Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra, Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne - Rossini: Semiramide (2006)
Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra, Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne - Rossini: Semiramide (2006)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 778 Mb | Total time: 52:30+42:11+73:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 0289 475 7918 2 | Recorded: 1966
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 778 Mb | Total time: 52:30+42:11+73:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 0289 475 7918 2 | Recorded: 1966
This 1966 recording, billed as the first complete Semiramide on disc, with Joan Sutherland singing Semiramide and Marilyn Horne singing the trouser role Arsace, has long been considered the standard by which all other Semiramide's are measured. Although subsequently there have been more complete recordings, this remains among the best recorded performance and is a recommendation for every opera collection.
The story begins 15 years after Semiramide, Queen of Babylon, has poisoned her husband, the King. Subsequently, Semiramide falls in love with Arsace, the commander of the Babylonian army, although he loves another. As a result, she appoints him the new king, although she does not know that he is her son (difficult to believe, but that is opera!). In the end, through a series of improbable events, Arsace kills his mother, thus avenging the death of his father.
This work requires a uniformly strong cast of singers, and this is the strength of this recording. Because most of its action advances in accompanied recitatives and ensembles, if the caliber of singers isn't uniformly strong, Rossini's carefully designed structure loses its impact. Although more than three-and-a-half hours long, this opera has only six arias.
Especially memorable are the duets between Sutherland and Horne, both in their prime at the time of this recording. The other cast members are Joseph Rouleau as Asur; John Serge as Idreno; Patricia Clark as Azema; Spiro Malas as Oroe; Leslie Fyson as Mitrane; and Michael Langdon as L'ombra di Nino.
Bonynge's understanding of the opera's structure and sensitivity to the singers' every need strongly contributes to the success of this performance. His command of the London Symphony Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus is consummate and he brings out the dramatic consistency of the score with a cohesion and appropriate energy. The sound transferred well on this three-CD set and the included booklet contains the libretto in both Italian and English. Despite the greater popularity of The Barber of Seville, Semiramide, the last and longest of Rossini's opera serie, is arguably Rossini's greatest operatic masterpiece. This recording, on three compact discs, is considered one of Sutherland and Bonynge's finest recorded achievements.–Jeffrey K. Chase
Performer:
Semiramide - Joan Sutherland
Arsace - Marilyn Horne
Assur - Joseph Rouleau
Idreno - John Serge
Asema - Patricia Clark
Oroe - Spiro Malas
Mitrane - Leslie Fyson
L’ombra di Nino - Michael Langdon
The Ambrosian Opera Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Richard Bonynge
Track List:
CD1:
01. Overture
02. Atto I. Scena 1. Sì…gran nume..t'intesi (Oroe)
03. Suoni festevoli (Popolo)
04. Là dal Gange a te primiero (Idreno)
05. Di plausi qual clamor (Popolo)
06. Di tanti regi e popoli (Oroe)
07. Ah! già il sacro foco è spento
08. Eccomi al fine in Babilonia (Arsace)
09. Ah! Quel giorno ognor rammento (Arsace)
10. Io t'attendeva, Arsace (Oroe)
11. Bella imago degli dei (Arsace)
CD2:
01. Scena 2. Serena e vaghi rai (Coro)
02. Bel raggio lusinghier (Semiramide)
03. Dolce pensiero (Semiramide)
04. Mitrane! E che rechi? (Semiramide)
05. Serbami ognor si fido (Semiramide)
06. Alle più calde immagini (Semiramide, Arsace)
07. Scena 3. Marcia
08. Ergi omai la fronte altera (Coro)
09. Vostri voti omai (Semiramide)
10. L'alto eroe (Semiramide)
11. Qual mesto gemito (Semiramide)
12. D'un semidio che adoro (Semiramide)
13. Ah! Sconvolta nell'ordine eterno (Tutti)
CD3:
01. Atto II. Scena 1. Assur, i cenni miei (Semiramide)
02. Se la vita ancor t'è cara (Semiramide)
03. Quella, ricordati (Assur)
04. La forza primiera (Semiramide)
05. Scena 2. Ebben, compiasi omai (Arsace)
06. In si barbara sciagura (Arsace)
07. Su, ti scuoti (Magi)
08. Scena 3. No: non ti lascio (Semiramide)
09. Ebben…a te; ferisci (Semiramide)
10. Giorno d'orrore (Semiramide, Arsace)
11. Madre – addio (Arsace)
12. La speranza più soave (Idreno)
13. Sì, sperar voglio content (Idreno)
14. Scena 4. Il dì già cade (Assur)
15. Deh! ti ferma (Assur)
16. Que'numi furenti (Assur)
17. Scena 5. Qual densa notte! (Arsace)
18. Al mio pregar t'arrendi (Semiramide)
19. Dei! qual sospiro (Arsace)
20. Ninia! ferisci! (Oroe)
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Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra, Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne - Rossini: Semiramide (2006)
