A. Scarlatti - Griselda / Röschmann · Zazzo · Cangemi · Fink · Tro Santafé · van Rensburg · Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin · Jacobs

A. Scarlatti - Griselda / Röschmann · Zazzo · Cangemi · Fink · Tro Santafé · van Rensburg · Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin · Jacobs

A. Scarlatti - Griselda / Röschmann · Zazzo · Cangemi · Fink · Tro Santafé · van Rensburg · Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin · Jacobs
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Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Conductor: Rene Jacobs
Orchestra: Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin
Performer: Dorothea Roschmann
Performer: Lawrence Zazzo
Performer: Veronica Cangemi
Performer: Bernarda Fink
Performer: Kobie van Rensburg
Performer: Silvia Tro Santafe
Performer: Nicolau de Figueiredo
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2003-10-14
Music Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. La Griselda, opera: Sinfonia
  2. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. Recitativo. Questo, o Popoli ... Coro. Or sei grande
  3. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 2. Recitativo. Eccoti, o Sire
  4. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 3. Recitativo. Resta, e saprai
  5. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 3. Aria. Non sospira l'amor d'un regnante
  6. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 4. Recitativo. Regina, se più badi
  7. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 4. Aria. Nell'aspro mio dolor
  8. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 5. Recitatvo. Troppo avvezza è Griselda ... Aria. Che Regina
  9. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 6 & 7. Sinfonio per lo sbarco
  10. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 6 & 7. Aria. Come presto nel porto crudele
  11. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 6 & 7. Recitativo. Germani, e ben entrambi
  12. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 6 & 7. Aria. Bel labbro, ancor non sai
  13. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 8. Recitativo. L'arcano in te racchiudi
  14. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 8. Aria. Vago sei, volto amoroso
  15. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 10 & 11. Recitativo. Roberto, i nostri venti
  16. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 10 & 11. Aria. Non vi vorrei conoscere
  17. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 13. Recitativo. Come! Tu nella reggia
  18. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 13. Aria. Che bella tirannia
  19. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 14. Recitativo. Everardo, o soave
  20. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 14. Aria. Di' che sogno o che deliro
  21. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 16. Recitativo. Son le regie tue stanze
  22. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 16. Aria. Non lasciar d'amar chi t'ama
  23. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 17. Recitativo. Pria che d'amarti io lasci
  24. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 17. Aria. Voi sospirate
  25. La Griselda, opera: Act 1. Scene 18. Recitativo & Aria. Chi vide mai destino eguale al mio
Music CD 2
  1. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 1. Aria. Mi rivedi, o selva ombrosa
  2. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 2. Recitativo. Griselda, anima mia ... Aria. Colomba innamorata
  3. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 3. Recitativo. Ho in petto una sol'alma
  4. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 3. Aria. Agitata da fiera procella
  5. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 4. Recitativo. Figlio, dove t'ascondo
  6. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 4. Aria. Figlio! Tiranno! O Dio!
  7. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 5. Recitativo. Non giovano lusinghe ... Aria. Belleze spietate
  8. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 6. Recitativo. Ami forse Gualtiero?
  9. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 6. Aria. Tu non intendi
  10. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 7. Recitativo. Dove, o Roberto?
  11. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 10. Sinfonia di Caccia
  12. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 12. Recitativo. Sola, se ben tu parti
  13. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 12. Duetto. Non sei quella; eppure il core
  14. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 13 & 14. Aria. Vorresti col tuo pianto
  15. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 15, 16 & 17. Recitativo. Ecco Otton
  16. La Griselda, opera: Act 2. Scene 15, 16 & 17. Trio. Ti voglio sempre odiar
Music CD 3
  1. La Griselda, opera: Act 3. Scene 5. Recitativo. Eccomi innanzi al mio Monarca
  2. La Griselda, opera: Act 3. Scene 5. Aria. Mi dimostra il tuo bel dono
  3. La Griselda, opera: Act 3. Scene 6. Recitativo. Griselda; al sol cadente
  4. La Griselda, opera: Act 3. Scene 6. Aria. Se il mio dolor t'offrende
  5. La Griselda, opera: Act 3. Scene 7. Recitativo. Peno, ma per te peno
  6. La Griselda, opera: Act 3. Scene 7. Aria. Ho in seno due fiammelle
  7. La Griselda, opera: Act 3. Scene 8 & 9. Aria. Come va l'ape di fiore in fiore
  8. La Griselda, opera: Act 3. Scene 8 & 9. Recitativo. Dunque sei risoluto
  9. La Griselda, opera: Act 3. Scene 8 & 9. Duetto. Bella mano
  10. La Griselda, opera: Act 3. Scene 10 & 11. Quartetto. Non fu mai colpa amor
  11. La Griselda, opera: Act 3. Scene 13 & 14. Recitativo (tous). Terminate, o ministri
  12. La Griselda, opera: Act 3. Scene 13 & 14. Coro. Coronatevi di fiori

Music reviews of A. Scarlatti - Griselda / Röschmann · Zazzo · Cangemi · Fink · Tro Santafé · van Rensburg · Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin · Jacobs

Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Rating: 5 Stars

'NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE'S SHE'S SEEN'(GRISELDA, THAT IS).

'Griselda' was first performed in Rome in 1721, the last of Alessandro Scarlatti's seventy or so operas. The cast consisted of five castrati and a tenor; on this recording the five castrati are replaced with two sopranos, two mezzo sopranos and a countertenor.

Apostolo Zeno fashioned the subject of Griselda into an opera libretto in 1701. Briefly, the plot is as follows: The King of Sicily (Gualtiero portrayed by Lawrence Zazzo-countertenor) marries Griselda (portrayed by Dorthea Roschmann-soprano)much to the chagrin of the people, because she is below his station. Consequently, they will not recognize their offspring as heir to the throne. Gualtiero goes back and forth between supporting his wife, then testing her by taking their one child away and leaving one with her. With his pretended acts of cruelty, he is no longer fighting for his own convenience as a husband, but (so to speak )battling alongside his unsuspecting wife for their recognition in society and the preservation of the couple's happiness. Another "test" is when he tells her that she must marry Ottone(a courtier portrayed by Silvia Tro Santafe) and she refuses,at which point he hopefully will have convinced his people that she is a worthy and virtuous woman. There are so many twists and turns in this plot that I leave it to you to listen to the opera and you will understand it all.

Jacob's cast is ideal! Dorothea Roschman's Griselda is always noble, belying this character's humble origins. Her voice is beautiful. Lawrence Zazzo (Gualitiero-countertenor), while on one hand seeming cynical and insensitive, in his 'asides' he must convince us of his inherent goodness, and he does! His countertenor is a firm instrument, and he uses it remarkably well.

Mezzo Bernarda Fink excels in her trouser role of Roberto. Veronica Cangemi's singing is first-rate. Kobie van Rensburg as Corrado has bites in his delivery and indeed has a very exciting operatic voice. I especially liked his Act II aria: "Agitata da fiera procella". Just glorious!!!

The singing is absolutely superb, and I find no fault with Jacob's pace and interpretation. The only thing I found somewhat annoying was the overabundance of treble voices; especially the two women who were portraying men. It was easy to determine Zazzo's sound because he has a truly Male quality even though he is a countertenor, but I don't think this type of thing can be avoided if one wants to be authentic in the casting. It's an exellent Scarlatti listening experience; it's quite dramatic, very melodious and has much variety of tempo and phrasing.

It is packaged with a booklet with all the pertinent information and text.
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Description of A. Scarlatti - Griselda / Röschmann · Zazzo · Cangemi · Fink · Tro Santafé · van Rensburg · Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin · Jacobs

Griselda, the last of Alessandro Scarlatti's 70-or-so operas, was performed only once, in Rome in 1721. Conductor René Jacobs has pared down the original 41 (!) arias to a mere 29--about three hours' worth--and they're splendid and varied in tone, orchestration and tempi, always throwing light on the complex characters. The disgusting plot shows us King Gualtiero, whose shepherdess wife Griselda was disliked by the people, so he gave away their daughter years before the opera begins and claimed that she had died. Now, with the people still disapproving, he puts Griselda through humiliating and hurtful tests, trying to break her, but all she wants is his happiness. The daughter shows up but Griselda doesn't recognize her; Gualtiero demands that their son be killed and that she, Griselda, be given to his slimy courtier, Ottone. That's where Griselda draws the line and the people finally give her the respect she deserves. She's a doormat--but with enough integrity to resist Ottone--and Gualtiero is a sadist who, in asides, feels bad about what he's doing to his wife. Very odd indeed. The performance is riveting enough to make you care about what happens. Dorothea Röschmann's Griselda is always noble, purposefully belying this character's humble origins; Lawrence Zazzo as Gualtiero is an unusually firm countertenor, and he uses his sound remarkably. The others in the cast--Baroque specialists Bernarda Fink , Veronica Cangemi and Kobie van Rensburg--are superb, and newcomer mezzo Silvia Tro Santafé is a spicy, nasty Ottone. The orchestral playing is sharp, incisive, and dramatic. This is very highly recommended. --Robert Levine

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