Wolf-Ferrari: I quartro rusteghi

Wolf-Ferrari: I quartro rusteghi

Wolf-Ferrari: I quartro rusteghi
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Composer: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Conductor: Ettore Gracis
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
Performer: Agostino Lazzari
Performer: Alessandro Maddalena
Performer: Alfredo Mariotti
Performer: Edda Vincenzi
Performer: Fedora Barbieri
Performer: Magda Olivero
Performer: Mariella Adani
Performer: Mario Carlin
Performer: Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Performer: Renato Cesari
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-05-06
Music Label: Opera D'oro
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Prelude; Siora Mare?...Fia Mia?
  2. La Fa Che Me Bisega In Sen
  3. Ben Vegni Qua E Senti
  4. E Cussi, Come Va Sto Maridozzo?
  5. Sior Lunardo, Patron
  6. El Specio Me Ga Dito Che Son Bela
  7. Lucieta Xe un Bel Nome Che El Co Pol Stuzzegar
  8. Ghe La Fazzo, Cospetina!
  9. Marina?...Sior?...Coss'elo Sto Bacan?
  10. Chi E Sto Sior?...Se Il Nome Mio Chiedete
Music CD 2
  1. I Me Vol Zirar Ma Mi Li Go Magnai
  2. Beati Chi Pol Godarse, Chi A Tempo De Scherzar
  3. Coss'e? Coss'e, Parona, Che Pare Un Bissona?
  4. Marideve, Che Avare De Sti Gusti
  5. Che Maniera! E Dir Che I M'a Invida
  6. Mi No, Ma Gnanca L'orco
  7. Servitore Umilissimo Di Loro Signorie
  8. O Come Che Me Godo Vardar Sti Novizzeti!
  9. Cossa Fe La? Seu Mate?
  10. Hm! Ah, Femene Del Diavolo
  11. Oe, Paron, Anca Mi So Cospetizar Saveu?
  12. O' Fenio La Mia Renga
  13. Spete Un Pocheto. El Poaro Sior Lunardo

Music reviews of Wolf-Ferrari: I quartro rusteghi

Music Review: Despite 3 "Names," Not Top Choice for this Charming Comedy
Rating: 4 Stars

The comic operas of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948) have a unique charm, especially the 4 based on the Venetian plays of the 18th century dramatist Carlo Goldoni. "I Quatro Rusteghi" (1906) translates as "The 4 Curmudgeons" & is generally considered Wolf-Ferrari's masterpiece in this genre. Goldoni's slender plot of Venetian middle-class life concerns 2 old-fashioned fathers who pre-arrange a marriage for their respective son & daughter; the wives contrive to set up a secret meeting between the young pair so they can find out if they like each other. The libretto is cleverly shaped to provide Wolf-Ferrari with maximum opportunity for a variety of solos & ensembles. Verdi's "Falstaff" stands in the background, as indeed does the whole tradition of Italian opera buffa; the German side of the composer's heritage also plays its part - there are moments that suggest an Italian Humperdinck. The combination of elegance & wistfulness in the best of Wolf-Ferrari's music gives it a special flavor, and he had a natural flair for stage comedy. "I Quatro Rusteghi" is an expertly crafted piece full of warmth & good humor, & well worth hearing.
There are now 3 recordings of the opera available on CD, all of them good performances, but varying a lot in sound quality. My personal favorite is the 1953 (radio) studio version (at budget price on Warner Fonit 8573874812), a still unsurpassed combination of singing, acting, well-balanced mono sound & splendid conducting by Alfredo Simonetto. In a strong cast, Fernando Corena (Lunardo) is a standout in every way & Agnese Dubbini (a vivid Margarita) especially funny. This is the only version to come with a complete Italian libretto, as well as an English synopsis.
The other 2 are live recordings of stage performances. From the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in 1967 (Mondo Musica MFOH 10701): lively, well-sung - Ugo Benelli (Filipeto) exceptional - occasionally untidy musically (under Bruno Boga), in broadcast-quality stereo (with the unfortunate exception of the 2 extended instrumental pieces in Act I, which sound dim & muddy, & are marred by backstage noise), with lots of laughter from the audience; detailed English synopsis. Finally, this 1969 version from Turin - previously issued on Gala - which shares 3 singers with the Venice version: Edda Vincenzi (Marina), Alessandro Maddalena (Simon/Cancian) & the excellent Alfredo Mariotti (Maurizio/Simon); tenor Mario Carlin, Filipeto (the "juvenile") in '53, now sings the "character role" of Count Riccardo. Ettore Gracis leads a well-paced & -played reading, in tolerable if muffled "pirate" mono. There are 3 famous names: soprano Magda Olivero (Felice), mezzo Fedora Barbieri (Margarita) & bass Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Lunardo). Barbieri, rock-solid vocally, is an assertive & funny presence. Olivero is always elegant, refined & musically scrupulous; it's good to have a memento of her work in comedy from this great tragedienne of the lyric stage, tho' the role hardly makes use of her deepest dramatic gifts. Rossi-Lemeni sounds somewhat past his prime & is short of voice on the bottom; no match for Corena's fully rounded comic portrait. The audience, like the performance, warms up as the opera progresses. Note: No synopsis or libretto.

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