BR Klassik
Puccini: Le Villi
$19.99
Details
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini, Ferdinando Fontana
- Artist
- Munich Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Kang Wang, Boris Pinkhasovich, Anita Hartig
- Format
- CD
- Label
- BR Klassik
- Released
- Apr 18, 2025
- Catalog #
- BRK900359
- UPC
- 4035719003598
About
GIACOMO PUCCINI "LE VILLI" - Opera ballo in two parts Libretto by Ferdinando Fontana after the story "Les Willis" by Alphonse Karr With his first stage work 'Le Villi', the young Giacomo Puccini instantly struck a chord with his contemporaries. His unerring instinct for deeply moving melodies made him a beacon of hope for a new generation of Italian opera composers. In this 'opera ballo' he masterfully set to music the gruesomely beautiful legend of an unfaithful fiance who is killed by the frenzied dance of the "Willis" - elemental spirits haunting the Black Forest. On October 13, 2024, a few weeks before the centenary of the composer's death on November 29, the Munich Radio Orchestra presented a concert performance of the two-act version of 'Le Villi' at the city's Prinzregententheater. Anita Hartig, Kang Wang and Boris Pinkhasovich performed the solo parts, the Bavarian Radio Chorus sang, and the Munich Radio Orchestra played under it's chief conductor, Ivan Repusic. To mark the 100th anniversary of the great Italian composer's death, BR-KLASSIK is now presenting the live recording of this extraordinary concert on CD. 'Le Villi' was composed in the autumn of 1883. The 25-year-old Puccini, who had just passed his final exams at the Milan Conservatory, took part in a one-act opera competition organised by the publisher Sonzogno, but came away empty-handed. The premiere of the one-act version on May 31, 1884 at the Teatro dal Verme in Milan was nevertheless a sensational success, largely due to the magical sound of the music and the charming melodies. Admittedly, the dramaturgy of this 'opera ballo' was probably too unusual for it to remain in the stage repertoire for very long. It's sensational success quickly faded and could not be revived even after several reworkings (the two-act version created in 1884, and first performed on December 26 of that year at the Teatro Regio in Turin, forms the basis of this recording). Nevertheless, this first work paved the way for all of Puccini's subsequent operatic triumphs. - Celebrating the Puccini year 2024, the Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Ivan Repusic presents the composer's first stage work 'Le Villi' in the two-act version from 1884 in Italian - Recording of a recent concert on October 13, 2024 from the Prinzregententheater in Munich - Featuring renowned opera performers Anita Hartig, Kang Wang and Boris Pinkhasovich as well as the Bavarian Radio Chorus
Tracklist 16 tracks
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1 Prélude 02:24
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Prélude
- Duration
- 02:24
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Ensemble
- Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
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2 Act I: Evviva! Evviva! Evviva! (Chorus, Guglielmo) 05:51
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act I: Evviva! Evviva! Evviva! (Chorus, Guglielmo)
- Duration
- 05:51
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Performer
- Boris Pinkhasovich
- Ensemble
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
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3 Act I: Se come voi piccina io Fossi (Anna, Roberto) 06:17
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act I: Se come voi piccina io Fossi (Anna, Roberto)
- Duration
- 06:17
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Performer
- Anita Hartig, Kang Wang
- Ensemble
- Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
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4 Act I: Non esser; Anna mia, mesta si tanto (Roberto, Anna) 05:02
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act I: Non esser; Anna mia, mesta si tanto (Roberto, Anna)
- Duration
- 05:02
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Performer
- Kang Wang, Anita Hartig
- Ensemble
- Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
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5 Act I: Presto! Presto in Viaggio (Chorus, Roberto, Anna) 01:51
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Act I: Presto! Presto in Viaggio (Chorus, Roberto, Anna)
- Duration
- 01:51
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Performer
- Kang Wang, Anita Hartig
- Ensemble
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
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6 Act I: Angiol di dio! (Guglielmo, Anna, Roberto, Chorus) 05:21
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Act I: Angiol di dio! (Guglielmo, Anna, Roberto, Chorus)
- Duration
- 05:21
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Performer
- Boris Pinkhasovich, Anita Hartig, Kang Wang
- Ensemble
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
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7 Act II: Intermezzo: L'abbandono: Come un giglio reciso nel feretro ella giace! (Chorus) 04:43
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Act II: Intermezzo: L'abbandono: Come un giglio reciso nel feretro ella giace! (Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:43
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Ensemble
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
-
8 Act II: Intermezzo: La tragedia 03:38
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Act II: Intermezzo: La tragedia
- Duration
- 03:38
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Ensemble
- Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
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9 Act II: No, possibil non è (Guglielmo) 03:30
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Act II: No, possibil non è (Guglielmo)
- Duration
- 03:30
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Performer
- Boris Pinkhasovich
- Ensemble
- Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
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10 Act II: Anima santa della figlia mia (Guglielmo) 01:56
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Act II: Anima santa della figlia mia (Guglielmo)
- Duration
- 01:56
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Performer
- Boris Pinkhasovich
- Ensemble
- Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
-
11 Act II: Ei giunge! Anna! (Chorus, Roberto) 02:46
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Act II: Ei giunge! Anna! (Chorus, Roberto)
- Duration
- 02:46
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Performer
- Kang Wang
- Ensemble
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
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12 Act II: Torna ai felici dì (Roberto, Chorus) 04:01
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Act II: Torna ai felici dì (Roberto, Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:01
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Performer
- Kang Wang
- Ensemble
- Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
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13 Act II: Forse ella vive (Roberto, Chorus) 04:25
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Act II: Forse ella vive (Roberto, Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:25
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Performer
- Kang Wang
- Ensemble
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
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14 Act II: Cammina! Cammina! (Anna, Roberto, Chorus) 01:30
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Act II: Cammina! Cammina! (Anna, Roberto, Chorus)
- Duration
- 01:30
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Performer
- Anita Hartig, Kang Wang
- Ensemble
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
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15 Act II: Tu dell'infanzia mia (Anna, Roberto) 03:56
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Act II: Tu dell'infanzia mia (Anna, Roberto)
- Duration
- 03:56
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Performer
- Anita Hartig, Kang Wang
- Ensemble
- Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić
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16 Act II: Qui noi t'aspettiam, traditor (Chorus, Roberto, Anna) 02:58
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Act II: Qui noi t'aspettiam, traditor (Chorus, Roberto, Anna)
- Duration
- 02:58
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Performer
- Kang Wang, Anita Hartig
- Ensemble
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Conductor
- Ivan Repušić