Description
Sony Music RCA Red Seal - Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier 2-CD Opera Set
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Product Details:
- UPC: 0886975761524
- Product Type: Audio CD (Double CD Set)
- Brand Name: Sony Music / RCA Red Seal
- MPN: 88697576152
- Genre: Classical / Opera
- Style: Verismo
- Composer: Umberto Giordano (1867–1948)
- Libretto: Luigi Illica
- Conductor: James Levine
- Main Soloists: Plácido Domingo (Andrea Chénier), Renata Scotto (Maddalena di Coigny), Sherrill Milnes (Carlo Gérard)
- Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Choir: John Alldis Choir
- Original Recording Year: 1977
- Reissue Release Year: 2009
Product Features
- Format: 2 Compact Discs (CD)
- Series: The Sony Opera House
- Total Timing: 114:08
- Packaging: Standard Jewel Case with original artwork
- Audio Quality: ADD (Analog-to-Digital Remaster)
- Manufactured In: EU
Overview
Set against the turbulent backdrop of the French Revolution, Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier stands as one of the crowning achievements of the verismo movement. This legendary 1977 recording, reissued as part of "The Sony Opera House" collection, brings together three of the greatest operatic voices of the 20th century. Plácido Domingo delivers a definitive performance as the doomed poet Chénier, supported by the luminous Renata Scotto and the commanding Sherrill Milnes. Under the baton of James Levine, the National Philharmonic Orchestra brings Giordano’s sweeping, passionate score to life with unparalleled dramatic intensity.
Áttekintés (Hungarian)
A francia forradalom viharos idején játszódó Andrea Chénier, Umberto Giordano alkotása, a verizmus stílusirányzat egyik legkiemelkedőbb remekműve. Ez a legendás 1977-es felvétel, amely a "The Sony Opera House" sorozat részeként jelent meg újra, a 20. század három legnagyobb operaénekesét vonultatja fel. Plácido Domingo nyújt meghatározó alakítást a tragikus sorsú költő, Chénier szerepében, Renata Scotto tündöklő Maddalénája és Sherrill Milnes tekintélyt parancsoló Gérardja mellett. James Levine vezényletével a National Philharmonic Orchestra páratlan drámai intenzitással kelti életre Giordano szenvedélyes dallamait.
Interesting Facts
- Historical Accuracy: The opera is loosely based on the real-life French poet André Chénier, who was executed by guillotine during the "Reign of Terror" in 1794.
- The "Dream Team": During the 1970s, the trio of Domingo, Scotto, and Milnes was considered the gold standard for Italian opera recordings.
- James Levine's Legacy: This recording captures a young James Levine during the height of his creative energy, shortly after he began his long tenure at the Metropolitan Opera.
- Famous Arias: The set includes the iconic "La mamma morta," which gained wider cultural fame after being featured in the film Philadelphia.
Érdekességek (Hungarian)
- Történelmi háttér: Az opera lazán André Chénier francia költő életén alapul, akit 1794-ben, a "terror uralma" alatt végeztek ki nyaktilóval.
- Az "Álomcsapat": Az 1970-es években a Domingo-Scotto-Milnes hármast tekintették az olasz operafelvételek legmagasabb mércéjének.
- James Levine öröksége: Ez a felvétel a fiatal James Levine-t örökíti meg alkotói ereje teljében, nem sokkal azután, hogy megkezdte hosszú pályafutását a Metropolitan Operában.
- Híres áriák: A kiadvány tartalmazza az ikonikus "La mamma morta" áriát, amely a Philadelphia című filmben való megjelenése után még szélesebb körben vált ismertté.
Track Listing
CD 1
- Act I: At the Château de Coigny
- Act II: In Paris (Café Hottot)
CD 2
- Act III: The Revolutionary Tribunal
- Act IV: St. Lazare Prison
Total Timing: 114:08
Publishers
Published by Sony Music Entertainment. Distributed by Sony Music. Originally recorded by BMG Music (1977). Part of the RCA Red Seal catalog.
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