Ponchielli: La Gioconda - Cerquetti, Simionato, Del Monaco, Siepi, Bastianini, Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Gianandrea Gavazzeni / Decca 2x Audio CD 1996 / 455 435-2
UPC 8014394401666
La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito (as Tobia Gorrio), based on Angelo, Tyrant of Padua, a 1835 play in prose by Victor Hugo (the same source Gaetano Rossi had used for his libretto for Mercadante's Il giuramento in 1837).
First performed in 1876, La Gioconda was a major success for Ponchielli, as well as the most successful new Italian opera between Verdi's Aida (1871) and Otello (1887). It is also a famous example of the Italian genre of Grande opera, the equivalent of French Grand-Opéra.
Ponchielli revised the work three times; the fourth and final version was first performed in 1879 in Genoa before reaching Milan in 1880 where its reputation as the definitive version was established. There are several complete recordings of the opera, and it is regularly performed, especially in Italy. It is one of only a few operas that features a principal role for each of the six major voice types. The opera also includes the famous ballet Dance of the Hours, often performed separately or in parody.
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Decca – 455 435-2
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2 x CD, Album
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Italy |
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1996 |
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Classical |
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Opera, Romantic |
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Tracklist:
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La Gioconda, Dramma Lirico In Quattro Atti |
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Act I |
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E Cantan Su Lor Tombe! |
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L'Ora Non Giunse Ancor |
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| 1-5 |
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Voce Di Donna O D'Angelo |
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| 1-6 |
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Enzo Grimaldo, Principe Di Santafior |
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| 1-7 |
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Maledici? Sta Ben, L'Amor T'Accieca |
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| 1-9 |
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Carneval! Baccanal! |
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Act II
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Ho! He! Ho! He! Fissa Il Timone! |
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| 1-11 |
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Pescator ... Affonda L'Esca |
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Sia Gloria Ai Canti Dei Navaganti! |
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Laggiù Fra Le Nebbe Remote |
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| 2-2 |
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Il Mio Braccia T'Afferra! |
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Act III
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| 2-4 |
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Là Turbini E Farnetichi |
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| 2-5 |
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Qui Chiamata M'Avete? |
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| 2-6 |
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La Gaia Canzone Fa L'Eco Languir |
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| 2-9 |
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Il Ballo Delle Ore (Dance Of The Hours) |
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| 2-10 |
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Vieni! ... Lasciami! Ohimè! |
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Act IV
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| 2-11 |
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Preludio ... Nessun V'Ha Visto? |
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| 2-13 |
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Ecco Il Velen Di Laura |
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Ah, Il Cor Mi Si Ravviva |
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Così Mantieni Il Patto? |
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- Baritone Vocals [Barnaba] – Ettore Bastianini
- Baritone Vocals [Zuane] – Giorgio Giorgetti
- Bass Vocals [Alvise Badoero] – Cesare Siepi
- Bass Vocals [Un Cantore] – Edio Peruzzi
- Bass Vocals [Un Pilota] – Guido Pasella
- Chorus – Coro Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
- Composed By – Amilcare Ponchielli
- Conductor – Gianandrea Gavazzeni
- Contralto Vocals [La Cieca] – Franca Sacchi (2)
- Engineer – Roy Wallace
- Graphics – Mario Corticelli, Marisa Ferioli
- Libretto By – Arrigo Boito, Tobia Gorrio
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Laura Adorno] – Giulietta Simionato
- Orchestra – Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
- Producer – James Walker (3)
- Soprano Vocals [La Gioconda] – Anita Cerquetti
- Tenor Vocals [Enzo Grimaldo] – Mario del Monaco
- Tenor Vocals [Isepo] – Athos Cesarini
