Saverio Mercadante - I Briganti
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Label: Naxos - Opera
Cat No: 866034344
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 30th June 2014
Contents
Artists
Bruno Pratico (bass)Vittorio Prato (bass)
Maxim Mironov (tenor)
Jesus Ayllon (tenor)
Petya Ivanova (soprano)
Rosita Fiocco (mezzo-soprano)
Atanas Mladenov (baritone)
Camerata Bach Choir, Poznan
Virtuosi Brunensis
Conductor
Antonino FoglianiWorks
I Briganti (The Brigands)Artists
Bruno Pratico (bass)Vittorio Prato (bass)
Maxim Mironov (tenor)
Jesus Ayllon (tenor)
Petya Ivanova (soprano)
Rosita Fiocco (mezzo-soprano)
Atanas Mladenov (baritone)
Camerata Bach Choir, Poznan
Virtuosi Brunensis
Conductor
Antonino FoglianiAbout
A highly regarded composer in his day and considered the equal of Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti, Saverio Mercadante pioneered the transformation of bel canto opera into real music drama. He wrote the operatic tragedy I Briganti (The Brigands) not only to prove himself to the Parisian public but as a direct challenge to Bellini’s 'I puritani', premièred the previous year.
Mercadante’s individual style of canto fiorito and distinctive theatricality demonstrate that opera need not be a mere succession of virtuoso vocal arias, and it paved the way for Verdi’s later dramas.
Prepared from a new critical edition, this production was described as ‘outstanding’ by The New York Times.
World premiere recording.
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