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Verdi - I Masnadieri (Bergonzi, Sandor, Mazzieri, Caballe, Cappuccilli - Gardelli 1975)
Жанр: Opera
Страна-производитель диска: EU
Год издания диска: 2003
Издатель (лейбл): Philips
Номер по каталогу: 475-8703
Дата записи: 1975
Аудиокодек: APE
Тип рипа: image+.cue
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Продолжительность: 75'03 + 52'20
Источник: собственный рип
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да
Треклист:
CD1

1. Preludio
2. Act 1. Scena. Quando io leggo in Plutarco
3. Act 1. Aria. O mio castel paterno
4. Act 1. Scena. Ecco un foglio
5. Act 1. Cabaletta. Nell'argilla maledetta
6. Act 1. Recitativo. Vecchio! spiccai da te
7. Act 1. Aria. La sua lampada vitale
8. Act 1. Scena. Trionfo, trionfo!
9. Act 1. Cabaletta. Tremate o miseri
10. Act 1. Scena. Venerabile o padre
11. Act 1. Cavatina. Lo sguardo avea degli angeli
12. Act 1. Recitativo. Mio Carlo...
13. Act 1. Duettino. Carlo! io muoio...
14. Act 1. Finale. Scena. Un messaggero
15. Act 1. Quartetto. Sul capo mio colpevole
16. Act 2. Scena. Dall'infame banchetto
17. Act 2. Aria. Tu del mio Carlo
18. Act 2. Scena. Ah, signora!
19. Act 2. Cabaletta. Carlo vive?
20. Act 2. Duetto. Io t'amo, Amalia
21. Act 2. Scena. Tracotante!
22. Act 2. Cabaletta. Ti scosta, o malnato
23. Act 2. Scena e Coro. Tutto quest'oggi
24. Act 2. Recitativo. Come splendido
25. Act 2. Romanza. Di ladroni attorniato
26. Act 2. Finale. Capitano!

CD2

1. Act 3. Scena. Dio, ti ringrazio!
2. Act 3. Duetto. Qual mare, qual terra
3. Act 3. Scena. Qui nel bosco?
4. Act 3. Coro. Le rube, gli stupri
5. Act 3. Finale. Scena. Ben giunto, o Capitano!
6. Act 3. Racconto. Un ignoto
7. Act 3. Scena. Destatevi, o pietre!
8. Act 4. Sogno. Tradimento!
9. Act 4. Pareami che sorto
10. Act 4. Scena. Francesco! mio figlio!
11. Act 4. Duetto. Come il bacio d'un padre
12. Act 4. Finale. Scena. Qui son esai!

Исполнители:

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Ruggero Raimondi, Massimiliano - bass
Carlo Bergonzi, Carlo - tenor
Piero Cappuccilli, Francesco - bariton
Montserrat Caballé, Amalia - sopran
John Sandor, Arminio - tenor
Maurizio Mazzieri, Moser - bass
William Elvin, Rolla - bariton
Ambrosian Singers
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Lamberto Gardelli

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TITLE "Aria: O mio castel paterno"
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TITLE "Cabaletta: Tremate o miseri"
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TITLE "Scena: Venerabile o padre"
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TITLE "Cabaletta: Carlo vive"
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TITLE "Scena: Perche fuggisti"
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TITLE "Duetto: Io t'amo Amalia"
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TITLE "Scena e Coro: Tutto quest' oggi"
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TITLE "Romanza: Di ladroni attorniato"
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TITLE "Finale: Capitano!"
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TITLE "(Atto terzo) Scena: Dio, ti ringrazio!"
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TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Duetto: Qaul mare, qual terra"
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TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Scena: Qui nel bosco?"
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TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Cabaletta: Lassù risplendere"
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TITLE "Coro: Le rube, gli stupri"
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TITLE "Finale. Scena: Ben giunto, o Capitano!"
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TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Scena: Tutto è buio e silenzio"
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TITLE "Scena: Destatevi, o pietre!"
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TITLE "(Atto quarto) Sogno: Tradimento!"
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TITLE "Sogno: Pareami che sorto"
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TITLE "Scena e Duetto: M'hai chiamato"
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TITLE "Scena: Francesco! mio figlio!"
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Доп. информация: Composition history

In 1842 Benjamin Lumley took over the management of Her Majesty's Theatre, the traditional home of Italian opera in London.
Three years later Verdi's Ernani received its first British production at his theatre to great public acclaim which convinced Lumley that he should commission an opera from Verdi, who was by then emerging as Italy's leading composer, for a world premiere in London.
Verdi accepted Lumley's proposal and production was scheduled for the summer of 1846. Unfortunately, however, Verdi's health deteriorated and the premiere of the new work had to be postponed until 1847.
During his period of recovery, one of Verdi's close friends, Andrea Maffei, a distinguished poet who had translated both Shakespeare and Schiller into Italian, suggested that Macbeth and Schiller's Die Räuber might provide suitable operatic subjects.
Maffei himself worked on the libretto for the Schiller opera, which in Italian became I masnadieri, while one of Verdi's regular librettists Francesco Piave was engaged to provide a suitable text from Macbeth.
Verdi originally intended I masnadieri to be produced during the 1847 carnival season in Florence with the premiere of Macbeth being in London later in the year. Unfortunately, however, no suitable tenor was available in Florence for the taxing role of Carlo, and so Verdi decided to complete Macbeth first for performance in Florence and then produce I masnadieri in London.
Verdi left Italy at the end of May 1847 with his work for London completed, except for the orchestration, which he left until the opera was in rehearsal.
The cast assembled for the premiere on 22 July 1847 was of the highest international standard.
In particular, as the highlight of her first season in England, the great Swedish coloratura soprano Jenny Lind was engaged to create the role of Amalia, the opera's heroine.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert attended the first performance, together with the Duke of Wellington and every member of the British aristocracy and fashionable society that was able to gain admission.
After considerable persuasion Verdi agreed to conduct the premiere, which was a triumphant success, and the press was for the most part generous in its praise.
Unfortunately this initial success was not to be repeated elsewhere; perhaps (at least in part) for the inconsistencies and excesses of its libretto.

Synopsis

Place: Germany
Time: between 1755 and 1757.
Act 1
Scene 1: A tavern on the borders of Saxony.
During a break from his studies at Dresden University, Carlo, the elder and favourite son of Count Massimiliano Moor has fallen amongst thieves, literally.
He has become a member of a notorious gang of highwaymen and cut-throats who terrorise the local community by robbery, extortion and rowdy singing at all hours of the day and night.
But already Carlo has tired of living a life of depravity and longs to return home to be with Amalia, his gentle cousin and lifelong sweetheart (O mio castel paterno / "O castle of my fathers").
He is awaiting the reply to a letter he has sent to his father begging for forgiveness for his recent misdemeanors.
Rolla and the other robbers arrive with the longed-for reply from the Count.
Carlo’s joy soon turns to sorrow, and then anger (Nell'argilla maledetta / "Let my wrath plunge these swords into the accursed clay"), as he finds that the letter is not from his father but from his younger brother Francesco, who warns him not to return home because, far from having forgiven Carlo, the old Count is intent on punishing him and locking him away.
Carlo renounces his former life and swears an oath to remain with his new comrades for the rest of his days.
The robbers unanimously elect him as their new leader.
Scene 2: A room in Count Moor’s castle in Franconia.
Francesco is congratulating himself on having intercepted the letter from his brother to their father, knowing that Massimiliano would certainly have forgiven Carlo if he had received it. Now only the elderly, infirm Count stands between Francesco and the family title and estates, and he has devised a plan to hasten his father’s death (La sua lampada vitale / "The lamp of his life burns low").
He forces Arminio, one of the castle servants, to disguise himself as a soldier recently arrived with tragic 'news' of Carlo's death, and sings his cabaletta, Tremate, o miseri / "Tremble, you wretches, you shall see me in my true terrible aspect".
Scene 3: Count Moor’s bedroom in the castle.
Amalia is watching over the ailing Count.
Each of them is thinking affectionately of the missing Carlo (Lo sguardo avea degli angeli / "His face had the smile of the angels").
Francesco ushers the disguised Arminio into the room. Arminio describes how he fought alongside Carlo for King Frederick in a battle for the city of Prague, and how he saw him mortally wounded. Carlo’s final act in this world was to inscribe a message, using his own blood, on the blade of his sword, that Amalia and Francesco should marry.
Amalia and the Count are completely taken in; Massimiliano falls into a dead faint and Amalia, in a frenzy of hysteria, rushes offstage leaving a jubilant Francesco.
Act 2
Scene 1: A graveyard near the castle.
Several months have passed since the previous scene and Amalia enters to pray at Count Massimiliano’s tomb (Tu del mio Carlo al seno / "Blessed spirit, you have flown to the bosom of my Carlo").
In the distance can be heard the sounds of a festive banquet hosted by Francesco, the new Count.
Arminio has followed Amalia from the castle because he is overcome by guilt at his part in Francesco’s wicked scheming.
He just has time to reveal that both Carlo and the old Count are still alive (provoking Amalia's cabaletta Carlo vive?
O caro accento / "Carlo lives?....O sweet words") before he is disturbed by the arrival of Francesco and forced to flee the scene.
Francesco has also been searching for Amalia with the intention of asking her to marry him.
Her scornful refusal provokes him into a rage and he becomes violent.
Amalia pretends a change of heart and embraces him so that she can seize his dagger and fend him off before making her escape into the nearby forest.
Scene 2: A clearing in a Bohemian forest.
Rolla has been captured in Prague and the brigands are awaiting the return of their leader, Carlo, who has gone to rescue him.
The rescue is achieved, but at the same time Carlo has managed to set fire to much of the city, resulting in armed citizens pursuing him.
The scene ends with Carlo exhorting his gallant band to fight like wolves to save themselves.
Act 3
Scene 1: A clearing in a Franconian forest.
The robbers sing of the pleasures of their criminal activities.
They are now in the same forest as the distraught Amalia.
Amalia fails to recognise her betrothed when he approaches her.
Carlo reveals his identity, without mentioning his comrades, and there is a joyous reconciliation.
Carlo is horrified when he learns of his brother’s unsuccessful attack on her virtue.
Scene 2: Another clearing in the Franconian forest.
Carlo is alone and contemplates his dismal future (Di ladroni attorniato / "Surrounded by robbers, fettered to crime").
He considers suicide, but decides that he must accept his dreadful fate and live on in loneliness and misery, reviled by all decent people.
Arminio enters stealthily and approaches some nearby ruins.
Hearing a voice within the ruins, Carlo investigates and discovers the emaciated figure of his father.
Massimiliano fails to recognise his son, but nevertheless describes to him how Francesco attempted to bury him alive after his collapse on hearing of Carlo’s death (Un ignoto tre lune or saranno / "An unknown - it will be three moons ago now - told me that my Carlo had been killed").
Fortunately Arminio saved him and has kept him hidden in the ruins where Carlo has found him.
Leaving the Count, Carlo calls on his band to storm the castle and capture his evil brother.
Act 4
Scene 1: Another room in Count Moor’s castle.
Francesco wakes after terrifying, guilt ridden nightmares (Pareami che sorto da lanto convito / "I fancied that, having risen from a sumptuous banquet, I was sleeping...").
He summons the local priest who refuses him absolution for his heinous crimes.
At this point the brigands are heard storming the castle and Francesco rushes out, swearing that he will defy the very fires of Hell.
Scene 2: The second clearing in the Franconian forest.
Massimiliano bewails Carlo's death, although he still does not recognise that the man standing in front of him is his favourite son.
He blesses the "unknown stranger" for saving his life.
The robbers reappear and report that they did not manage to capture Francesco.
This pleases Carlo who intends to change his ways.
At this moment Amalia is dragged in by the brigands.
Carlo is forced to admit to her, and to his father, his role as leader of the robbers.
Massimiliano expresses his horror and despair, but Amalia declares that despite everything she still loves Carlo and wants to stay with him.
Although Carlo has sworn to change his ways, he has also given his oath of lifelong allegiance to his band of robbers.
He cannot allow the woman he loves to be dragged down into his world of degradation and disgrace and he cannot escape his own evil fate; he resolves this paradox by stabbing Amalia to death.
Carlo rushes offstage claiming he is going in search of his own death.