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Puccini – Madama Butterfly / Giuseppe Patané / Veronika Kincses, Peter Dvorský, Lajos Miller, Klára Takács / Hungaroton Classic 2x Audio CD 1994 Stereo / HCD1225657
UPC 5991811225629
Product Details:
Artists:
Veronika Kincses (soprano), Klara Takacs (alto), Gabriella Szamado (mezzo-soprano), Peter Dvorsky (tenor), Lajos Miller (baritone), Istvan Rozsos (tenor), Peter Korcsmaros (tenor), Jozsef Gregor (bass), Gabor Vaghelyi (baritone), C. Toth Pal (bass), Tibor Gyapjas (bass), Erzsebet Kovacs (mezzo-soprano), Magda Pulveri (soprano), Marta Kiss (soprano)
Hungarian State Opera
Tracklist:
| Act One | ||
| 1-1 | [Allegro] | 1:04 |
| 1-2 | E Soffitto ... E Pareti | 3:14 |
| 1-3 | Qui Verran | 2:03 |
| 1-4 | Dovunque Al Mondo | 4:01 |
| 1-5 | Amore O Grillo | 2:59 |
| 1-6 | Ecco! Son Giunte | 3:20 |
| 1-7 | Gran Ventura | 3:31 |
| 1-8 | L'Imperial Comissario | 2:58 |
| 1-9 | Vieni Amor Mio! | 2:55 |
| 1-10 | Ieri Son Salita | 1:45 |
| 1-11 | Tutti Zitti! | 2:49 |
| 1-12 | O Kami! O Kami | 3:11 |
| 1-13 | Bimba, Bimba Non Piangere | 0:48 |
| 1-14 | Non Piango Più | 1:10 |
| 1-15 | Viene La Sera | 1:44 |
| 1-16 | Quest'obi Pomposi | 1:53 |
| 1-17 | Bimba Dagli Occhi | 2:54 |
| 1-18 | Siete Alto | 7:45 |
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Act Two |
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| 1-19 | [Allegro Mosso] | 1:15 |
| 1-20 | E Izaghi Ed Izanami | 2:29 |
| 1-21 | Perchè Con Tante Cure | 3:14 |
| 1-22 | Un Bel Dì | 4:02 |
| 1-23 | C'è. Entrate | 2:22 |
| 1-24 | Mio Marito M'ha Promesso | 1:05 |
| 1-25 | Ah, Si, Goro, Appena | 0:49 |
| 1-26 |
Yamadori | 4:33 |
| 2-1 | Ora A Noi | 3:16 |
| 2-2 | Ebbene, Che Fareste | 2:33 |
| 2-3 | E Questo? E Questo? | 1:45 |
| 2-4 | Sai Cos' Ebbe Cuore | 3:12 |
| 2-5 | Io Scendo Al Piano | 1:35 |
| 2-6 | Vespa! Rospo, Maledetto | 1:50 |
| 2-7 | Una Nave Da Guerra | 2:22 |
| 2-8 | Scuoti Quella Fronda Di Ciliegio |
5:53 |
| 2-9 | Troppi Sospiri | 4:31 |
| 2-10 | [Moderamente Mosso] | 3:07 |
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Act Three |
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| 2-11 | [Andante Sostenuto] | 4:22 |
| 2-12 | Oh Eh! | 2:58 |
| 2-13 | Già Il Sole! | 1:44 |
| 2-14 | Povera Butterfly | 2:45 |
| 2-15 | Io So Che Alle Sue Pene | 3:30 |
| 2-16 | Addio Fiorito Asil | 1:43 |
| 2-17 | Glielo Dirai? | 2:41 |
| 2-18 | Tu Suzuki, Che Sei Tanto Buona | 3:12 |
| 2-19 | E Sia! | 1:26 |
| 2-20 | Come Una Mosca Prigionera | 2:51 |
| 2-21 | Con Onor Muore | 4:35 |
More Details:
- Baritone Vocals [Sharpless] – Lajos Miller
- Baritone Vocals [The Imperial Commissioner] – Gábor Vághelyi
- Bass Vocals [The Bonze] – József Gregor
- Bass Vocals [The Registrar] – Tibor Gyapjas
- Bass Vocals [Yakusidé] – Pál C.Tóth
- Chorus – Hungarian State Opera Chamber Chorus
- Chorus Master – Ferenc Nagy (2)
- Composed By – Giacomo Puccini
- Conductor – Giuseppe Patané
- Contralto Vocals [Suzuki] – Klára Takács
- Design – Sándor Sajnovits
- Engineer [Balance Engineer] – István Berényi
- Libretto By – Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Cio-Cio-San's Mother] – Erzsébet Kovács
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Kate Pinkerton] – Gabriella Számadó
- Orchestra – Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
- Producer [Recording Producer] – András Székely
- Soprano Vocals [Cio-Cio-San's Aunt] – Magda Pulveri
- Soprano Vocals [Cio-Cio-San's Cousine] – Márta Kiss
- Soprano Vocals [Madame Butterfly] – Veronika Kincses
- Tenor Vocals [B.F. Pinkerton] – Peter Dvorský
- Tenor Vocals [Goro] – István Rozsos
- Tenor Vocals [Prince Yamadori] – Péter Korcsmáros
- Translated By [English Translation Of Libretto] – Margaret Varga
- Translated By [French Translation Of Libretto] – Mireille T. Tóth
- Translated By [German Translation Of Libretto] – Helga Szöke
About the Opera:
Madama Butterfly (Madam Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
It is based on the short story "Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Luther Long, which in turn was based on stories told to Long by his sister Jennie Correll and on the semi-autobiographical 1887 French novel Madame Chrysanthème by Pierre Loti. Long's version was dramatized by David Belasco as the one-act play Madame Butterfly: A Tragedy of Japan, which, after premiering in New York in 1900, moved to London, where Puccini saw it in the summer of that year.
The original version of the opera, in two acts, had its premiere on 17 February 1904 at La Scala in Milan. It was poorly received, despite having such notable singers as soprano Rosina Storchio, tenor Giovanni Zenatello and baritone Giuseppe De Luca in lead roles. This was due in part to a late completion by Puccini, which gave inadequate time for rehearsals. Puccini revised the opera, splitting the second act in two, with the Humming Chorus as a bridge to what became Act III, and making other changes. Success ensued, starting with the first performance on 28 May 1904 in Brescia.
Madama Butterfly has become a staple of the operatic repertoire around the world, ranked 6th by Operabase; Puccini's La bohème and Tosca rank 3rd and 5th.
Hungarian Description:
A Pillangókisasszony vagy Madama Butterfly Giacomo Puccini egyik háromfelvonásos operája. A szövegkönyvet Luigi Illica és Giuseppe Giacosa írták John Luther Long 1898-as elbeszélése nyomán.
Az ősbemutatója 1904. február 17-én volt a milánói La Scala operaházban. A sikertelen bemutató után, május 28-án Puccini átírta és Bresciában ismét színre vitte az operát, mely ezúttal hatalmas sikert aratott.
Az Opera America (az egyesült államokbeli operaházak szövetsége) felmérései szerint a Pillangókisasszony a legsikeresebb és a legtöbbször színre vitt opera az Amerikai Egyesült Államokban.
KINCSES, Veronika - soprano
TAKÁCS, Klára - contralto
DVORSKY, Peter - tenor
MILLER, Lajos - baritone
Hungarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by PATANÉ, Giuseppe
About the Composer:
Giuseppe Patanè (1 January 1932 – 29 May 1989) was an Italian opera conductor.
He was born in Naples, the son of the conductor Franco Patanè (1908–1968), and studied in his native city. He made his debut there in 1951. He was principal conductor at the Linz opera in 1961-62. He subsequently was chief conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra from 1985 to 1989.
Patanè collapsed suddenly from a heart attack while conducting a performance of Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, on 29 May 1989. He was taken to hospital where he died. He and his wife Rita, from whom he was separated at the time of his death, had two daughters.
