Carolina Lippo - Paisiello: La semiramide in villa (Live) (2017)

Semiramide in villa was Giovanni Paisiello's first attempt at the comic genre known in Italian as metamelodramma, which made fun of the extravagances of singers, composers and impresarios and of the absurdities of the system behind the staging of Italian operas. From the outset, comic opera had made audiences laugh by parodying its serious counterpart, particularly the librettos of Metastasio, featuring ""half-character"" roles, so called because they cover several styles, or trivial ones. Thus opera buffa always contained segments, albeit varying in length and extent of parody, deriving from its serious counterpart and the metamelodrama would take this connection between the genres even further with a whole act consisting of a rehearsal for an opera seria. The sole source for the music of ""Semiramide in villa"" is the composer's own autograph score housed in the library of the San Pietro a Majella College of Music in Naples in two separate volumes: the frontespiece of the first carries the indication ""Originale di Giovanni Paisiello 1771 Roma"" in an 18th century hand.

TRACKLIST

CD1

01. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Amici allegramente (Tenerina, Placida, Garofalo, Panbianco) - Carolina Lippo
02. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Camerieri ove siete (Tenerina, Placida, Garofalo, Panbianco) - Carolina Lippo
03. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Col mio ciglio (Tenerina) - Carolina Lippo
04. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Sentirla e non vederla (Placida, Panbianco) - Irene Molinari
05. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Voi sareste una sposina (Panbianco) - Pasquale Arcamone
06. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Costui se non sta in tuono (Tenerina, Placida, Garofalo) - Carolina Lippo
07. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Potrei dirle belle cose (Placida) - Irene Molinari
08. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Sentita che pettegola (Tenerina, Garofalo) - Carolina Lippo
09. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: La rabbia, la bile (Tenerina) - Carolina Lippo
10. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Faccia quel che gli pare (Garofalo) - Fabio Perillo
11. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Risplende il ciel (Garofalo) - Fabio Perillo
12. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Caro Signor Garofalo (Garofalo, Panbianco) - Fabio Perillo
13. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Oh poveretto me (Panbianco) - Pasquale Arcamone
14. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Ma via, cara madama (Tenerina, Placida, Garofalo) - Carolina Lippo
15. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Amici (Tenerina, Placida, Garofalo) - Carolina Lippo
16. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 1: Part I: Cosa conoscer devo (Tenerina, Placida, Garofalo, Panbianco) - Carolina Lippo

CD2

01. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Badate bene (Garofalo) - Fabio Perillo
02. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Che gran fatica (Garofalo) - Fabio Perillo
03. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31: Sinfonia - Orchestra da camera del Giovanni Paisiello Festival
04. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Ola (Tenerina, Placida, Garofalo, Panbianco) - Carolina Lippo
05. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Non so se piu t'accendi (Tenerina) - Carolina Lippo
06. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Piu che ad ogni altro (Placida, Panbianco) - Irene Molinari
07. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Che quel cor, quel ciglio nero (Placida) - Irene Molinari
08. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Occhi miei… Talor se lo scirocco (Panbianco) - Pasquale Arcamone
09. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Povero cor (Tenerina, Placida) - Carolina Lippo
10. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Serbo in seno (Tenerina) - Carolina Lippo
11. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Vogliamo dir (Tenerina, Placida, Garofalo) - Carolina Lippo
12. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Tu di saper procura (Placida) - Irene Molinari
13. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Siam soli (Tenerina, Garofalo) - Carolina Lippo
14. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Ecco bella Tamiri (Tenerina, Placida, Garofalo, Panbianco) - Carolina Lippo
15. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Il piacer (Tenerina, Placida, Garofalo, Panbianco) - Carolina Lippo
16. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: In lucido cristallo (Tenerina, Placida, Garofalo, Panbianco) - Carolina Lippo
17. La Semiramide in villa, R.1.31, Pt. 2: Part II: Se son contenti (Tenerina, Placida, Garofalo, Panbianco) - Carolina Lippo