Marianne Cornetti - Verdi: Don Carlo (Live) (2017)

First performed in French at the Paris Opera in 1867, Don Carlo is in many ways an amazingly innovative work. The opera seems to underline Verdi's shift from the Manichean division between good and evil, which had been a clear, structural element of his dramaturgy up to that point in his career. In this opera, Verdi assembles all his mainstay music theatre themes: power, with its honors and burdens; the contrasts of impossible love; the conflict between father and son; and an oppressed people demanding freedom. Verdi radically revised the score in 1883, using an Italian libretto and reducing the opera from five acts to four. The popularity of Don Carlo has grown unremittingly ever since, with today's critics almost unanimously recognizing it as one of Verdi's greatest masterpieces, an opera that continues to reveal new gems. Daniel Oren is fully in control on the podium, ensuring unanimity between orchestra and singers. The Maestro softens teh dark tones of the score, which are well reflected in the visuals, choosing instead to emphasize the various changes of mood.

First performed in French at the Paris Opera in 1867, Don Carlo is in many ways an amazingly innovative work. The opera seems to underline Verdi’s shift from the Manichean division between good and evil, which had been a clear, structural element of his dramaturgy up to that point in his career. In this opera, Verdi assembles all his mainstay music theatre themes: power, with its honours and burdens; the contrasts of impossible love; the conflict between father and son; and an oppressed people demanding freedom. Verdi radically revised the score in 1883, using an Italian libretto and reducing the opera from five acts to four. The popularity of Don Carlo has grown unremittingly ever since, with today's critics almost unanimously recognising it as one of Verdi’s greatest masterpieces, an opera that continues to reveal new gems. Daniel Oren is fully in control on the podium, ensuring unanimity between orchestra and singers. The Maestro softens the dark tones of the score, which are well reflected in the visuals, choosing instead to emphasise the various changes of mood.

TRACKLIST

CD1
01. Don Carlo, Act I: Prelude-Carlo il sommo imperatore (Live) - Simon Lim
02. Don Carlo, Act I: Io l'ho perduta! (Live) - José Bros
03. Don Carlo, Act I: È lui!… Desso… L'infante! (Live) - Vladimir Stoyanov
04. Don Carlo, Act I: Sotto ai folti, immensi abeti (Live) - Lavinia Bini
05. Don Carlo, Act I: Nel giardin del bello (Live) - Marianne Cornetti
06. Don Carlo, Act I: La Regina!… Un'arcana mestizia (Live) - Serena Farnocchia
07. Don Carlo, Act I: Io vengo a domandar (Live) - José Bros
08. Don Carlo, Act I: Il Re!… Perché sola è la Regina? (Live) - Lavinia Bini
09. Don Carlo, Act I: Non pianger, mia compagna (Live) - Serena Farnocchia
10. Don Carlo, Act I: Restate! Presso alla mia persona (Live) - Michele Pertusi
11. Don Carlo, Act I: O signor, di Fiandra arrivo (Live) - Vladimir Stoyanov

CD2
01. Don Carlo, Act II: Prelude (Live) - Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini
02. Don Carlo, Act II: A mezzanotte ai giardin della Regina (Live) - José Bros
03. Don Carlo, Act II: Al mio furor sfuggite invano (Live) - Marianne Cornetti
04. Don Carlo, Act II: Trema per te, falso figliuolo (Live) - Marianne Cornetti
05. Don Carlo, Act II: Spuntato ecco il dì d'esultanza (Live) - Parma Teatro Regio Chorus
06. Don Carlo, Act II: Or la porta s'apra del tempio! (Live) - Gregory Bonfatti
07. Don Carlo, Act II: Sire, no l'ora estrema (Live) - Michele Pertusi
08. Don Carlo, Act II: Sire! Egli è tempo ch'io viva (Live) - José Bros
09. Don Carlo, Act III: Ella giammai m'amò! (Live) - Michele Pertusi
10. Don Carlo, Act III: Il Grande Inquisitor! (Live) - Gregory Bonfatti
11. Don Carlo, Act III: Nell'ispano suol mai l'eresia dominò (Live) - Ievgen Orlov

CD3
01. Don Carlo, Act III: Giustizia, giustizia, Sire! (Live) - Serena Farnocchia
02. Don Carlo, Act III: Ah! Sii maledetto, sospetto fatale (Live) - Michele Pertusi
03. Don Carlo, Act III: Pietà! Pietà! Perdon! (Live) - Marianne Cornetti
04. Don Carlo, Act III: Ah! Più non vedrò la Regina!… O don fatale, o don crudel (Live) - Marianne Cornetti
05. Don Carlo, Act III: Son io, mio Carlo (Live) - Vladimir Stoyanov
06. Don Carlo, Act III: Per me giunto è il dì supremo (Live) - Vladimir Stoyanov
07. Don Carlo, Act III: O Carlo, ascolta (Live) - Vladimir Stoyanov
08. Don Carlo, Act III: Mio Carlo, a te la spada io rendo (Live) - Michele Pertusi
09. Don Carlo, Act IV: Tu che le vanità (Live) - Serena Farnocchia
10. Don Carlo, Act IV: È dessa!… Un detto, un sol (Live) - José Bros
11. Don Carlo, Act IV: Ma lassù ci vedremo (Live) - Serena Farnocchia
12. Don Carlo, Act IV: Sì, per sempre! (Live) - Michele Pertusi