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Franco Leoni: L'oracolo / Solyom, Holland, Sidhom, Mayer, Raspagliosi

Leoni / Solyon / Mayer / Ventre / Magiera
Release Date: 08/31/2010 
Label:  Oehms   Catalog #: 952   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Franco Leoni
Performer:  Franz Mayer,  Peter Sidhom,  Ashley Holland,  Katharina Magiera,   ... 
Conductor:  Stefan Solyom
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Frankfurt Opera House and Museum Orchestra,  Frankfurt Opera Chorus
Number of Discs: 1 
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Notes and Editorial Reviews

"Yes, L'Oracolo is often crude, often tawdry, but Leoni knew enough about voices to give them long and singable lines that Gobbi, Davies and Sutherland are properly grateful for." -- Gramophone, on Franco Leoni

Franco Leoni was born in Milan in 1864, the same year as Richard Strauss. In 1892, he moved to London and achieved some popularity as a song and opera composer. His fourth opera was his most successful work: L’Oracolo, based on the drama The Cat and the Cherub by Chester Bailey Fernald. The opera premiered on June 28, 1905 at Covent Garden with Antonio Scotti in the role of Cim-Fen. This became Scotti’s best-known role, which he sang for many years at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. The piece was a repertoire Read more staple from 1917 to 1926, then again after 1931. Scotti also chose it for his 1933 farewell from the Met; this was the opera’s 55th performance. Amazingly, however, the work disappeared almost completely from opera stages following this. Franco Leoni died on February 8, 1949 in the British town of Hampstead.
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Works on This Recording

1. L'Oracolo by Franco Leoni
Performer:  Franz Mayer (Tenor), Peter Sidhom (Baritone), Ashley Holland (Baritone),
Katharina Magiera (Voice), Annalisa Raspagliosi (Soprano), Pere Llompart (Voice),
Ricardo Iturra (Voice)
Conductor:  Stefan Solyom
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Frankfurt Opera House and Museum Orchestra,  Frankfurt Opera Chorus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1905 

Sound Samples

L'oracolo: Wu-fet, tan-hae, fu-lu, sam-ciau (Cim-Fen)
L'oracolo: Cim-Fen, non airarti! (Hua-Qui, Cim-Fen)
L'oracolo: Lo porterai? (Cim-Fen, Hua-Qui)
L'oracolo: Sapiente dottore, presto vai oggi al tempio (Cim-Fen, Uin-Sci)
L'oracolo: Pensa prima all'uomo lussurioso (Uin-Sci, Cim Fen, San-Lui)
L'oracolo: Bianca luce silente, alba spaziosa (Ah-Joe, San-Lui)
L'oracolo: Tien Ciang-Ti (Chorus)
L'oracolo: Tartarughe! (Opium Addicts, Chorus, Cim-Fen, Hu-Tsin)
L'oracolo: Amo (Cim-Fen, Hu-Tsin, Hua-Qui, Chorus)
L'oracolo: Ecco il piccolo Dio d'amore! (Hu-Tsin, Ah-Joe, Uin-Sci)
L'oracolo: S'invochi Amitabha con il canto! (Uin-Sci, Ah-Joe, Hua-Qui, San-Lui, Cim-Fen, Hu-Tsin, Chorus)
L'oracolo: Il Drago! Il Drago! (Chorus)
L'oracolo: Donna, non vedo il bambino! (Hu-Tsin, Hua-Qui, Uin-Sci)
L'oracolo: Ah-Joe, uno sgomento improviso (San-Lui, Ah-Joe, Hua-Qui)
L'oracolo: Si! Scendo giu! (Cim-Fen, San-Lui)
L'oracolo: Ferito... L'hanno ferito (Ah-Joe, Hu-Tsin, Cim-Fen, Chorus)
L'oracolo: Nulla ancora hai saputo? (Uin-Sci, Hu-Tsin)
L'oracolo: Il bimbo, il bimbo mio e ritornato! (Hu-Tsin, Uin-Sci, Cim-Fen)
L'oracolo: La demente! (Cim-Fen, Uin-Sci)
L'oracolo: Senti il rombo del sangue vertiginoso? (Uin-Sci)
L'oracolo: Pensa prima all'uono lussurioso (Uin-Sci)

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