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JACQUES IBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ibert 'Angelique' (Farce in 1 Act) Gaelle Mechaly, Patrizia Orciani, Carmelo.Caruso / Teatro Massimo di Palermo Theater, Yoram David [ Hommage / CD - released 1/Apr/1996 ] "an innovation in the theatrical genre and an attempt to react against too conventional traditions".jacques Ibert |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Feuersnot, Op. 50 (Complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY Teatro Massimo Palermo / Nicola Beller Carbone, Dietrich Henschel, Alex Wawiloff / Gabriele Ferro (cond) [ ArtHaus Musik Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2015 ] Feuersnot is Strauss's second opera and made up for the failure of his first when its 1902 Dresden premiere was a resounding success. It is a lively one-act drama about the ancient Bavarian tradition of celebrating midsummer night with bonfires. |
TRADITIONAL
Jonas Kaufmann - Dolce Vita Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Asher Fisch [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Oct/2016 ] "Kaufmann does everything with the care and intelligence one expects, and no shortage of open-throated ardour." Gramophone |
BOITO
Mefistofele (complete opera) Ferruccio Furlanetto / Giuseppe Filianoti / Dimitra Theodossiou / Orchestra, Chorus and Children’s Chorus of Teatro Massimo, Palermo / Stefano Ranzani [ Naxos Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "Stefano Ranzani upholds the energy in the swift-moving sections...He contributes well to the tension and responds to the different speeds, from rapid chorus to inward-looking aria. Everything benefits from an extremely fine recording. I find it one... |
NINO ROTA
'La Strada' Ballet Suite; Sinfonia sopra una canzone d'amore; Waltzes from 'Il Gattopardo' Orchestra Sinfonica del Teatro Massimo di Palermo; Marzio Conti [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Jul/2003 ] Rota's orchestral music has recently undergone a reappraisal. Much of this music is rare on CD and this programme is unique. |
