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As is now customary, the first part of the 2012 New Year‘s Concert from Teatro La Fenice is exclusively orchestral, with “Symphony No.5” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The second part, with soloists Jessica Pratt, Walter Fraccaro and Alex Esposito as well as the choir, is dedicated to melodrama, ending with the traditional chorus “Va pensiero” from “Nabucco” and the toast “Libiam ne lieti calici” from “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi. The twenty-seven year old conductor and violinist Diego Matheuz is a graduate of the internationally known Venezuelan Sistema and is already widely known as one of the most promising developing talents from the
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Americas. In 2005 he began studying conducting and soon attracted the attention of Sir Simon Rattle and Claudio Abbado, with whom he worked in Caracas, Lucerne and Bologna. In September 2011 he was appointed as Principal Conductor of the Teatro La Fenice.
Mvula Sungani, choreographer
Giuseppe Picone, principal dancer
Recorded live from the Teatro La Fenice, 2012
Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time: 105 mins
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)
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Works on This Recording
1.
Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64: Excerpt(s) by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:
Diego Matheuz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888; Russia
2.
Un giorno di regno: Overture by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:
Diego Matheuz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840; Italy
3.
Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne "Anvil Chorus" by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:
Diego Matheuz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra,
Venice Teatro la Fenice Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
4.
Tosca: E lucevan le stelle by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Walter Fraccaro (Tenor)
Conductor:
Diego Matheuz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
5.
La sonnambula: Ah, non credea mirarti by Vincenzo Bellini
Performer:
Jessica Pratt (Soprano)
Conductor:
Diego Matheuz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831; Italy
6.
Il gattopardo: Valzer del commiato by Nino Rota
Conductor:
Diego Matheuz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1963; Italy
7.
Don Giovanni, K 527: Madamina, il catalogo è questo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Alex Esposito (Bass)
Conductor:
Diego Matheuz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ
8.
Cavalleria Rusticana: Viva il vino spumeggiante "Brindisi" by Pietro Mascagni
Performer:
Walter Fraccaro (Tenor)
Conductor:
Diego Matheuz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; Italy
9.
Linda di Chamounix: O luce di quest' anima by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:
Jessica Pratt (Soprano)
Conductor:
Diego Matheuz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Italy
10.
La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours by Amilcare Ponchielli
Conductor:
Diego Matheuz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1876; Italy
11.
Nabucco: Va, pensiero by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:
Diego Matheuz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra,
Venice Teatro la Fenice Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Italy
12.
La traviata: Libiamo ne' lieti calici "Brindisi" by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Jessica Pratt (Soprano),
Walter Fraccaro (Tenor),
Alex Esposito (Bass)
Conductor:
Diego Matheuz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra,
Venice Teatro la Fenice Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
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