Opera Rarities - Orfeo 40th Anniversary Edition

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Orfeo
Release Date
February 5, 2021
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 05, 2021
    • UPC
      4011790200811
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ORF-C200081
    • LABEL
      Orfeo
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      10
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Sinfonie: Allegro con spirito

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    2. Sinfonie: Andante

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    3. Sinfonie: Allegro con spirito

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    4. Act I Scene 1: La gran bestia e il mio padrone (Pasquariello, Don Giovanni, Donna Anna, Commendatore)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Jean-Luc Chaignaud, John Aler, Eva Steinsky, Günter von Kannen

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    5. Act I Scene 2: Zh, zh? (Don Giovanni, Pasquariello, Duca Ottavio, Donna Anna)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: John Aler, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Robert Swensen, Eva Steinsky, Anthony Spiri

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    6. Act I Scene 3: Ecco col sangue istesso (Duca Ottavio, Donna Anna)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Robert Swensen, Eva Steinsky, Anthony Spiri

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    7. Act I Scene 4: Vicin sperai l'stante (Duca Ottavio)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Robert Swensen

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    8. Act I Scene 5: Posto che non mi parli (Don Giovanni, Pasquariello)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: John Aler, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Anthony Spiri

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    9. Act I Scene 6: Povere femmine (Donna Elvira)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Pamela Coburn

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    10. Act I Scene 6: In questo luogo (Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni, Pasquariello)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Pamela Coburn, John Aler, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Anthony Spiri

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    11. Act I Scene 7: E mi lascia così - Dell'Italia, ed Alemagna (Donna Elvira, Pasquariello)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Pamela Coburn, Jean-Luc Chaignaud

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    12. Act I Scene 8: Infelice ch´io sono (Donna Elvira)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Pamela Coburn, Anthony Spiri

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    13. Act I Scene 9: Più di ciò non si parli - Per voi nemmeno in faccia (Don Giovanni)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: John Aler

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    14. Act I Scene 10: Or che sicura io son (Donna Ximena)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Margit Kinzel, Anthony Spiri

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    15. Act I Scene 11: Bella cosa per una ragazza (Maturina, Pasquariello)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Julie Kaufmann, Jean-Luc Chaignaud

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    16. Act I Scene 11: Oh, Oh! Poffar Diana! (Biagio, Pasquariello, Maturina, Don Giovanni)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Anton Scharinger, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Julie Kaufmann, John Aler, Anthony Spiri

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    17. Act I Scene 12: Cosa c'e? - A me schiaffi sul mio viso! (Don Giovanni, Pasquariello, Maturina, Biagio)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: John Aler, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Julie Kaufmann, Anton Scharinger

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    18. Act I Scene 13: Con vostra permissione (Maturina, Don Giovanni)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Julie Kaufmann, John Aler, Anthony Spiri

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    19. Act I Scene 13: Chi? Dico! - Se pur degna voi mi fate (Maturina, Don Giovanni)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Julie Kaufmann, John Aler

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    20. Act II Scene 17: Io penso ad ogni modo (Pasquariello, Donna Ximena, Don Giovanni, Donna Elvira, Maturina)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Margit Kinzel, John Aler, Pamela Coburn, Julie Kaufmann, Anthony Spiri

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    21. Act II Scene 18: Per quanto ben ti guardo (Donna Elvira, Maturina)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Pamela Coburn, Julie Kaufmann

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    22. Act II Scene 19: Questo mausoleo (Don Ottavio)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Robert Swensen, Anthony Spiri

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    23. Act II Scene 20: Io non so, detto sia con vostra permissione (Pasquariello, Don Giovanni)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Jean-Luc Chaignaud, John Aler, Anthony Spiri

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    24. Act II Scene 20: Signor Commendatore (Pasquariello, Don Giovanni)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Jean-Luc Chaignaud, John Aler

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    25. Act II Scene 21: E la gran vita quella di servire (Lanterna, Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni, Pasquariello)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Anton Rosner, Pamela Coburn, John Aler, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Anthony Spiri

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    26. Act II Scene 22: Voi Donn'Elvira qui! - Sposa più a voi non sono (Don Giovanni, Pasquariello, Donna Elvira)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: John Aler, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Pamela Coburn

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    27. Act II Scene 23: Lo sai tu Pasquariello (Don Giovanni, Pasquariello, Lanterna)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: John Aler, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Anton Rosner, Anthony Spiri

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    28. Act II Scene 24: Concertino

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    29. Act II Scene 25: Ma potere del mondo! (Pasquariello, Don Giovanni)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Jean-Luc Chaignaud, John Aler

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    30. Act II Scene 25: Finale: Far devi un brindisi alla citta (Don Giovanni, Pasquariello, Lanterna)

      Composer: Giuseppe Gazzaniga

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: John Aler, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Anton Rosner

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    31. Overture

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    32. Scene 1: Le soleil s'en va (Chorus, Haroun)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    33. Scene 2: Duet: Songez-y bien (Splendiano, Haroun)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Jean-Philippe Lafont, Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    34. Scene 2: Tu veux savoir si je préfère (Haroun, Splendiano)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli, Jean-Philippe Lafont

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    35. Scene 3: Duet: Quelle pâleur est sur ta joue? (Haroun, Djamileh, Splendiano)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli, Lucia Popp, Jean-Philippe Lafont

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    36. Scene 3: Nour-Eddin, roi de Lahore (Djamileh, Haroun, Splendiano)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Lucia Popp, Franco Bonisolli, Jean-Philippe Lafont

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    37. Scene 4: Melodrama: Ah je t'ai ménagé une surprise (Djamileh, Haroun, Splendiano)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Lucia Popp, Franco Bonisolli, Jean-Philippe Lafont

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    38. Scene 4: Salut! Seigneur Haroun! (Chorus, Haroun)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    39. Scene 4: C'est Djamileh (Haroun, Chorus, Splendiano)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli, Jean-Philippe Lafont

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    40. Scene 5: Oublieé? Quand Ià… tout a l'heure… Ah! je rêve! (Djamileh, Haroun, Chorus)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Lucia Popp, Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    41. Scene 5: Je vais tout disposer selon tes désirs… Espère! (Splendiano, Djamileh)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Jean-Philippe Lafont, Lucia Popp

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    42. Scene 6: Melodrama: Venez puisqu'il le veut… (Haroun, Splendiano, Hassan)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Jacques Pineau

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    43. Scene 7: Froide et lente, indolente, et les yeux assoupis (Chorus)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    44. Scene 7: Melodrama: On nous a fait perdre notre temps (Haroun)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    45. Scene 8: Lied: On n'y regarde pas de si près! (Splendiano)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Jean-Philippe Lafont

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    46. Scene 8: Melodrama: Si vous saviez (Haroun, Splendiano)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli, Jean-Philippe Lafont

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    47. Finale: Duet: Est-ce la crainte (Haroun, Djamileh)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli, Lucia Popp

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    48. Vorspiel

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    49. Act I Scene 1: Jak z dervišových prstů řinou (Chorus, Muezzin)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Roman Janál

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    50. Act I Scene 2: Co znamená trub hlahol výstražný (Hydraot, Ismen)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Pavel Daniluk, George Fortune

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    51. Act I Scene 2: Lstí zvítězíš; Ty zjevně neobrojíš (Ismen, Hydraot)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: George Fortune, Pavel Daniluk

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    52. Act I Scene 3: Za štíhlou gazelou (Armida, Hydraot, Ismen)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Joanna Borowska, Pavel Daniluk, George Fortune

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    53. Act I Scene 3: Slyš, Armido! (Hydraot, Armida, Ismen)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Pavel Daniluk, Joanna Borowska, George Fortune

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    54. Act I Scene 3: Odešel, jen se mih' (Armida, Hydraot, Ismen, Voices from Above, Voices from the Depths, Muezzin)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Joanna Borowska, Pavel Daniluk, George Fortune, Roman Janál

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    55. Act II: Vorspiel

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    56. Act II Scene 1: Při tělu tvém, jež kněz výš vznáší (Chorus, Peter)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Miroslav Podskalský

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    57. Act II Scenes 2 and 4: Dost v poušti toho otálení (Gernand, Roger, Dudo, Sven, Ubald, Gernand's Vassals, Dudo's Vassals)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Milan Bürger, Vladimír Nacházel, Richard Sporka, Jan Markvart, Zdeněk Harvánek

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    58. Act II Scene 5: Ha, zpátky! (First Sentry, Second Sentry, Chorus, Armida, Dudo)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Joanna Borowska, Richard Sporka

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    59. Act II Scene 5: Ó, srdce, ztiš svůj tlukot smělý (Armida)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Joanna Borowska

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    60. Act II Scene 5: Co vidím, v táboře je žena cizí (Peter, Armida)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Miroslav Podskalský, Joanna Borowska

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    61. Act II Scene 5: Jak tady spor (Rinald, Armida, Peter)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Wiesław Ochman, Joanna Borowska, Miroslav Podskalský

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    62. Act II Scene 6: Vy, kteři jste mne vyvolili vůdcem (Gottfried von Bouillon, Rinald, Peter, Armida, Chorus)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Vratislav Kříž, Wiesław Ochman, Miroslav Podskalský, Joanna Borowska

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    63. Act II Scene 6: Slyš, z hlubin bídy svojí (Armida, Chorus, Rinald, Peter, Gottfried von Bouillon)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Joanna Borowska, Wiesław Ochman, Miroslav Podskalský, Vratislav Kříž

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    64. Act II Scene 6: Ó, duchu věčný, z moudrosti své moře (Gottfried von Bouillon, Armida)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Vratislav Kříž, Joanna Borowska

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    65. Act II Scenes 7-8: Mně nelze čekat dél (Rinald, Armida, Peter, Ismen)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Wiesław Ochman, Joanna Borowska, Miroslav Podskalský, George Fortune

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    66. Act III Scene 1: Poutníku, jenž pouště prachem (Chorus, Rinald, Armida)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Wiesław Ochman, Joanna Borowska

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    67. Act III Scene 1: Jen niž, jen niž se skloň až k srdci mému (Rinald, Armida, Chorus)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Wiesław Ochman, Joanna Borowska

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    68. Act III Scene 2: Na prahu děsných pouští (Ismen)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: George Fortune

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    69. Act III Scene 3: Dost, Armido, již nebezpečné hry (Ismen, Armida)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: George Fortune, Joanna Borowska

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    70. Act III Scene 4: Pojd', večer již se smráká (Rinald, Armida, Ismen)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Wiesław Ochman, Joanna Borowska, George Fortune

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    71. Act III Scenes 5-6: Poutníku, jenž pouště prachem (Chorus, Ismen, Ubald, Sven)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: George Fortune, Zdeněk Harvánek, Jan Markvart

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    72. Act III Scene 7: Tiše, tiše větřik dýše (Chorus)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    73. Act III Scene 8: Jen dále statně vydrž, svene můj (Ubald, Sven, Rinald, Armida, Ismen)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Zdeněk Harvánek, Jan Markvart, Wiesław Ochman, Joanna Borowska, George Fortune

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    74. Act IV Scene 1: Sám, v poušti sám o hrůzo, byl to sen (Rinald)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Wiesław Ochman

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    75. Act IV Scene 2: Zde přepadeni maurů zálohou (Ubald, Sven, Peter, Rinald)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Zdeněk Harvánek, Jan Markvart, Miroslav Podskalský, Wiesław Ochman

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    76. Act IV Scene 3: Zas vlaje kristův prapor svatý (Chorus, Rinald, Peter, Ubald, Sven)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Wiesław Ochman, Miroslav Podskalský, Zdeněk Harvánek, Jan Markvart

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    77. Act IV Scene 4: Hoj, dobře já tě znám! (Ismen, Rinald)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: George Fortune, Wiesław Ochman

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    78. Act IV Scene 5: Zpět ustoupiž, já vzývám tebe v boj! (Armida, Rinald)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Joanna Borowska, Wiesław Ochman

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    79. Act IV: Finale: V sklon teskné dráhy jsme přec svoji (Armida, Rinald, Chorus)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Joanna Borowska, Wiesław Ochman

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    80. Prelude

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    81. Act I: Stínové vy duší zem řelých, ji (Vlasta, Šárka)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Ida Kirilová, Eva Urbanová

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    82. Act I: Šárko! Ty! Ach, také bloudíš zvéř jak vyplašená! (Vlasta, Šárka)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Ida Kirilová, Eva Urbanová

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    83. Act I: S teskným srdcem (Maidens, Svatava, Radka, Častava, Mlada, Libyna, Chorus, Šárka, Vlasta)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Adriana Kohútková, Hannah Esther Minutillo, Adriana Hlavsová, Klaudia Dernerová, Simona Šaturová, Eva Urbanová, Ida Kirilová

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    84. Act I: Zdráv bud statný Přemysl, náš Kníže! (Men, Přemysl)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Dalibor Jenis

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    85. Act I: Bože věčný, vládce světla (Vitoraz, Priests, Men, Šárka, Maidens, Přemysl, Ctirad)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Vladimir Kubovčík, Eva Urbanová, Dalibor Jenis, Janez Lotrič

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    86. Act I: Svatým jménem tim (Vlasta, Maidens, Přemysl)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Ida Kirilová, Dalibor Jenis

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    87. Act I: Povstaň, Vlasto (Přemysl, Šárka, Ctirad, Vlasta, Maiden, Men)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Dalibor Jenis, Eva Urbanová, Janez Lotrič, Ida Kirilová

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    88. Act II: Prelude: Hejá! Hejá! (Vlasta, Maidens, Radka, Mlada)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Ida Kirilová, Hannah Esther Minutillo, Klaudia Dernerová

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    89. Act II: To statný čin byl, Radko! (Vlasta, Maidens, Mlada, Libyna, Svatava, Captives, Šárka, Častava, Hosta)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Ida Kirilová, Klaudia Dernerová, Simona Šaturová, Adriana Kohútková, Eva Urbanová, Adriana Hlavsová, Marta Beňačková

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    90. Act II: Jako temný stín (Šárka, Svatava, Mlada, Radka, Maidens, Libyna)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Eva Urbanová, Adriana Kohútková, Klaudia Dernerová, Hannah Esther Minutillo, Simona Šaturová

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    91. Act II: Vše ticho kolem! (Šárka, Ctirad)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Eva Urbanová, Janez Lotrič

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    92. Act II: Tady spočinu (Ctirad, Šárka)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Janez Lotrič, Eva Urbanová

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    93. Act II: Ano, nenáviděl jsem! (Ctirad, Šárka)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Janez Lotrič, Eva Urbanová

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    94. Act II: Oh Běda! (Šárka, Ctirad, Maidens, Radka)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Eva Urbanová, Janez Lotrič, Hannah Esther Minutillo

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    95. Act III: Prelude

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    96. Act III: S vojem svým jsem tebou vest se da! (Přemysl, Men, Šárka)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Dalibor Jenis, Eva Urbanová

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    97. Act III: Slyš věčná obloho (Šárka, Přemysl, Men)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Eva Urbanová, Dalibor Jenis

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    98. Act III: Kam mě vedeš, zrady přišero? (Šárka)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Eva Urbanová

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    99. Act III: Spravedlivý soud tvé viny (Vlasta, Maidens, Ctirad)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Ida Kirilová, Janez Lotrič

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    100. Act III: Já nelekám se, smrti chladná (Ctirad, Maidens)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Janez Lotrič

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    101. Act III: Morano svatá! Morano hrozná (Libyna, Svatava, Mlada, Radka, Hosta, Častava, Maidens, Vlasta, Šárka, Ctirad)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Simona Šaturová, Adriana Kohútková, Klaudia Dernerová, Hannah Esther Minutillo, Marta Beňačková, Adriana Hlavsová, Ida Kirilová, Eva Urbanová, Janez Lotrič

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    102. Act III: Viz, tak slabá jsem (Šárka)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Eva Urbanová

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    103. Act III: On jest souzen! (Vlasta, Maidens, Ctirad, Šárka, Men, Přemysl)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Ida Kirilová, Janez Lotrič, Eva Urbanová, Dalibor Jenis

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    104. Act III: Viz, tam! Ten mrak? (Šárka, Ctirad, Apparitions)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Eva Urbanová, Janez Lotrič

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    105. Act III: Ó, pojd! (Ctirad, Šárka, Apparitions)

      Composer: Zdeněk Fibich

      Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

      Performer: Janez Lotrič, Eva Urbanová

      Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling

    106. Act I: Prelude

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    107. Act I Scene 1: Sellé, paqueté, bridé (Soldaten, Offiziere)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Coro de Roma della RAI, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Gino Sinimberghi, Eftimios Michalopoulos

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    108. Act I Scene 1: Pauvre gens! Braves gens! (Thérèse, Thorel, Offizier)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa, George Fortune, Gino Sinimberghi

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    109. Act I Scene 2: Leur devoir! … Le devoir! (Thérèse, Thorel)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa, George Fortune

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    110. Act I Scene 3: Oui, je t'aime, André (Thérèse)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    111. Act I Scene 3: La chute des feuilles (Thérèse)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    112. Act I Scene 4: Le Parc! … Et le perron! (Armand)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Francisco Araiza

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    113. Act I Scene 5: Malheureux! c'est vous! (Thérèse, Armand)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa, Francisco Araiza

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    114. Act I Scenes 6-7: Lui … Mon ami (Thérèse, Thorel, Armand, Menge, Soldaten, Offiziere)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Coro de Roma della RAI, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa, George Fortune, Francisco Araiza, Gino Sinimberghi

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    115. Act II: Prelude

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    116. Act II Scene 1: Jour de Juin! Jour d'été (Thérèse, Thorel, Zwei Stimmen, Männerstimme)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Coro de Roma della RAI, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa, George Fortune

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    117. Act II Scenes 2-3: Ah! vous! (Thérèse, Thorel, Morel)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa, George Fortune, Giancarlo Luccardi

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    118. Act II Scenes 3-4: Armand! (Thorel, Armand, Thérèse)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: George Fortune, Francisco Araiza, Agnes Baltsa

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    119. Act II Scene 4: Avec toi! Loin de toi, c'est la mort (Armand, Thérèse)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Francisco Araiza, Agnes Baltsa

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    120. Act II Scene 5: Qui vient là? (Thérèse, Armand, Morel)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa, Francisco Araiza, Giancarlo Luccardi

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    121. Act II Scene 6: Les voir! … Le voir! (Thérèse, Armand)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa, Francisco Araiza

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    122. Act II Scene 7: Il est sauvé! … Adieu le cher passé! (Thérèse, Thorel, Menge)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Coro de Roma della RAI, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa, George Fortune

      Conductor: Gerd Albrecht

    123. Act I: No, signor mio, così non puo durare (Gaudenzio, Schaunard, Becero, Rodolfo, Marcello, Eufemia, Colline, Mimi)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Friedrich Lenz, Alan Titus, Bernd Weikl, Franco Bonisolli, Sofia Lis, Raimund Grumbach, Lucia Popp

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    124. Act I: Signori, poi che abbiamo fatto (Schaunard, Marcello, Eufemia)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Alan Titus, Franco Bonisolli, Sofia Lis

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    125. Act I: Ed ora vengano (Mimi, Marcello, Rodolfo, Schaunard, Colline, Musette, Eufemia, Barbemuche)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Lucia Popp, Franco Bonisolli, Bernd Weikl, Alan Titus, Raimund Grumbach, Alexandrina Milcheva, Sofia Lis, Alexander Malta

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    126. Act I: Mimi Pinson la biondinetta (Musette, Schaunard, Rodolfo, Colline, Eufemia, Barbemuche, Marcello, Mimi)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Alexandrina Milcheva, Alan Titus, Bernd Weikl, Raimund Grumbach, Sofia Lis, Alexander Malta, Franco Bonisolli, Lucia Popp

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    127. Act I: Sentite: se ne andassimo (Mimi, Musette, Schaunard, Colline, Marcello, Eufemia, Rodolfo, Barbemuche, Gaudenzio)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Lucia Popp, Alexandrina Milcheva, Alan Titus, Raimund Grumbach, Franco Bonisolli, Sofia Lis, Bernd Weikl, Alexander Malta, Friedrich Lenz

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    128. Act I: O Musette (Marcello, Musette, Schaunard, Gaudenzio, Barbemuche)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli, Alexandrina Milcheva, Alan Titus, Friedrich Lenz, Alexander Malta

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    129. Act II: Auf! Ce n'è ancora? (Durand, Clerk, Widow, Tenants, Musette, Marcello)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Norbert Orth, Alexandrina Milcheva, Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    130. Act II: Io non ho che una povera stanzetta (Marcello, Musette, Schaunard, Rodolfo)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli, Alexandrina Milcheva, Alan Titus, Bernd Weikl

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    131. Act II: L'immenso tesoro (Rodolfo, Musette, Marcello, Schaunard, Durand, Gentleman)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Bernd Weikl, Alexandrina Milcheva, Franco Bonisolli, Alan Titus, Norbert Orth

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    132. Act II: Qualcun… (Musette, Durand, Barbemuche, Mimi, Eufemia, Visconte, Schaunard, Marcello, Chorus, Men, Rodolfo)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Alexandrina Milcheva, Norbert Orth, Alexander Malta, Lucia Popp, Sofia Lis, Joern Wilsing, Alan Titus, Franco Bonisolli, Bernd Weikl

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    133. Act II: Da quel suon soavemente (Musette)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Alexandrina Milcheva

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    134. Act II: Brava, bravissima! Come cantava! (Chorus, Rodolfo, Gentleman, Schaunard, Barbemuche, Eufemia, Musette, Visconte, Mimi, Tenants, Pharmaeist, Old Lady, Durand, Marcello)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Bernd Weikl, Alan Titus, Alexander Malta, Sofia Lis, Alexandrina Milcheva, Joern Wilsing, Lucia Popp, Norbert Orth, Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    135. Act III: E Che! Tu pur sei vedovo? (Marcello, Schaunard, Musette)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli, Alan Titus, Alexandrina Milcheva

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    136. Act III: E Destin! Debbo andarmene… Coraggio! (Musette, Mimi)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Alexandrina Milcheva, Lucia Popp

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    137. Act III: Sei proprio tu che hai scritto ciò? (Marcello, Musette, Mimi, Rodolfo)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli, Alexandrina Milcheva, Lucia Popp, Bernd Weikl

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    138. Act III: Ecco … ho finito! (Musette, Marcello)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Alexandrina Milcheva, Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    139. Act IV: Scuoti, O vento, fra i sibili (Rodolfo, Marcello)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Bernd Weikl, Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    140. Act IV: Brr! Che freddo! (Schaunard, Rodolfo, Marcello)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Alan Titus, Bernd Weikl, Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    141. Act IV: Buona sera, Durand … (Mimi, Marcello, Schaunard, Rodolfo)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Lucia Popp, Franco Bonisolli, Alan Titus, Bernd Weikl

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    142. Act IV: Mimi Pinson la biondinetta (Musette, Marcello, Mimi, Rodolfo)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Alexandrina Milcheva, Franco Bonisolli, Lucia Popp, Bernd Weikl

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg


On the dark side of fame awaits the slide into obscurity. That’s certainly true for a number of operas that, while popular and highly lucrative during their composers‘ lifetime, soon followed their creators into the shadowy realm of oblivion. Operas, for example, that only ever get mentioned in connection with some much more famous sibling. Giuseppe Gazzaniga’s Don Giovanni – premiered half a year before Mozart’s masterpiece – is such an example, as is Ruggero Leoncavallo’s La Boheme and George Bizet’s Djamileh, widely considered the predecessor of Carmen. Other operas just do not stand out among other works by a composer – Jules Massenet’s operas for example are hardly a footnote of music history, his opera Therese, a thoroughly forgotten work, however, is. Two examples for works that are scarcely performed or even known outside of what is now the Czech Republic are also included in this collection of Opera Rarities on ORFEO: Antonin Dvorak’s last opera Armida and Zdenek Fibich’s Sarka.

REVIEW:

Containing radio performance recordings of six works by Dvorak, Massenet, Leoncavallo, Bizet, Gazzaniga, and Fibich mentioned often in histories of music but almost never on the bill, this is a box certainly precious for those who love opera.

– Classical Music Daily (Giuseppe Pennisi)