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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

Angelina Ruzzafante and Sibrand Basa in the demanding lead roles, a solid supporting cast and luscious artistry from the semi-choral soloists and women of Theater Hagen’s Opera Chorus do the...

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

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Angelina Ruzzafante and Sibrand Basa in the demanding lead roles, a solid supporting cast and luscious artistry from the semi-choral soloists and women of Theater Hagen’s Opera Chorus do the...

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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.

Contents and tracklist

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
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
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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July 2023

Angelina Ruzzafante and Sibrand Basa in the demanding lead roles, a solid supporting cast and luscious artistry from the semi-choral soloists and women of Theater Hagen’s Opera Chorus do the score decent justice.

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