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Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini

Christina Vasileva, Martin Muhle, Juan Orozco, Adriano Graziani, Kim-Lillian Strebel, Benedicte Tauran, Sally Wilson & Marija Jokovic

Freiburger Kammerchor, Opern- und Extrachor des Theater Freiburg, Vokalensemble der Hochschule fur Musik, Freiburg & Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg,...

This new CPO set, the first, as far as I’m aware, to present the score uncut, fills an important gap, giving us a well-engineered modern account of the work...But it’s also an excellent achievement... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2016 More…

Release Date: 27th Nov 2015
Catalogue No: 777960-2
Label: CPO
Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Gramophone Magazine

January 2016

Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards

2016

Finalist - Opera

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Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 4

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Se Hun Jin (tenor), Kim-Lillian Strebel (soprano), Martin Mühle (tenor), Alejandro Lárraga Schleske (soprano), Juan Orozco (baritone), Bénédicte Tauran (soprano), Adriano Graziani (tenor), Marija Jokovic (soprano), Sally Wilson (mezzo-soprano), Levente Molnár (baritone), Aaron Judisch (tenor), Christina Vasileva (soprano), Viktória Mester (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg, Opernchor des Theater Freiburg, Extrachor des Theater Freiburg, Vokalensemble der Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Freiburger Kammerchor
Fabrice Bollon
Recorded: 18-23 July 2013
Recording Venue: Rolf Bohme Saal, Konzerthaus Freiburg, Germany

Act I: O Donella, Donella (Garsenda, Biancofiore, Altichiara, Giullare, Donella, Le Donne)

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Act I: Come Morgana manda al re Artu (Giullare, Ostasio, Altichiara, Le Donne)

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Act I: Questi giullari et uomini di corte (Ostasio, Ser Toldo, Il Coro delle Donne, Francesca)

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Act I: Oime penare atroce! (Le Donne, Francesca)

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Act I: Francesca, dove andrai? (Samaritana, Francesca)

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Act I: Madonna Francesca! (Biancofiore, Donella, Francesca, Altichiara, Garsenda, Il Coro delle Donne)

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Act I: O Francesca, anima mia (Samaritana, Francesca)

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Act I: Viene! Viene! Madonna Francesca (Garsenda, Francesca, Le Donne)

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Act I: Per la terra di maggio (Il Coro delle Donne)

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Act II: E ancora sgombro il campo del comune? (Torrigiano, Balestriere, Francesca)

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Act II: Paolo! (Paolo, Francesca)

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Act II: Ah! Dove siamo noi? (Francesca, Torrigiano, Balestriere, Paolo)

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Act II: Questo cimento (Francesca, Paolo, Balestriere)

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Act II: Paolo! Paolo! (Francesca, Paolo, Balestriere)

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Act II: Viva Messer Giovanni Malatesta! (Balestriere, Gianciotto, Paolo)

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Act II: Francesca! (Gianciotto, Francesca)

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Act II: Sciagura! Non vedete? (Francesca, Gianciotto)

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Act II: Malatestino! Bevi, Malatestino! (Gianciotto, Malatestino)

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Act II: Che m'ho nell'occhio? (Malatestino, Gianciotto, Balestrieri)

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Act III: Introduction

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Act III: E Galeotto dice: Dama, abbiatene Pieta (Francesca, Garsenda, Biancofiore, Donella, La Schiava)

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Act III: Ah, Smaragdi, che vino mi recasti (Francesca, La Schiava)

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Act III: L'hai tu veduto montare a cavallo (Francesca, La Schiava)

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Act III: Abbiamo i suonatori (Donella, Biancofiore, Garsenda)

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Act III: Marzo e giunto a febbraio (Biancofiore, Garsenda, Altichiara, Donella, Francesca)

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Act III: No, Smaragdi, no! (Francesca)

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Act III: Benvenuto, signore mio cognato (Francesca, Paolo)

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Act III: Paolo, datemi pace! (Francesca)

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Act III: Inghirlandata di violette m'appariste ieri (Paolo, Francesca)

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Act III: Nemica ebbi la luce (Paolo, Francesca)

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Act III: Ah la parola che i miei occhi incontrano! (Paolo, Francesca)

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Act III: Leggiamo qualche pagina, Francesca! (Paolo, Francesca)

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Act III: Basta, Paolo! (Francesca, Paolo, Tutte)

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Act IV Part 1: Perche tanto sei strano? (Francesca, Malatestino)

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Act IV Part 1: Chi Grida? Hai udito? (Francesca, Malatestino)

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Act IV Part 1: Che fai, Malatestino? (Francesca, Malatestino)

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Act IV Part 1: Mia cara donna, voi m'attendevate? (Gianciotto, Francesca)

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Act IV Part 1: Torna Malatestino (Francesca, Malatestino, Gianciotto)

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Act IV Part 1: Era teco la tua moglie? (Malatestino, Gianciotto)

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Act IV Part 1: E se il fratello vede che taluno (Malatestino, Gianciotto)

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Act IV Part 1: Malatestino. Vieni! (Gianciotto, Malatestino)

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Act IV Part 2: L'ha colto il sonno. Dorme (Adonella, Biancofiore, Altichiara, Garsenda)

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Act IV Part 2: Oh! No, no! Non sono io! (Francesca, Garsenda, Altichiara, Biancofiore, Adonella)

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Act IV Part 2: O Biancofiore, piccola tu sei! (Francesca, Biancofiore)

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Act IV Part 2: Va, non piangere! (Francesca, Biancofiore)

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Act IV Part 2: E cosi vada s'e pur mio destino! (Francesca, Paolo)

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Act IV Part 2: Perdonami, perdonami! (Francesca, Paolo)

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Act IV Part 2: Ti trarro, dov' e l'oblio (Paolo, Francesca)

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Act IV Part 2: Francesca, apri! Francesca! (Gianciotto, Paolo, Francesca)

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It is a story made for the stage: Francesca da Rimini is a deceived woman-in-love who disregards her arranged marriage, decides that she has the perfect right to true love, and ends up murdered.

Dante originally wrote a few verses on this subject, but some decades later Boccaccio expanded the sketch into a tale containing all the ingredients of a genuine tragedy. In 1901 Gabriele D’Annunzio drew on this material to pen a scandalous fin de siècle drama. The music publisher Ricordi recognized this plot’s potential as a music drama and commissioned the young Riccardo Zandonai to compose the music for it. The premiere in 1914 was a sensational success. The music adheres closely to the rhythm of the language and for the rest forms an iridescent backdrop saturated with colour and engaging in intensive depiction of the elements of setting and plot.

Artists

Christina Vasileva, Martin Muhle, Juan Orozco, Adriano Graziani, Kim-Lillian Strebel, Benedicte Tauran, Sally Wilson & Marija Jokovic

Freiburger Kammerchor, Opern- und Extrachor des Theater Freiburg, Vokalensemble der Hochschule fur Musik, Freiburg & Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg, Fabrice Bollon

Reviews

January 2016

This new CPO set, the first, as far as I’m aware, to present the score uncut, fills an important gap, giving us a well-engineered modern account of the work...But it’s also an excellent achievement on its own terms....[the cast] sing powerfully, reliably and impressively. Christina Vasileva’s soprano is up to the challenge of Francesca...Fabrice Bollon conducts the score with a sure touch and is particularly adept at bringing out its moments of beauty.

April 2016

The title character is a marathon sing; the opera is built around her, and she is on stage for most of it. Christina Vasileva gives unstintingly throughout and shows no signs of fatigue. Her cool, voluptuous voice has a timbre that sometimes recalls Callas, sometimes Scotto, yet she is able to hit and hold the high notes that often emerged imperfectly from those two singers. She is also nicely attuned to the nuances of the text, singing with a wide variety of colour and shading.

Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini

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