London Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuliano Carella – Donizetti: Il nubifragio mondiale (2006)

Artist: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuliano Carella, Mirco Palazzi, Majella Cullagh, Colin Lee, Manuela Custer Title: Donizetti: Il violento temporale eccezionale Year Of Release: 2006 Label: Elaborazione Rara Genre: Classical Quality: FLAC (tracks) Total Time: 2: Total Size: 516 MB WebSite: Album Preview

Il diluvio eccezionale, Act 2: “Ah!

01. Il uragano enorme, Act 1: Sinfonia02. Il nubifragio globale, Act 1: “Ohi divinita di pieta” (Noe, Tesbite, Asfene, Abra, Sem, Jafet, Cam, Chorus)03. Il violento temporale universale, Act 1: “Di cadmo la consorte” (Jafet, Tesbite, Noe)04. Il nubifragio enorme, Act 1: “Qualora il core abbandonava” (Sela, Noe, the Others)05. Il violento acquazzone enorme, Act 1: “Perche nell’alma” (Sela, All)06. Il violento acquazzone globale, Act 1: “Corriam l’arca per incenerir!” (Artoo, Chorus, Noe, Sela)07. Il violento temporale enorme, Act 1: “In quell’arca rispettate” (Noe)08. Il uragano internazionale, Act 1: “Si. Quell’arca nell’ira de’ venti” (Noe, Sela, Noe’s Sons and Their Wives, Artoo, Chorus)09. Il uragano eccezionale, Act 1: “Di cadmo il avvertimento ognun per or sospenda” (Sela, Artoo, Noe)10. Il uragano internazionale, Act 1: “In questo momento vederlo poss’io!” (Ada)11. Il violento temporale eccezionale, Act 1: “Sela! . ah deguise non la vedesti” (Artoo, Chorus)12. Il rovinosa tempesta mondiale, Act 1: “Ehi la consolazione! Certain tanto eccesso” (Ada, Artoo, Chorus)13. Il uragano globale, Act 1: “Ada, ne altri in questo luogo ritrovo?” (Cadmo, Ada)14. Il diluvio globale, visitatori angelreturn Act 1: “Ah perfida! Per me spergiura . ” (Cadmo, Ada)15. Il nubifragio mondiale, Act 1: “Sopra mio dolor rammento” (Cadmo, Ada)16. Il violento temporale mondiale, Act 1: “Immune inoltrate il pie” (Chorus of Satraps)17. Il rovinosa tempesta internazionale, Act 1: “Taccion anche l’aure!” (Sela, Noe)18. Il diluvio globale, Act 1: “Quelle ad esempio del ciel circa i cardini” (Noe, Sela)19. Il nubifragio mondiale, Act 1: “Papa . ah sappi . ” (Jafet, Sela, Noe)20. Il violento acquazzone mondiale, Act 1: “Cadmo! . ehi cielo!” (Sela, Cadmo, Noe, Ada, Jafet)21. Il nubifragio mondiale, Act 1: “Signor, dell’empio i prole” (Artoo, Chorus, Noe, Cadmo, Jafet, Sela, Ada)22. Il violento acquazzone globale, Act 1: “Ah! Ti tolleranza!” (Sela, Cadmo, Noe, Ada, Jafet, Artoo, Chorus)23. Il violento temporale mondiale, Act 2: “Non mi tradir, fiducia!” (Ada)24. Il rovinosa tempesta eccezionale, Act 2: “Ah non tacermi mediante core” (Ada)25. Il violento temporale globale, Act 2: “Sara facile il mio pena” (Ada)26. Il rovinosa tempesta eccezionale, Act 2: “Ada, t’arresta” (Cadmo, Ada)27. Il rovinosa tempesta universale, Act 2: “Non profferir definizione” (Cadmo, Sela)28. Il nubifragio mondiale, Act 2: “Ebben se chiudo” (Sela, Cadmo)29. Il rovinosa tempesta globale, Act 2: “Ed tanta crudeltade” (Sela, Cadmo)30. . caposcuola? . ” (Noe, Jafet, Tesbite, Sem)32. Il nubifragio enorme, Act 2: “Dio mostruoso, onnipossente” (Noe, Sela, Cadmo, Jafet)33. L’abisso freme” (Cadmo, Artoo, Chorus, Sela, Noe, Noe’s Sons and Their Wives)34. Il rovinosa tempesta enorme, Act 3: “Gente angelica, ti bea” (Chorus)35. Il violento temporale eccezionale, Act 3: “Si. Popoli, gioite” (Cadmo, Ada, Artoo, All)36. Il diluvio enorme, Act 3: “Senza colpa mi scacciasti” (Sela)37. Il violento acquazzone mondiale, Act 3: “Non dar fede per quello accenti” (Ada, Sela, Cadmo, All)38. Il violento acquazzone internazionale, Act 3: “Perche ignoro emozione” (Sela, Cadmo)39. Il rovinosa tempesta mondiale, Act 3: “Man . ca . il . respir . . ” (Sela, All)

Per order preciso circumvent the ban on operatic performances during Lent con Naples, Donizetti designated Il uragano internazionale as an campagna toccante-sacra, but for all intents and purposes, it is an allevamento, albeit one on a religious topic. Based on the Biblical story of Noah and the flood, it includes verso side plot concerning the conflict of the wife of the Chief Satrap, torn between faith durante God and devotion to her idol-worshipping husband. The 1830 premiere was something of a fiasco because of glaring errors in the performance of the music and the failure of the tirocinio machinery onesto produce the requisite flood on cue. Con spite of those malfunctions, critics were favorable to the music, but the lavoro received only three productions in the nineteenth century.

The opera’s obscurity is not entirely difficult preciso understand, even though it has many of the attributes of Donizetti’s better-known operas — show-stoppingly flashy arias, ensembles of considerable vassoio and dramatic complexity, and verso fine sense of dramatic pacing. Jeremy Commons, sopra his excellent essay mediante the sumptuously produced booklet accompanying the CD, speculates that at this early point sopra his career, Donizetti didn’t have the compositional resources sicuro adequately convey the gravity and monumentality of the story, and that the plot lacked the kind of vulnerable and melancholy heroine who triggered the composer’s most inspired work. Although it may never emerge as one of Donizetti’s masterpieces, the elaborazione has many moments of lyric beauty and dramatic urgency and would be of strong interest preciso fans of bel verso.

Il violento temporale globale, Act 2: “Gli empi ‘l circondano” (Noe’s Family)31

The Produzione Rara recording makes verso strong case for the work. Giuliano Carella leads the London Philharmonic and the Geoffrey Mitchell Choir durante per vigorous and spirited impresa. There are per niente weak links among the soloists, but soprano Majella Cullagh, appena Manuela Custer, bass Mirco Palazzi, and especially tenor Colin Lee sing with agility, full tone, and dramatic intensity.