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Riccardo Zandonai (1883-1944)
Francesca da Rimini
Choeurs de Radio France
Orchestre National de France
Nello SantiЖанр: Opera
Страна-производитель диска: Portugal
Год издания диска: 2003
Издатель (лейбл): Gala
Номер по каталогу: GL. 100.726
Дата записи: 1976
Аудиокодек: APE
Тип рипа: image+.cue
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Продолжительность: 69'59 + 76'02
Источник: собственный рип
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да
Треклист:

Disc: 1
Francesca da Rimini
1. Act 1. Adonella, Adonella
2. Act 1. So le storie di tutti i cavalieri
3. Act 1. Come Morgana manda al re Artù
4. Act 1. Questi giullari et uomini di corte
5. Act 1. Oimé! Oimé che adesso io provo
6. Act 1. Francesca, dove andrai?
7. Act 1. Madonna Francesca!
8. Act 1. Portami nella stanza
9. Act 1. Per la terra di maggio
10. Act 2. È ancora sgombro il campo del comune
11. Act 2. Paolo! Francesca!
12. Act 2. Ecco l'elmetto che io vi dono
13. Act 2. Viva! Viva Messer Giovanni Malatesta
14. Act 2. Bevete, mio cognato
15. Act 2. Francesca, no, non è morto!
16. Act 3. E Galeotto dice
17. Act 3. Smaragdi, non torna?
18. Act 3. O dama, non disperare!
19. Act 3. Abbiamo i suonatori
20. Act 3. Marzo è giunto
Disc: 2
Francesca da Rimini
1. Act 3. Benvenuto, signore mio cognato
2. Act 3. Paolo, datemi pace!
3. Act 3. Nemica ebbi la luce
4. Act 3. E Galeotto dice
5. Act 3. E la reina vede il cavaliere
6. Act 4. Perché tanto sei strano?
7. Act 4. Mia cara donna
8. Act 4. Torna Malatestino
9. Act 4. E se il fratello vede
10. Act 4. Andate. Tutte bianchesiete!
11. Act 4. E cosi vada s'è pur mio destino
12. Act 4. Vieni, Vieni, Francesca!
13. Act 4. Apri! Francesca! Apri!
I Masnadieri
14. Act 1. Venerabile, o padre
15. Act 1. Lo sguardo avea degli angeli
16. Act 1. Mio Carlo
17. Act 1. Carlo! Io muoio
18. Act 2. Dall'infame banchetto
19. Act 2. Tu del mio Carlo al seno
20. Act 2. Ah! Signora!
21. Act 2. Carlo vive?... O caro accento
22. Act 2. Perché fuggisti al canto
23. Act 2. Io t'amo, Amalia! Io t'amo
24. Act 2. Tracotante! Or ben sapranno
25. Act 2. Ti scosta, o malnato

Исполнители:

Riccardo Zandonai (1883-1944)
Francesca da Rimini
Ilva Ligabue (Soprano),
Pedro Farrés (Baritone),
Aldo Protti (Baritone),
Ruggiero Bondino (Tenor),
Janine Devost (Soprano)
Choeurs de Radio France
Orchestre National de France
Nello Santi
Live Paris, France 03/15/1976
Language: Italian
Giuseppe Verdi
I masnadieri
Renato Bruson (Baritone),
Ilva Ligabue (Soprano),
Boris Christoff (Bass)
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Live Rome, Italy 12/03/1972
Language: Italian

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  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "Act 1. So le storie di tutti i cavalieri"
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    TITLE "Act 1. Come Morgana manda al re Artù"
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    TITLE "Act 1. Questi giullari et uomini di corte"
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    TITLE "Act 1. Oimé! Oimé che adesso io provo"
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    TITLE "Act 1. Francesca, dove andrai?"
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    TITLE "Act 1. Madonna Francesca!"
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    TITLE "Act 1. Portami nella stanza"
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    TITLE "Act 1. Per la terra di maggio"
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    TITLE "Act 2. È ancora sgombro il campo del comune"
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    INDEX 01 30:17:00
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    TITLE "Act 2. Paolo! Francesca!"
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    INDEX 01 31:46:08
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    TITLE "Act 2. Ecco l'elmetto che io vi dono"
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    INDEX 01 36:36:34
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    TITLE "Act 2. Viva! Viva Messer Giovanni Malatesta"
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    INDEX 01 40:59:29
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    TITLE "Act 2. Bevete, mio cognato"
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    TITLE "Act 2. Francesca, no, non è morto!"
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    TITLE "Act 3. E Galeotto dice"
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    TITLE "Act 3. Smaragdi, non torna?"
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    TITLE "Act 3. O dama, non disperare!"
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    TITLE "Act 3. Abbiamo i suonatori"
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    TITLE "Act 3. Marzo è giunto"
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    TITLE "Act 4. Mia cara donna"
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    TITLE "Act 4. E se il fratello vede"
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    TITLE "Act 4. Andate. Tutte bianchesiete!"
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    TITLE "Act 2. Tu del mio Carlo al seno"
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    TITLE "Act 2. Ah! Signora!"
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    TITLE "Act 2. Perché fuggisti al canto"
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    TITLE "Act 2. Io t'amo, Amalia! Io t'amo"
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    TITLE "Act 2. Tracotante! Or ben sapranno"
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Доп. информация: Riccardo Zandonai

Zandonai is one of the most underrated of opera composers.
His Conchita, Giulietta e Romeo, I Cavalieri Di Ekebu and the incomplete Il Bacio all have many lovely passages, but his Francesca da Rimini was his claim to fame and quite deservedly so. From start to finish, the opera is overflowing with beautiful music.
Temporarily revived by the Met's production with Placido Domingo and Renata Scotto, it would be very refreshing to see this opera reappear in our opera houses.
This live recording from 1976 is a real find.
The sound quality is good.
Ilva Ligabue (Francesca) has a wonderful instrument and is a fine interpreter of the style.
Nello Santi is in his element conducting, keeping the orchestra well balanced with the voices and in tune.
The only shortcoming is that there is no libretto, only a small booklet of notes.
After the conclusion of the opera the recording includes bonus tracks from Verdi's "I Masnadieri", which are out of place stylistically but certainly welcome.
The sound quality is fair to poor (with plenty of audience coughing and some unpleasant grunts) but the cast of Ilva Ligabue, Boris Christoff, Renato Bruson, and an uncredited tenor (Arminio) under direction of Gianandrea Gavazzeni is very good.

Ilva Ligabue

“After singing with success at most of the Italian opera houses, Ilva Ligabue won considerable acclaim in the lead rôle of BEATRICE DI TENDA at La Scala in 1961, followed by Margherita in Boito's MEFISTOFELE.
She then began appearing abroad, notably in Germany, also singing at the Vienna State Opera, the Paris Opera, and became a regular guest artist at the Glyndebourne Festival and the Aix-en-Provence Festival, where she was especially admired as Fiordiligi in COSI FAN TUTTE.
She also appeared in Buenos Aires, Chicago and New York.
A sensitive and intelligent singer and a fine actress, other notable rôles included Amelia in UN BALLO IN MASCHERA and Desdemona in OTELLO.”

Aldo Protti

“Protti was born in Cremona.
He studied in Parma, and made his début in Pesaro, as Figaro, in 1948.
He made his La Scala début in 1950, as Amonasro, and sang there for many years.
He sang widely in Italy and Europe in the standard Italian repertory, earning a reputation for being ‘one of the most reliable baritones in the business’.
He made a belated début at the Metropolitan Opera, as Rigoletto, at age 65.
He was particularly appreciated in Verdi rôles, especially Rigoletto, his greatest rôle, but also as Alfio, Tonio, Gérard, Scarpia, etc.”