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New, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Das Himmelskleid ('The Garment of Heaven')

Angelina Ruzzafante, Anna-Maria Dur, Sibrand Basa, Reinhard Leisenheimer, Peer-Martin Sturm, Michael Kurz, Sergio Gómez, Stefan Adam, Hagen Opera Chorus, Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerhard Markson

Release Date: 2nd Dec 2022
Catalogue No: 8660518-20
Label: Naxos
Length: 2 hours 46 minutes

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Wolf-Ferrari: The Garment of Heaven, Act I

Work length54:58

Angelina Ruzzafante (soprano), Stefan Adam (baritone), Reinhard Leisenheimer (tenor), Sergio Gómez (bass), Sibrand Basa (tenor), Peer-Martin Sturm (tenor), Michael Kurz (tenor), Anneli Pfeffer (soprano), Christiane Rost (soprano), Ina Stachelhaus (soprano)
Hagen Opera Chorus, Hagen Augmented Opera Chorus, Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerhard Markson

Prelude

Track length1:09

Ah! - Ha! Welche Schmach!

Track length3:53

Hoheit, gestatten...

Track length5:19

Es sind schon zweiunddreißig

Track length4:40

Heil! - Der Kanzler befahl

Track length8:03

Ach, nein! Bin nimmer froh

Track length12:01

Fern, in der Väter Park ein tiefer See

Track length15:53

O du, du Ungetüm, du brachtest Unheil

Track length4:00

Wolf-Ferrari: The Garment of Heaven, Act II

Work length1:23:18

Sibrand Basa (tenor), Anna-Maria Dur (mezzo-soprano), Anneli Pfeffer (soprano), Christiane Rost (soprano), Ina Stachelhaus (soprano), Marilyn Bennett (mezzo-soprano), Marlene Mild (soprano), Vera Fischer (soprano), Gisela Ribbert (soprano), Niwako Shimbo (soprano)
Hagen Opera Chorus, Hagen Augmented Opera Chorus, Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerhard Markson

Prelude

Track length2:38

Wer wagt es, uns Winde zu stören?

Track length9:08

Ah! - Hei, hei, hei-ha-ha-hei!

Track length15:20

So schau'er sich um

Track length9:32

Schlummernde, Ihr, auf Erden!

Track length6:46

Es scheint, ihr träumt wohl selber?

Track length17:43

Wo wahre Liebe herrscht

Track length8:02

Gesegnet sei, den die Erde erkor

Track length7:18

Doch, irren wir uns nicht

Track length6:51

Wolf-Ferrari: The Garment of Heaven, Act III

Work length28:05

Angelina Ruzzafante (soprano), Sibrand Basa (tenor), Sergio Gómez (bass)
Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerhard Markson

Sie war's! Sie war's gewiß!

Track length1:49

Hier! Hier! Horch… Nein

Track length11:46

Ha! - Rühre dich nicht

Track length10:17

Ach! Wo bin ich?

Track length4:13

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Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari is best known for his comic operas. With this reputation established, the appearance of Das Himmelskleid in 1927, with its ‘symbolical twilight world… that rises musically to religious greatness and a world of dreams’ was a surprise for critics of the day. The narrative is a parable of a young princess who is born with the ‘Garment of Heaven’, but she forgets this true gift in her greedy pursuit of wealth and power. Das Himmelskleid is perhaps the most profoundly mature of Wolf-Ferrari’s operas, with an amazing sensitivity and feeling for sound and colour that were never bettered. This 3-disc set from the mid-1990s is a re-release from our Marco Polo label (8.223261-63). This is a recording that has lost none of its sparkle over the years, and it remains the only commercially available recording of this significant work. With its striking combination of Wagnerian heft and Italianate lightness this work is overdue for a return to the mainstream.

New, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Das Himmelskleid ('The Garment of Heaven')

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