Vive Verdi! French Rarities & Discoveries / R. Abbado, Teatro Regio Orchestra
Details
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Artist
- Francesco Maria Parazzoli, Ludovic Tezier, Jacobo Ochoa, Pietro Bolognini, Pilar Mezzadri Corona, Or
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Dynamic
- Released
- Nov 18, 2022
- Catalog #
- DYN-CDS7941
- UPC
- 8007144079413
About
World Première Recordings
The premiere of Nabucco at La Scala, Milan in 1842 was a huge success for Verdi and soon led to foreign performances of the work. For its appearance in Brussels under the name Nebuchodonozor Verdi fashioned an orchestral Divertissement which was inserted into Act III; the composer’s score of this, performed here, has only very recently been rediscovered. Macbeth is one of his psychologically penetrating masterpieces and for its Parisian staging in 1865 it underwent considerable revision, notably to make its dramatic development more incisive. When Il trovatore was performed in Paris as Le Trouvère Verdi added lively local color as new additions to the score.
REVIEW:
One may ask, if these Verdi masterpieces are ‘made in Italy’, why is the title of the disc Vive Verdi!? Well, the answer is simple. All three works were such huge successes that Verdi was obliged to write a ’French version’ for each opera for foreign performances in Brussels (Nabucco) and Paris (Macbeth and Il Trovatore). Apart from the language, Verdi also included a substantial amount of revised and new music, including ballet, and this issue is dedicated to the rarities and discoveries found in these French versions. Indeed, the ’Nabucco Divertissement’ has only very recently been rediscovered. If you believe you know your Verdi, think again. A memorable programme, passionately performed and splendidly recorded, that widens our knowledge of the great Italian master.
-- Classical Music Daily
Tracklist 7 tracks
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1 Act III Scene 3: Scène première Comme le Dieu Bel, nôtre grande reine 03:11
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Act III Scene 3: Scène première Comme le Dieu Bel, nôtre grande reine
- Duration
- 03:11
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Teatro Regio Choir, Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Roberto Abbado
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2 Act III Scene 1, Sceme 3: Divertissement. Passo a 3. Pas d’ensemble 10:39
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act III Scene 1, Sceme 3: Divertissement. Passo a 3. Pas d’ensemble
- Duration
- 10:39
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Teatro Regio Choir, Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Roberto Abbado
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3 Act III: Interrogeons le sort (Macbeth, Chorus, Apparition) 12:09
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act III: Interrogeons le sort (Macbeth, Chorus, Apparition)
- Duration
- 12:09
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Teatro Regio Choir, Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Roberto Abbado
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4 Act III: Sylphes! Légers enfants des eaux (Chorus) 04:38
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act III: Sylphes! Légers enfants des eaux (Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:38
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Teatro Regio Choir, Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Roberto Abbado
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5 Act IV: Scene and Aria: Aux Anglais le traître contre moi - Honneurs, respect, tendresse (Macbeth) 05:36
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Act IV: Scene and Aria: Aux Anglais le traître contre moi - Honneurs, respect, tendresse (Macbeth)
- Duration
- 05:36
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Teatro Regio Choir, Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Roberto Abbado
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6 Act IV: Ô patrie ! Ô noble-terre! (Chorus) 06:45
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Act IV: Ô patrie ! Ô noble-terre! (Chorus)
- Duration
- 06:45
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Teatro Regio Choir, Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Roberto Abbado
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7 Il trovatore: Divertissement - Pas des Bohémiens - Gitanella - Ensemble - Sevillana - La Bohémienne - Galop (Sung in French) 25:01
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Il trovatore: Divertissement - Pas des Bohémiens - Gitanella - Ensemble - Sevillana - La Bohémienne - Galop (Sung in French)
- Duration
- 25:01
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Teatro Regio Choir, Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Roberto Abbado