Giacomo Meyerbeer – Gli Ugonotti (1995)

Disc 1
1	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Introduzione			
2	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Nel bel dě di giovinezza			
3	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Qiu sotto il ciel...			
4	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Non lungi dalle torri			
5	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Qual mai strana figura...			
6	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Una vecchia canzon. Piff, paff, piff...
7	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Del castello al Signor			
8	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Scioglier si dee l'imen			
9	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Vaga donna, illustre e cara			
10	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Talor soverchio merto			
11	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Il piacere e l'onor, ...			
12	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Lieto suol della Turrena, ...			
13	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Umor severo, All'eco intorno dir...		
14	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Chi giunge qui?...			
15	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Raul la vostra fe'...			
16	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Signora!... Ancor qui siete...		
17	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Giusto ciel!...			

Disc 2
1	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 2. Ecco il giorno di festa			
2	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 2. Per compire un voto...			
3	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 2. L'attenderň! Al suo fianco...		
4	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 2. Ah! L'infido			
5	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 2. Su, su Marcel...			
6	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 2. Per vendicar si grave affronto		
7	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 2. Altolŕ!... Oh tradimento...			
8	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 2. Altolŕ! Rispettate di Navarro la Regina...	
9	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 3. Alfin son sola...			
10	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 3. Di Caterina un cenno			
11	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 3. La causa č santa			
12	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 3. Gloria a Dio,			

Disc 3
1	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 3. Raul... over vai tu?			
2	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 3. Stringe il periglio,			
3	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 3. Tutto a me tu dicesti!			
4	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 3. Non ascolti un suon funebre?		
5	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 4. Sei tu, mio buon Marcel, ...			
6	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 4. Perir io ti vedrň?			
7	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 4. Signor, difesa e scudo...			
8	Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 4. Abiurar o avrete morte!...

Margherita di Valois - Joan Sutherland
Raul de Nangis - Franco Corelli
Il Conte di Saint Bris - Giorgio Tozzi
Valentina - Giulietta Simionato
Urbano - Fiorenza Cossotto
Marcello - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Il Conte di Nevers - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Tavannes - Piero de Palma
Cossé - Giuseppe Bertinazzo
Thoré - Manuel Spatafora
De Retz - Antonio Gassinelli
Méru - Alfredo Giacomotti
Maurevert - Silvio Maionica
Bois-Rosé - Walter Gullino
Léonard - Angelo Mercuriali
Un arciere - Virgilio Carbonari
Una dama - Clara Fotti
Quattro signori - Walter Gullino, Angelo Mercuriali, Giuseppe Morresi, Alfredo Giacomotti
Due zingare - Clara Fotti, Maddalena Bonifaccio
Tre frati - Enzo Guagni, Virgilio Carbonari, Giovanni Antonini.

La Scala Theater Orchestra
Conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, June 7, 1962.

With Dame Joan Sutherland supremely cast as Queen Marguerite, one of the most difficult role in the coloratura reportoire, how can you lose? This performance was recorded in 1962, only a little after Sutherland's historical debut at La Scala, Milan as Lucia di Lammermoor in which the diva received 30 curtain calls after an astonishingly sung mad scene. I was there and was completely shattered by gorgeous tone and incredible singing. It really was a revelation in the Art of Bel Canto!!! She was immediately dubbed La Stupenda, and proclaimed Prima Donna Assoluta of the entire world, pushing Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi aside. This recording of Hugenots is a great demonstration of her phenomenal technique and ravishing dramatic soprano tone. From the bottom of the register to high E, she sings with complete ease. All staccatos, runs,and appeggios done to absolute perfection. And of course her legendary trill, trilling on notes way above the staff!!! As Franco Zefferelli said, Joan is the phenomenal singer of our time, and of course she is thatand more. But singing as wonderfully is the great tenor Franco Corelli. The role of Raul is perhaps one of the most difficult in the tenor's reportoire. And NO ONE can sing it like Corelli. His tone is ravishing, all high notes shot out of his mouth like a cannon ball. Especially stunning is the UNBELIEVABLE Grand Duet. Corelli's performance of that duet with the amazing Simionato is just INHUMAN!!!!! Both singers soaring from high note to high note, ringing like no other two singers can. The high D-flats were the most thrilling notes. But the high B's and C's were awesome too. The recording of the Grand Duet must rank as one of the greatest recording of spinto singing in history! Actually, this recording ranks as one of the greatest achievements in recording history. Bravissimi indeed! The sound isn't the best, but will you give up listening to one of the most astonishing singing ever recorded just because of audience noises. I hope not. This is an ABSOLUTE MUST for all opera fans. ---amazon.com

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