Various - Dalla Morte Alla Vita - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This new features a recording from the world premiere performance of the opera in Metzingen Stadthalle, Bad Urach, Germany, October 4th, 2002. The opera is set in Venice in 1727. In the house of Marcello, a musician and poet, two of his pupils Rosana and Faustina wait for their teacher who is late for their singing lesson. Marcello at last arrives, apologizes, and announces that instead of their lessons he wants them to sing for a guest of his, the famous composer Adolph Hasse, from Germany. Rosana sings first a sad song about unrequited love. Hasse praises her warmly for singing from the heart, whereas Marcello is just puzzled by her sudden ability to find the correct tone. Faustina immediately recognizes that Rosana is singing about her love for Marcello and is irritated that he cannot see it himself. She then sings a joyful song about a nightingale, which leaves both Hasse and Marcello captivated. Hasse expresses his profound admiration for Marcello and she invites him to accompany her to a party that evening. Faustina is preparing for the evening and her thoughts turn to Hasse, and she realizes that she loves him. Hasse has quietly arrived and, overhearing her soliloquy, immediately tells Faustina that he has fallen in love with her too. Marcello, masked, arrives and stands outside Faustina's rooms, consumed with love for her and intending to sing her a serenade. He hears the gondola bearing Faustina and Hasse approaching, and jealously listens to their loving conversation. Hiding while they enter her apartment, he vows revenge on Hasse. Marcello wants to pick a quarrel and both men draw their swords. Faustina, who has heard the commotion outside, opens her balcony window, sees the events below and collapses with a scream. Hasse leaves, telling Marcello that he may keep his life as a pledge of their friendship

This is where two one-hit-wonders of nineteenth-century Italian opera meet. Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana was first performed in Rome in 1890 and Leoncavallo Pagliacci in Milan two years later. The subject of the Cavalleria rusticana is based on a then very popular peasant tragedy by Giovanni Verga. Pagliacci draws on the play InchLa femme de TabarinInch by Catulle Mendès, with the libretto by the composer. Both operas premiered on 29.09.2018 at the Oper Graz with the Grazer Philharmoniker under the direction of Oksana Lyniv. Album Tracks 1. Cavalleria Rusticana 2. Preludio 3. Siciliana 4. Coro D'introduzione 5. Dite, Mamma Lucia 6. Il Cavallo Scalpita 7. Beato Voi, Compar Alfio 8. Innegiamo 9. Romanza E Scena, Voi Lo Sapete, O Mamma 10. Scene, Tu Qui, Santuzza 11. Stornello Di Lola Fior Di Giaggiolo 12. Duetto Ah Lo Vedi 13. Duetto Oh! Il Signore VI Manda 14. Intermezzo Sinfonico 15. Scene, Coro E Brindisi a Casa a Casa, Amici 16. A Voi Tutti Salute! 17. Mamma! Mamma, Quel Vino 18. Pagliacci 19. Preludio 20. Si Puo ? Signore! Signori 21. Son Qua! Ritornano 22. Un Grande Spettacolo 23. Un Tal Gioco, Credetemi 24. I Zampognari 25. Don Din Don 26. Qual Fiamma Avea Nel Guardo! 27. Sei la! Credea Che Te Ne Fossi Andato 28. Nedda! Silvio! a Quest'ora 29. Decidi Il Mio Destin 30. Non Mi Tentar 31. Cammina Adagio 32. Derisione E Scherno 33. Recitar! - Vesti la Giubba 34. Intermezzo 35. Ohè!... Ohè 36. Pagliacco, Mio Marito 37. È Dessa! Dei, Come È Bella! 38. Arlecchin! Colombina!Inch 39. Nome Di Dio 40. No, Pagliaccio Non Son 41. Suvvia, Cosi Terribile

I'm leaving. I shall not forget via Toledo nor all the other districts in Naples. To my eyes it is incomparable, the most beautiful city in the world. Stendhal Stendhal describes the Naples we love. The Naples of myriad colors and scents, with it's wealth of different music. This set of 10 albums provides an original overview of Neapolitan music of the 18th century, the music that was played and sung in the great houses, the churches and the streets of the city. It is a chance to rediscover forgotten or long-neglected repertoires a vast musical heritage of instrumental and sacred music, first and foremost, but also folk music, magnificently brought back to life by Marco Beasley, Pino de Vittorio and Guido Morini in Fra' Diavolo and Storie di Napoli, two iconic albums which appear here together for the first time. The set also features other outstanding musicians of international repute, many of them specialized in this particular repertoire Roberta Invernizzi, Monica Piccinini, Silvia Frigato, Romina Basso, Salvo Vitale, the Ghislieri Choir and Orchestra (Giulio Prandi), Talenti Vulcanici, Dolce & Tempesta (Stefano Demicheli) and Odhecaton (Paolo Da Col). Album Tracks 1. Fra' Diavolo - Music in the Streets of the Kingdom of Naples 2. Storie Di Napoli 3. Neapolitan Cello Concertos 4. Nicola Fiorenza (1700-1764). Concerti & Sonate 5. Nel Giardino Di Partenope. Neapolitan Cello Sonatas 6. Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725). Missa Defunctorum 7. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-36). Stabat Mater. Marian Music from Naples 8. Nicola Porpora (1686-1768). Notturni Per I Defunti 9. Davide Perez (1771-78). Mattutino De' Morti 10. Lux in Tenebris - Liturgy and Devotion in Eighteenth-Century Naples