only sharp but also kept more than due in the theatrical zone of the register passage. The main interest of the opera is in the orchestra, often splendidly used with very subtle sensibility for aims that exceed by far a mere elaborated support to singing. The orchestra language is always careful, present, alive and consistent, elegant and varied with languors and succen excitements. The musician from Lucca show his unmistakable expressive signature and succeeds to make himself unforgettable.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Sinfonia 03:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sinfonia
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  3. 2 Act I Scene 1: La ruota gira (Chorus) 04:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: La ruota gira (Chorus)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Ensemble
    Artisti del Coro Associati, Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  4. 3 Act I Scene 1: Allor che il raggio (Edmea) 03:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Allor che il raggio (Edmea)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Maria Sokolinska Noto
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  5. 4 Act I Scene 2: Angelo mio! Rivederti (Oberto, Edmea) 07:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Angelo mio! Rivederti (Oberto, Edmea)
    Duration
    07:32
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Maurizio Frusoni, Maria Sokolinska Noto
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  6. 5 Act I Scene 3: Egli parte … Divora le tue lagrime (Ulmo) 06:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Egli parte … Divora le tue lagrime (Ulmo)
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Marco Chingari
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  7. 6 Act I Scene 4: Ulmo, rimani. Appressati (Conte, Ulmo, Edmea) 07:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Ulmo, rimani. Appressati (Conte, Ulmo, Edmea)
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Graziano del Vivo, Marco Chingari, Maria Sokolinska Noto
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  8. 7 Act I Scene 4: Edmea, ti arrendi (Conte, Ulmo, Edmea) 04:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Edmea, ti arrendi (Conte, Ulmo, Edmea)
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Graziano del Vivo, Marco Chingari, Maria Sokolinska Noto
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  9. 8 Act II Scene 1: Son zingari o briganti? (Fritz, L'oste) 03:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Son zingari o briganti? (Fritz, L'oste)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Pierre Lefebvre, Guido Pasella
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  10. 9 Act II Scene 2: Chi mi sa dire? (Edmea, Ulmo, Fritz, L'oste, Chorus) 08:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Chi mi sa dire? (Edmea, Ulmo, Fritz, L'oste, Chorus)
    Duration
    08:26
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Maria Sokolinska Noto, Marco Chingari, Pierre Lefebvre, Guido Pasella
    Ensemble
    Artisti del Coro Associati, Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  11. 10 Act II Scene 3: Nel vino, nel gioco (Chorus) 03:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Nel vino, nel gioco (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Ensemble
    Artisti del Coro Associati, Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  12. 11 Act II Scene 4: È vano! È vano! Forse in quell'astro (Oberto) 06:41
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: È vano! È vano! Forse in quell'astro (Oberto)
    Duration
    06:41
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Maurizio Frusoni
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  13. Disc 2
  14. 1 Act II Scene 5: Lo vedete (Conte, Barone, Oberto, Chorus) 03:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Lo vedete (Conte, Barone, Oberto, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Graziano del Vivo, Angelo Nosotti, Maurizio Frusoni
    Ensemble
    Artisti del Coro Associati, Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  15. 2 Act II Scene 5: Io son dell'Elba la pallida fata (Edmea, Conte, Oberto, Ulmo, Chorus) 04:29
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Io son dell'Elba la pallida fata (Edmea, Conte, Oberto, Ulmo, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Maria Sokolinska Noto, Graziano del Vivo, Maurizio Frusoni, Marco Chingari
    Ensemble
    Artisti del Coro Associati, Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  16. 3 Act II Scene 5: Osserva là, non vedi tu? (Edmea, Oberto, Ulmo, Conte, Fritz) 06:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Osserva là, non vedi tu? (Edmea, Oberto, Ulmo, Conte, Fritz)
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Angelo Nosotti, Maurizio Frusoni, Marco Chingari, Graziano del Vivo, Pierre Lefebvre
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  17. 4 Act II Scene 5: Il lago riprendiamo (Fritz, Conte, Oberto, Ulmo, Edmea) 03:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Il lago riprendiamo (Fritz, Conte, Oberto, Ulmo, Edmea)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Pierre Lefebvre, Graziano del Vivo, Maurizio Frusoni, Marco Chingari, Maria Sokolinska Noto
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  18. 5 Preludio 03:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    Preludio
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  19. 6 Act III Scene 1: Torniamo all'arcolaio (Edmea, Chorus) 03:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Torniamo all'arcolaio (Edmea, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Maria Sokolinska Noto
    Ensemble
    Artisti del Coro Associati, Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  20. 7 Act III Scene 2: E poss'io dubitar … O bel sogno d'amor (Edmea) 05:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: E poss'io dubitar … O bel sogno d'amor (Edmea)
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Maria Sokolinska Noto
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  21. 8 Act III Scene 3: Tu sei qui … sul mio cor (Oberto, Edmea) 02:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Tu sei qui … sul mio cor (Oberto, Edmea)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Maurizio Frusoni, Maria Sokolinska Noto
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  22. 9 Act III Scene 3: Ti sovvieni! Fu là! (Edmea, Oberto) 05:28
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Ti sovvieni! Fu là! (Edmea, Oberto)
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Maria Sokolinska Noto, Maurizio Frusoni
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart
  23. 10 Act III Scene 4: Ah! Tu a me innanzi (Conte, Oberto, Edmea) 10:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act III Scene 4: Ah! Tu a me innanzi (Conte, Oberto, Edmea)
    Duration
    10:25
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Graziano del Vivo, Maurizio Frusoni, Maria Sokolinska Noto
    Ensemble
    Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio di lucca
    Conductor
    Massimo De Bernart