Richard Bonynge, Scottish National Orchestra, Joan Sutherland, Nicolai Gedda - Joseph Haydn: Orfeo ed Euridice (1996)
Richard Bonynge, Scottish National Orchestra, Joan Sutherland, Nicolai Gedda - Joseph Haydn: Orfeo ed Euridice (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 306 Mb | Total time: 132:61 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Verona | 28018/19 | Recorded: 1967
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 306 Mb | Total time: 132:61 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Verona | 28018/19 | Recorded: 1967
When Haydn first came to London in 1791 he was recognised as one of the greatest composers in the world, but his extensive operatic output was essentially unknown outside Eszterháza, where the works had originated. He was commissioned to produce a new opera to celebrate the opening of the King’s Theatre in the Haymarket, but political intrigue prevented its production. Although the resources in terms of orchestra and chorus (particularly in the final Underworld act) were far greater than anything he had known in Hungary, Haydn seems to have been unworried by the fracas, since his generous fee was already in his bank in Vienna, and his concerts were proving an outstanding success. But he never composed another opera. The official title, L’anima del filosofo, seems to have been a half-hearted attempt to distinguish it from the successful Gluck version of Orfeo. Even so, it remained unperformed until 1951 when the Florence Festival produced it with Maria Callas and Boris Christoff conducted by Erich Kleiber. The first British staging, in Edinburgh, featured Joan Sutherland and Nicolai Gedda in the title roles.
Haydn’s opera contains a great deal of superb music. Far more of the legend is depicted than in Gluck’s version, which deals with the matter of Haydn’s final act. The two lead roles are fiendishly difficult, wide ranging and demanding superb coloratura technique. There is a second soprano role, written for a castrato – the Genio, some form of Sybil or prophetess, who has one extremely difficult aria, and not much else. In 1967, a young soloist nominally sang the part, while Sutherland stepped in to sing the big aria.
Musically the piece is full of treasures, and much of the choral writing in the last act is reminiscent of Mozart in Magic Flute mode. Yet an obstinate doubt remains as to whether it can be staged effectively as drama. It seems that there is a fundamental difficulty. Callas, Christoff and Kleiber do not seem to have brought it to life in 1951. Nor does the Sutherland team in 1967, though the director, Rudolf Hartmann, had an excellent track record. It is to be hoped that opera houses will continue to experiment in the belief that a director will eventually find a way to stage it effectively. Meantime, the main issue will be the extent to which either recording remains obtainable, so they should both be snapped up whenever possible. The Edinburgh performance uses bigger, more obviously dramatic voices, but Bonynge still keeps it all moving at speed, and the presence of an audience enjoying itself is palpable. Gedda sing the demanding music provided for Orpheus with great aplomb.
Performer:
Euridice - Joan Sutherland
Orfeo - Nicolai Gedda
Creonte - Spiro Malas
Un Seguace - Malcolm King
Un Capitano - John Graham-Hall
Genio - Mary O'Brien
Plutone - Simon Gilbert
Scottish Opera Chorus
Scottish National Orchestra
Conductor - Richard Bonynge
Bonus: Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice (9.4.1955, New York)
Euridice - Hilde Güden
Orfeo - Risé Stevens
Chor & Orchester of the Metropolitan Opera House
Conductor - Pierre Monteax
Tracklist:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
L’anima del filosofo, ossia Orfeo ed Euridice
CD1:
01. Overture
02. Atto I. Sventurata che fo, dove mi aggiro?
03. Ferma il piede, o Principessa!
04. Che chiedete da me?
05. Filomena, abbandonata
06. Che miro, oh Dio!
07. Rendete a questo seno
08. Cara speme, alme di scoglio
09. Nume de' miei pensieri
10. Ah, chi sa dirmi
11. Il pensier stá negli oggetti
12. Padre… Signor
13. Come il foco allo splendore
14. Atto II. Finchè circola il vigore
15. Adorata consorte, s'inganna chi dice
16. Amar può l'età canutà
17. Numi, che ascolto
18. Dov'è l'amato bene
19. Del mio core il voto estremo
20. Dov'è quell'alma audace
21. In un mar d'acerbe pene
22. Euridice, Signor!
23. Mai non sia inulto!
CD2:
01. Atto III. Ah, sposo infelice
02. Euridice, Euridice, invan ti chiama
03. Ah, sposo infelice
04. Che sarà mai d'Orfeo?
05. Chi spira e non spera
06. Venerata Sibilla, tu che del ciel
07. Al tuo seno fortunato
08. Constanza a me si chiede?
09. La giustizia in cor regina
10. Dove mi guidi?
11. Atto IV. Infelici embre dolenti
12. Che ascolto, oh Numi!
13. Urli orrendi, disperati
14. O signor, che all'ombre imperi
15. Trionfi oggi pietà
16. O della reggia, mia ministri eterni
17. Balletto
18. Quai dolci e cara note ascolto!
19. Son finite le tue pene
20. Sovvengati la legge
21. Dov'è lo dolce amato sposo
22. Perduta un altra volto
23. Mi sento languire, morire me sento
24. Vieni, vieni, amato Orfeo
25. Ohimè! Che già nel seno
26. Andiamo, amiche, andiamo!
Bonus:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Orfeo ed Euridice
27. Che puro ciel!
28. Ah, dovess'io saper
29. Ecco novel tormento! - Che farò senza Euridice
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Richard Bonynge, Scottish National Orchestra, Joan Sutherland, Nicolai Gedda - Joseph Haydn: Orfeo ed Euridice (1996)
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