VA - Bellini: The Complete Operas (2008) [24CD Box Set]
BAND/ARTIST: VA.
- Title: Bellini: The Complete Operas
- Year Of Release: 2008
- Label: Dynamic
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: FLAC (Tracks)
- Total Time: 28:36:26
- Total Size: 7,07 GB (+3%rec.)
- WebSite: Album Preview
This 24 CD box is the first time that a complete edition of Bellini’s operas has ever been released.
The collection includes Bellini’s debut work Adelson e Salvini, rare and lesser performed operas such as Bianca e Fernando and Zaira and his biggest successes Norma, La Sonnambula and I Puritani.
In addition to the complete set of works, the box includes two bonus historical recordings of La Sonnambula featuring Maria Callas and Norma with Montserrat Cabballé in the title role.
Tracks:
CD 1-2 :
Adelson e Salvini - Dramma semiserio in two acts, second version (1825)
Salvini, an Italian painter, Adelson’s protégé and friend - Bradley Williams (tenor)
Nelly, an orphan and Struley’s niece - Alicia Nafé (soprano)
Lord Adelson, Fabio Previati (baritone)
Bonifacio, Salvini’s Neapolitan servant, Aurio Tomicich – (buffa bass)
Fanny, Adelson’s ward - Lucia Rizzi (contralto)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania, Andrea Licata
rec. live, first performance of De Meo’s realisation, Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania, Sicily, 21-27 September 1992
CD 3-4 :
Bianca E Fernando - Melodramma in two acts (1826)
Bianca, Carlo’s daughter - Young Ok Shin (soprano)
Carlo, Duke of Agrigento - Aurio Tomicich (bass)
Fernando, Carlo’s son - Gregory Kunde (tenor)
Filippo, an adventurer - Haijing Fu (bass)
Viscardo, Philippo’s aide - Sonia Nigoghossian (mezzo)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania, Andrea Licata
rec. live, Catania, Teatro Massimo Bellini, 26 September- 6 October 1992
CD 5-6 :
Il Pirata - Melodramma in two acts (1827)
Ernesto, Duke of Caldora, and Anjou partisan - Roberto Frontali, (baritone)
Imogene, Ernesto’s wife, previously in love with Gualtiero - Lucia Aliberti (soprano)
Gualtiero, Count of Moltanto, now an Aragonese pirate leader - Stuart Neill (tenor)
Itulbo Companion of Gualtiero - José Guadalupe Reyes (tenor)
Il solitario, a hermit and former tutor of Gualtiero - Kelly Anderson (bass)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutschen Oper Berlin, Marcello Viotti
rec. studio, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, July 1994
CD 7-8 :
La straniera (The stranger) - Melodramma in two acts (1829)
Alaida, The stranger - Renata Scotto (soprano)
Il barone di Valdeburgo - Domenico Trimarchi (baritone)
Arturo - Renato Cioni (tenor)
Isoletta - Elena Zilio (mezzo)
Il Priore - Maurizio Mazzieri (baritone)
Il signore di Montolino - Enrico Campi (bass)
Osburgo Orchestra, Nino Sanzogno
rec. live, Palermo, 10 December 1968
CD 9-10 :
Zaira - lyric tragedy in two acts (1829)
Zaira, Lusignano’s daughter, now a slave of the Sultan - Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
Orosmane, The Sultan of Jerusalem - Simone Alaimo (bass)
Corasimo, the Sultan’s vizier - Ramon Vargas (tenor)
Nerestano, a French knight, Zaira’s brother - Alexandra Papadjakou (mezzo)
Lusignano, a royal prince now a prisoner of the Sultan - Luigi Roni (bass)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania, Paolo Olmi
rec. live, Catania, September 1990
CD 11-12 :
I Capuleti e I Montecchi - Lyric tragedy in two acts (1830)
Romeo, head of the Montecchi, in love with Giulietta - Clara Polito (soprano)
Capellio, head of the Capuleti - Federico Sacchi (bass)
Giuletta, a Capuleti in love with Romeo - Patrizia Ciofi (soprano)
Tebaldo, a Capuleti, Giuletta’s intended husband - Danilo Formaggia (tenor)
Lorenzo, a physician and friend of Capellio - Nicola Amodio (tenor)
Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia. Bratislava Chamber Choir, Luciano Acocella
rec. live, Martina Franca Festival, August 2005
CD 13-14 :
La Sonnambula - Melodramma in two acts (1831)
Amina, an orphan brought up by Teresa - Patrizia Ciofi, (soprano)
Elvino, a rich young village landowner - Giuseppe Morino, (tenor)
Count Rodolfo, the local Lord of the Manor - Giovanni Furlanetto (bass)
Teresa, a mill owner and Amina’s foster mother - Vitalba Mosca (mezzo)
Lisa, an innkeeper in love with Elvino - Maria Costanza Nocentini (soprano)
Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia. & Sluk Chamber Choir of Bratislava, Giuliano Carella
rec. live, Martina Franca Festival, July 1994
CD 15-16 :
Norma - Lyric tragedy in two acts (1831)
Norma, High Priestess of the Druid temple - Dimitra Theodossiou (soprano)
Pollione, Roman Proconsul in Gaul and father of Norma’s children - Carlo Ventre (tenor)
Adalgisa, a virgin of the temple - Daniela Barcellona (mezzo)
Oroveso, Archdruid and Norma’s father - Simon Orfila (bass)
Clotilde, Norma’s confidante - Roberta Minnucci (soprano)
Flavio, a Roman centurion - Flavio Pavan (tenor)
Chorus Lyrico Marchigiana; Orchestra Regionale delle Marche, Paola Arrivabeni
rec. live, August 2007
CD 17-18 :
Beatrice di Tenda - Opera seria in two acts (1833)
Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan - Paolo Gavanelli (baritone)
Beatrice Di Tenda, his wife - Lucia Aliberti, (soprano)
Agnese Del Maino, beloved by Filippo and secretly in love with Orombello - Camille Capasso (mezzo)
Orombello, Lord of Ventimiglia and secretly in love with Beatrice - Martin Thompson (tenor)
Anichino, friend of Orombello - John David Dehaan (tenor)
Rizzardo Del Maino, Agnese’s brother and confidant of Filippo - Raymond Martin (tenor)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Fabio Luisi
rec. studio, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin. July 1992
CD 19-20 :
I Puritani - Melodramma in three parts (1835)
Gualtiero Walton, Puritan Governor General and Elvira’s father – Franco Federici (bass)
Elvira, his daughter – Mariella Devia (soprano)
Arturo, a Cavalier and supporter of the Stuarts in love with Elvira – William Matteuzzi (tenor)
Riccardo, a Puritan officer who has been promised the hand of Elvira – Christopher Robertson (baritone)
Giorgio, a retired Puritan colonel and elder brother of Lord Walton – Paolo Washington (bass)
Enrichetta, widow of the executed Charles I – Eleonora Jankovic (soprano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania, Richard Bonynge
rec. live, Catania, 24-30 September 1989
CD 21-22 :
La Sonnambula - Melodramma in two acts (1831)
Amina - Maria Callas (soprano)
Elvino - Cesare Valletti (tenor)
Count Rodolfo - Giuseppe Modesti (bass)
Lisa - Eugenia Ratti (soprano)
Teresa - Gabriella Carturan (soprano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala of Milan, Leonard Bernstein
rec. live, La Scala, Milan, 5 March 1955
CD 23-24 :
Norma - Lyric tragedy in two acts (1831)
Montserrat Caballé, Robleto Merolla, Fiorenza Cossotto, Ivo Vinco
Turin RAI Orchestra and Chorus, Georges Prêtre
rec. radio studio, Turin, 1971
The collection includes Bellini’s debut work Adelson e Salvini, rare and lesser performed operas such as Bianca e Fernando and Zaira and his biggest successes Norma, La Sonnambula and I Puritani.
In addition to the complete set of works, the box includes two bonus historical recordings of La Sonnambula featuring Maria Callas and Norma with Montserrat Cabballé in the title role.
Tracks:
CD 1-2 :
Adelson e Salvini - Dramma semiserio in two acts, second version (1825)
Salvini, an Italian painter, Adelson’s protégé and friend - Bradley Williams (tenor)
Nelly, an orphan and Struley’s niece - Alicia Nafé (soprano)
Lord Adelson, Fabio Previati (baritone)
Bonifacio, Salvini’s Neapolitan servant, Aurio Tomicich – (buffa bass)
Fanny, Adelson’s ward - Lucia Rizzi (contralto)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania, Andrea Licata
rec. live, first performance of De Meo’s realisation, Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania, Sicily, 21-27 September 1992
CD 3-4 :
Bianca E Fernando - Melodramma in two acts (1826)
Bianca, Carlo’s daughter - Young Ok Shin (soprano)
Carlo, Duke of Agrigento - Aurio Tomicich (bass)
Fernando, Carlo’s son - Gregory Kunde (tenor)
Filippo, an adventurer - Haijing Fu (bass)
Viscardo, Philippo’s aide - Sonia Nigoghossian (mezzo)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania, Andrea Licata
rec. live, Catania, Teatro Massimo Bellini, 26 September- 6 October 1992
CD 5-6 :
Il Pirata - Melodramma in two acts (1827)
Ernesto, Duke of Caldora, and Anjou partisan - Roberto Frontali, (baritone)
Imogene, Ernesto’s wife, previously in love with Gualtiero - Lucia Aliberti (soprano)
Gualtiero, Count of Moltanto, now an Aragonese pirate leader - Stuart Neill (tenor)
Itulbo Companion of Gualtiero - José Guadalupe Reyes (tenor)
Il solitario, a hermit and former tutor of Gualtiero - Kelly Anderson (bass)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutschen Oper Berlin, Marcello Viotti
rec. studio, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, July 1994
CD 7-8 :
La straniera (The stranger) - Melodramma in two acts (1829)
Alaida, The stranger - Renata Scotto (soprano)
Il barone di Valdeburgo - Domenico Trimarchi (baritone)
Arturo - Renato Cioni (tenor)
Isoletta - Elena Zilio (mezzo)
Il Priore - Maurizio Mazzieri (baritone)
Il signore di Montolino - Enrico Campi (bass)
Osburgo Orchestra, Nino Sanzogno
rec. live, Palermo, 10 December 1968
CD 9-10 :
Zaira - lyric tragedy in two acts (1829)
Zaira, Lusignano’s daughter, now a slave of the Sultan - Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
Orosmane, The Sultan of Jerusalem - Simone Alaimo (bass)
Corasimo, the Sultan’s vizier - Ramon Vargas (tenor)
Nerestano, a French knight, Zaira’s brother - Alexandra Papadjakou (mezzo)
Lusignano, a royal prince now a prisoner of the Sultan - Luigi Roni (bass)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania, Paolo Olmi
rec. live, Catania, September 1990
CD 11-12 :
I Capuleti e I Montecchi - Lyric tragedy in two acts (1830)
Romeo, head of the Montecchi, in love with Giulietta - Clara Polito (soprano)
Capellio, head of the Capuleti - Federico Sacchi (bass)
Giuletta, a Capuleti in love with Romeo - Patrizia Ciofi (soprano)
Tebaldo, a Capuleti, Giuletta’s intended husband - Danilo Formaggia (tenor)
Lorenzo, a physician and friend of Capellio - Nicola Amodio (tenor)
Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia. Bratislava Chamber Choir, Luciano Acocella
rec. live, Martina Franca Festival, August 2005
CD 13-14 :
La Sonnambula - Melodramma in two acts (1831)
Amina, an orphan brought up by Teresa - Patrizia Ciofi, (soprano)
Elvino, a rich young village landowner - Giuseppe Morino, (tenor)
Count Rodolfo, the local Lord of the Manor - Giovanni Furlanetto (bass)
Teresa, a mill owner and Amina’s foster mother - Vitalba Mosca (mezzo)
Lisa, an innkeeper in love with Elvino - Maria Costanza Nocentini (soprano)
Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia. & Sluk Chamber Choir of Bratislava, Giuliano Carella
rec. live, Martina Franca Festival, July 1994
CD 15-16 :
Norma - Lyric tragedy in two acts (1831)
Norma, High Priestess of the Druid temple - Dimitra Theodossiou (soprano)
Pollione, Roman Proconsul in Gaul and father of Norma’s children - Carlo Ventre (tenor)
Adalgisa, a virgin of the temple - Daniela Barcellona (mezzo)
Oroveso, Archdruid and Norma’s father - Simon Orfila (bass)
Clotilde, Norma’s confidante - Roberta Minnucci (soprano)
Flavio, a Roman centurion - Flavio Pavan (tenor)
Chorus Lyrico Marchigiana; Orchestra Regionale delle Marche, Paola Arrivabeni
rec. live, August 2007
CD 17-18 :
Beatrice di Tenda - Opera seria in two acts (1833)
Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan - Paolo Gavanelli (baritone)
Beatrice Di Tenda, his wife - Lucia Aliberti, (soprano)
Agnese Del Maino, beloved by Filippo and secretly in love with Orombello - Camille Capasso (mezzo)
Orombello, Lord of Ventimiglia and secretly in love with Beatrice - Martin Thompson (tenor)
Anichino, friend of Orombello - John David Dehaan (tenor)
Rizzardo Del Maino, Agnese’s brother and confidant of Filippo - Raymond Martin (tenor)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Fabio Luisi
rec. studio, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin. July 1992
CD 19-20 :
I Puritani - Melodramma in three parts (1835)
Gualtiero Walton, Puritan Governor General and Elvira’s father – Franco Federici (bass)
Elvira, his daughter – Mariella Devia (soprano)
Arturo, a Cavalier and supporter of the Stuarts in love with Elvira – William Matteuzzi (tenor)
Riccardo, a Puritan officer who has been promised the hand of Elvira – Christopher Robertson (baritone)
Giorgio, a retired Puritan colonel and elder brother of Lord Walton – Paolo Washington (bass)
Enrichetta, widow of the executed Charles I – Eleonora Jankovic (soprano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania, Richard Bonynge
rec. live, Catania, 24-30 September 1989
CD 21-22 :
La Sonnambula - Melodramma in two acts (1831)
Amina - Maria Callas (soprano)
Elvino - Cesare Valletti (tenor)
Count Rodolfo - Giuseppe Modesti (bass)
Lisa - Eugenia Ratti (soprano)
Teresa - Gabriella Carturan (soprano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala of Milan, Leonard Bernstein
rec. live, La Scala, Milan, 5 March 1955
CD 23-24 :
Norma - Lyric tragedy in two acts (1831)
Montserrat Caballé, Robleto Merolla, Fiorenza Cossotto, Ivo Vinco
Turin RAI Orchestra and Chorus, Georges Prêtre
rec. radio studio, Turin, 1971
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