Ponchielli - La Gioconda - Caballé, Pavarotti, Baltsa, Milnes, Ghiaurov - Bartoletti / Decca 3x Audio CD Stereo / 414 349-2
UPC 028941434920
La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito (as Tobia Gorrio), based on Angelo, Tyrant of Padua, a 1835 play in prose by Victor Hugo (the same source Gaetano Rossi had used for his libretto for Mercadante's Il giuramento in 1837).
First performed in 1876, La Gioconda was a major success for Ponchielli, as well as the most successful new Italian opera between Verdi's Aida (1871) and Otello (1887). It is also a famous example of the Italian genre of Grande opera, the equivalent of French Grand-Opéra.
Ponchielli revised the work several times; the version that is played today was first given in 1880. There are several complete recordings of the opera, and it is regularly performed, especially in Italy. It is one of only a few operas that features a principal role for each of the six major voice types.
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Decca – 414 349-2 |
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3 x CD
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Europe |
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Classical |
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Opera, Romantic |
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Atto I. "Feste! Pane! Feste!" |
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| 1-3 |
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Atto I. "E Cantan Su Lor Tombe!" |
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| 1-4 |
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Atto I. "L'ora Non Giunse Ancor" |
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| 1-5 |
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Atto I. "Voce Di Donna" |
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| 1-6 |
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Atto I. "Enzo Grimaldo, Principe Di Santafior" |
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| 1-7 |
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Atto I. "Maledici? Sta Ben" |
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| 1-8 |
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Atto I. "O Monumento!" |
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| 1-9 |
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Atto I. "Carneval! Baccanal!" |
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| 2-1 |
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Atto II. "Ho! He! Ho! He! Fissa Il Timone!" |
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| 2-2 |
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Atto II. "Pescator, Affonda L'esca" |
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| 2-3 |
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Atto II. "Sia Gloria Ai Canti Dei Naviganti!" |
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| 2-4 |
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Atto II. "Cielo E Mar!" |
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| 2-5 |
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Atto II. "Ma Chi Vien?" |
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| 2-6 |
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Atto II. "Laggiù Fra Le Nebbe Remote" |
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| 2-7 |
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Atto II. "Stella Del Marinar!" |
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| 2-8 |
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Atto II. "E Un Anatema!" |
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| 2-9 |
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Atto II. "Il Mio Braccio T'afferra!" |
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| 2-10 |
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Atto III. "Sì! Morir Ella De'!" |
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| 2-11 |
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Atto III. "Là Turbini E Fanetichi" |
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| 2-12 |
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Atto III. "Qui Chiamata M'avete? Bella Così, Madonna" |
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| 2-13 |
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Atto III. "La Gaia Canzone Fa L'eco Languir" |
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| 2-14 |
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Atto III. "Benvenuti, Messeri!" |
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| 3-1 |
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Atto III. "Grazie Vi Rendo" |
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| 3-2 |
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Atto III. Il Ballo Delle Ore |
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| 3-3 |
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Atto III. "Vieni! Lasciami! Ohimè!" |
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| 3-4 |
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Atto IV. Preludio - "Nessun V'ha Visto?" |
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| 3-6 |
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Atto IV. "Ecco, Il Velen Di Laura" |
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| 3-7 |
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Atto IV. "Ah, Il Cor Mi Si Ravviva" |
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| 3-8 |
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Atto IV. "Ora Posso Morir" |
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| 3-9 |
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Atto IV. "Così Mantieni Il Patto?" |
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- Baritone Vocals [Barnaba] – Sherrill Milnes
- Bass Vocals [Alvise Badoero] – Nicolai Ghiaurov
- Chorus – London Opera Chorus
- Chorus Master – Terry Edwards (2)
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Laura] – Agnes Baltsa
- Orchestra – National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Soprano Vocals [La Gioconda] – Montserrat Caballé
- Tenor Vocals [Enzo Grimaldo] – Luciano Pavarotti
