Verismo
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th October 2023
An enjoyable introduction to a generation of opera composers who regarded the symphony as a vital source of inspiration, and gave it an added dash of passion.
Verismo
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan
Purchase product
Awards:
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 27th October 2023
An enjoyable introduction to a generation of opera composers who regarded the symphony as a vital source of inspiration, and gave it an added dash of passion.
About
An album of dramatic and passionate Preludes and Intermezzos from some of the most popular Italian operas, from Domingo Hindoyan and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Translations of works by early French and Russian realists, Stendahl, Pushkin and Balzac among them, crossed international borders to inspire new homegrown styles of literary realism.
The trend took hold in Italy in the 1870s where it was promoted by the authors Luigi Capuana and Giovanni Verga under the banner of verismo, the Italian word for realism, and drew inspiration from the naturalism of Émile Zola and his disciples.
Verga’s short story Cavalleria rusticana (‘Rustic chivalry’) and the play that arose from it set the foundations for a new wave of Italian operas, with Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana serving as the genre’s enduring model.
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Spotlight on this release
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Verismo from Domingo Hindoyan and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
27th Oct 2023
The orchestra and their Chief Conductor perform a selection of orchestral highlights from verismo operas, from familiar favourites to rarer gems.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recording of the Week27th October 2023
Christmas 2023
An enjoyable introduction to a generation of opera composers who regarded the symphony as a vital source of inspiration, and gave it an added dash of passion.
December 2023
we’re going to have to think of a term to replace ‘lollipops’. If these really are musical confectionery, they’re the gourmet variety handmade and finished with edible gold leaf...there’s an unmistakable flair to these interpretations, with sprung rhythms and sculpted phrasing.
27th October 2023
While there is plenty of drama and raw emotion on offer, what makes the album so satisfying is the way that Hindoyan prevents it from being wearisome by switching the mood completely…And even with something as well-known as the Intermezzo from Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana, it's a joy how Hindoyan makes it sound fresh simply by following the markings in the score.
