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Giacomo Puccini - La Fanciulla Del West / Carol Neblett, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes/ Chorus And Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Zubin Mehta / Deutsche Grammophon 2x Audio CD Stereo / 474 840-2
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La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini, based on the 1905 play The Girl of the Golden West by the American author David Belasco. Fanciulla followed Madama Butterfly, which was also based on a Belasco play. The opera has fewer of the show-stopping highlights that characterize Puccini's other works, but is admired for its impressive orchestration and for a score that is more melodically integrated than is typical of his previous work. Fanciulla displays influences from composers Claude Debussy and Richard Strauss, without being in any way imitative. Similarities between the libretto and the work of Richard Wagner have also been found, though some attribute this more to the original plot of the play, and have asserted that the opera remains quintessentially Italian.
The opera had a successful and highly publicised premiere at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, in 1910. Nevertheless, while Puccini deemed it one of his greatest works, La fanciulla del West has become a less popular opera within the composer's repertoire, drawing a mixed public reception overall. Despite the plot being a source of significant criticism, the majority of academics and musicians agree in calling it a magnum opus, particularly lauding its craftmanship. The conductor of the work's premiere, Arturo Toscanini, called the opera a "great symphonic poem".
| Label: | Deutsche Grammophon – 474 840-2 |
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| Series: | The Originals |
| Format: |
2 x CD, Album, Stereo
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2004 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic, Opera |
Tracklist:
| La Fanciulla Del West (The Girl Of The Golden West), Opera | |||
| Atto Primo / Erster Akt / Act One / Acte Premier | |||
| 1-1 | Intoruzione / Einleitung / Introduction | 2:58 | |
| 1-2 | "Hello, Nick!" | 3:46 | |
| 1-3 | "Che Faranno I Vecchi Miei" | 3:47 | |
| 1-4 | "Jim, Perché Piangi?" | 2:42 | |
| 1-5 | "Andiamo, Ragazzi! Un Po' Di Calma" | 1:01 | |
| 1-6 | "Un Poker! Nick, Gettoni!" | 1:47 | |
| 1-7 | "Mistress Rance, Fra Poco" | 1:03 | |
| 1-8 | "Hello, Minnie!" | 3:47 | |
| 1-9 | "Dove Eravamo?" | 4:12 | |
| 1-10 | "Las Posta!" | 2:47 | |
| 1-11 | "Ti Voglio Bene, Minnie" | 2:00 | |
| 1-12 | "Minnie, Dalla Mia Casa Son Partito" | 2:23 | |
| 1-13 | "Laggiù Nel Soledad" | 2:42 | |
| 1-14 | "Chi C'è Per Farmi I Ricci?" | 1:45 | |
| 1-15 | "Vi Ricordate Di Me?" | 1:42 | |
| 1-16 | "Mister Johnson, Voi M'avete Seccato!" | 1:13 | |
| 1-17 | "Mister Johnson, Un Valzer?" | 4:41 | |
| 1-18 | "Mister Johnson, Siete Rimasto Indietro" | 4:11 | |
| 1-19 | "Io Non Son Che Una Povera Fanciulla" | 1:33 | |
| 1-20 | "Quello Che Tacete" | 1:05 | |
| 1-21 | "Come Voi, Leggermi In Cor Non So" | 2:30 | |
| 1-22 | "Oh, Non Temete, Nessuno Ardirà!" | 5:41 | |
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Atto Secondo / Zweiter Act / Act Two / Acte Deux |
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| 2-1 | "Il Mio Bimbo È Grande E Piccino" | 1:54 | |
| 2-2 | "Billy, È Fissato? . . . Domani" | 1:40 | |
| 2-3 | "Voglio Vestirmi Tutta" | 3:58 | |
| 2-4 | "Oh, Se Sapeste" | 5:05 | |
| 2-5 | "Ugh . . . Neve! . . . Va! Riposati Sul Fieno" | 7:21 | |
| 2-6 | "Hello! . . . Chiamano" | 4:33 | |
| 2-7 | "Vieni Fuori!" | 1:13 | |
| 2-8 | ". . . Lo So, Lo So! Ma Non Vi Avrei Rubato!" | 3:30 | |
| 2-9 | "L'han Ferito . . . Che Importa?" | 2:15 | |
| 2-10 | "Che C'è Di Nuovo, Jack?" | 3:43 | |
| 2-11 | "È Là! È Là! . . . Ah, no . . . Non Voglio!" | 2:11 | |
| 2-12 | "Una Partita A Poker!" | 6:31 | |
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Atto Terzo / Dritter Akt / Act Three / Acte Trois |
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| 2-13 | "Ve Lo Giuro, Sceriffo" | 2:02 | |
| 2-14 | "Maladetto Cane!" | 1:57 | |
| 2-15 | "Ah! . . . Ah! . . . Urrah! Ragazzi" | 4:16 | |
| 2-16 | "Sceriffo Rance! Consegno A Voi Quest'uomo" | 0:30 | |
| 2-17 | "E Così, Mister Johnson, Come Va?" | 2:04 | |
| 2-18 | Risparmiate Lo Scherno" | 2:19 | |
| 2-19 | "Ch'ella Mi Creda Linero E Lontano" | 2:49 | |
| 2-20 | "Ah! . . . Ah! . . . È Minnie!" | 1:55 | |
| 2-21 | "Basta!' Quando Per Voi" | 2:39 | |
| 2-22 | "E Anche Tu Lo Vorrai, Joe! | 3:32 | |
| 2-23 | "Le Tue Parole Sono Di Dio" | 2:23 |
- Chorus – Chorus Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden
- Chorus Master – Robin Stapleton
- Composed By [Opera] – Giacomo Puccini
- Conductor – Zubin Mehta
- Edited By – Joachim Niss
- Engineer [Balance] – Karl-August Naegeler
- Liner Notes [English Translation] – Gwyn Morris
- Liner Notes [English] – Mosco Carner
- Liner Notes [French Translation] – Jacques Fournier
- Liner Notes [French] – Leonardo Pinzauti
- Liner Notes [German Translation] – Alfred Brüggemann
- Liner Notes [German] – Hans-Jürgen Winterhoff
- Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden
- Photography By [Box, Page 3] – Reg Wilson
- Photography By [Pages 1, 2, 13, 19, 23] – Clive Barda
- Photography By [Zubin Metha] – Bern Schwartz
- Producer [Production] – Günther Breest, Michael Horwarth
- Recording Supervisor – Hans Weber
- Script By [From The Play By] – David Belasco
- Vocals [Ashby] – Robert Lloyd (4)
- Vocals [Bello] – Tom McDonnell
- Vocals [Billy Jackrabbit] – Paul Hudson (4)
- Vocals [Dick Johnson (ramerrez)] – Placido Domingo
- Vocals [Happy] – William Elvin
- Vocals [Harry] – Paul Crook (2)
- Vocals [Jack Rance] – Sherrill Milnes
- Vocals [Jake Wallace] – Gwynne Howell
- Vocals [Joe] – Robin Leggate
- Vocals [José Castro] – Eric Garret
- Vocals [Larkens] – Malcolm King
- Vocals [Minnie] – Carol Neblett
- Vocals [Nick] – Francis Egerton
- Vocals [Sid] – Malcom Rivers
- Vocals [Sonora] – Jonathan Summers
- Vocals [Trin] – John Dobson
- Vocals [Un Postiglione] – Handel Owen
- Vocals [Wowkle] – Anne Wilkens
