Gerd Albrecht, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper - Saverio Mercadante: Il Giuramento (2006)
Gerd Albrecht, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper - Mercadante: Il Giuramento (2006)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 435 Mb | Total time: 51:45+46:31 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Orfeo | # C 6800621 | Recorded: 1979
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 435 Mb | Total time: 51:45+46:31 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Orfeo | # C 6800621 | Recorded: 1979
It is a concert performance, given and broadcast in Vienna in 1979, with one result being reasonably good sound. Another result is that the performers seem to warm up as they go, really hitting their strides about halfway through. In the case of Plácido Domingo, that could have been because he learned the role over a weekend, filling in for an ailing member of the planned cast. He is nevertheless one of the drawing cards of this recording, as is the presence of the young Italian soprano Mara Zampieri as the romantic lead Elaisa; her sheer dynamic range, with a slashing, edgy fortissimo, is impressive, as was the late-'70s engineering that captured it for posterity. Beyond the individual singers, however, is the work itself, which was well known in its time but disappeared almost completely by the end of the nineteenth century, and few recordings are available today. Its problem, historically, was that Verdi replaced Mercadante's "reform" with operatic revolution; the virtues of Il giuramento – dramatic verisimilitude, a restriction of sheer display in vocal writing, and a natural dramatic conception (the finale involves a violent confrontation between the soprano and tenor leads instead of a set piece for the soprano) – are those Verdi would exploit. The work's weakness is its reliance on forced plot twists – not something unique to this opera, but the story, set in medieval Italy and drawn loosely from a Victor Hugo play, is certainly choppy. This recording represents a slight condensation of the opera by Wiener Staatsoper conductor Gerd Albrecht, who championed the work, but the listener is still likelier to admire the singing than to become emotionally engaged. The work nevertheless represents a key missing link between Donizetti and Verdi, and this recording makes a strong case for it.–James Manheim
Performer:
Manfredo - Robert Kerns
Bianca - Agnes Baltsa
Elaisa - Mara Zampieri
Viscardo - Plácido Domingo
Brunoro - Michele Fiotta
Isaura - Sylvia Herman
Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Conductor - Gerd Albrecht
Track List:
CD1:
01. Atto I. Odi: in ogni intorno (Coro)
02. La Dea di tutti i cor… Bella adorata incognita (Viscardo)
03. Elaisa! Elaisa dov'è? (Coro, Manfredo)
04. Fier sospetto ohimè (Manfredo)
05. Oh mio german (Elaisa, Manfredo, Viscardo, Brunoro, Coro)
06. Voi ci spariste… Di superbo vincitor (Manfredo, Elaisa, Viscardo, Coro)
07. Era stella del mattino (Coro, Isaura)
08. Oh sì, mie care… Or là, sull'onda (Bianca, Coro)
09. Preghiamo! Ah, pregai tanto… Bianca! Ah, ti trovai (Bianca, Viscardo)
10. Tutto è tenebre (Elaisa, Bianca)
11. Fermate… Oh, istante (Viscardo, Elaisa, Bianca)
12. Che vedo! - Manfredo! Ah (Manfredo, Elaisa, Bianca, Viscardo)
13. Questo fatal mistero… Manfredo, eccoci a te (Manfredo, Elaisa, Bianca, Isaura, Viscardo)
CD2:
01. Atto II. Vittoria! Siracusa! (Coro)
02. Compita è ormai la giusta e terribil vendetta (Viscardo)
03. Interludio
04. Alla pace degli eletti (Coro)
05. Si compia al giuramento (Elaisa)
06. Oh! Qual nome pronunziaste (Elaisa, Bianca)
07. Viscardo! - Il rivedrete (Bianca, Elaisa, Manfredo)
08. A te il veleno o perfida (Manfredo, Bianca, Elaisa)
09. Atto III. Là posa. Bella ancora (Elaisa)
10. Eccola!… L'adorava qual s'adora (Viscardo, Elaisa)
11. Del suo tiranno a piè cadea (Viscardo, Elaisa, Bianca)
12. Viscardo (Bianca, Viscardo, Elaisa)
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Gerd Albrecht, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper - Saverio Mercadante: Il Giuramento (2006)
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