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The return of La Gazzetta

This is my first post on the blog after nearly two months. An income of forty days of a loved one has been to blame, but fortunately that is now water under the bridge: in late November gave us high and everything is going extremely well. But just in case, I will not publish a Requiem on the blog, that the thing has turned out to be alligator lizard:-p. To celebrate the holiday forced hospitals have gone, I'll dedicate this post to the eternal star of the blog, Gioachino Rossini. And specifically one of the funniest operas of the composer's La pietra paragone .

If you remember, a while ago blog brought to the special version, a reference I would say, of the work: recording from the Festival of Pesaro, with an extraordinary cast. However, the version that I bring you this time is interesting in its musical approach, and adopting a historicist lens hand of one of its champions such as Jean-Christophe Spinosi , that commanding the Ensemble Matheus and collaboration of Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma achieves a very accomplished reading, living, sparkling and unusual date of the Rossini score. Just listen to parts like the overture, the quartet the first act or scene of Clarice's second to realize it.

Come to the information sharing of these functions, from the Paris Theatre du Chatelet and dated 18 January this year:

Marchesa Clarice: Sonia Prina
Asdrubale Conte : François Lis
Cavalier Giocondo: José Manuel Zapata
Pacuvio: Christian Senn
Macrobius: Joan Martin-Royo
Baronessa Aspasia: Jennifer Holloway Donna Fulvia
: Laura Giordano
Fabrizio: Filippo Polinelli


Matheus Ensemble Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma · Jean-Christophe Spinosi

strong cast that brings each of the the core roles required. Dominate the landscape the English representation chaired by José Manuel Zapata -Tancredis next argyria in the Royal Theatre, and Joan Martin-Royo . Extraordinary first in the role of Giocondo, outgoing and funny when the role requires and intimate love when he plays. Play his aria of Act II is a delight for the ears, an example of how to be interpreted with gentleness, delicacy, internalized and felt at all times. No doubt to give a standing ovation in the hall of our house. The second paints a versatile Macrobius, never overacting, always well sung. We should be satisfied voices have with us as apt to interpret the music of Swan of Pesaro. Sonia Prina Clarice gives us a very enjoyable, well maybe a little Baroque, a view hitherto unknown de la Marquesa, which does not mean it is not entirely valid one embodiment. A little rough but the Asdrubale of François Lis (the other functions Asdrubale the production was great Michele Pertusi, these functions being replaced in Paris by Lis), may have gotten more "chicha" a role that is usually serious, but it is comical episodes (hear this the trio of Act III). fun of Christian Senn Pacuvio the side really well in the beautiful voice of Laura Giordano , Jennifer Holloway and Filippo Pollinelli . Regarding director, orchestra and choir, I refer my earlier comments.

Here I leave the links. The recording is published as usual fragmented into tracks. The sound is extraordinary


CD1 CD2 CD3


In short this is a different Rossini but from my point of view, extraordinary. has recently gone on sale a book-DVD of these same functions. A nice gift to take now that Christmas comes around, right?

Nothing, that delighted to be back blogging. I hope not having to leave it parked for so long by issues like me now have to. For many years.