Rossini - La Cenerentola / Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi, Corbelli, Pertusi, Chailly

Rossini - La Cenerentola / Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi, Corbelli, Pertusi, Chailly

Rossini - La Cenerentola / Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi, Corbelli, Pertusi, Chailly
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Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1993-10-12
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Sinfonia
  2. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "No, no, no: non v'?"
  3. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Una volta c'era un re"
  4. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Un tantin di cart?"
  5. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "O figlie amabili"
  6. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Date lor mezzo scudo"
  7. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Miei rampolli femminini"
  8. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Sappiate che fra poco"
  9. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Tutto ? deserto"
  10. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Una volta c'era... Un soave non so che"
  11. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Non so che dir"
  12. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Scegli la sposa... Come un'ape"
  13. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Allegrissimamente"
  14. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Signore, una parola"
  15. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "S?, tutto canger?"
  16. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "L? del ciel nell'arcano profondo"
  17. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Ma bravo, bravo, bravo"
  18. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Ora sono da voi"
  19. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Conciossiancosacch?"
  20. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1: "Noi Don Magnifico"
Music CD 2
  1. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1, Finale 1: "Zitto, zitto: piano, piano"
  2. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1, Finale 1: "Principino, dove siete?"
  3. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1, Finale 1: "Venga, inoltri, avanzi il pie'"
  4. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1, Finale 1: "Ah! se velata ancor"
  5. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1, Finale 1: "Signor... Altezza, ? in tavola"
  6. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2: "Mi par che quei birbanti"
  7. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2: "Sia qualunque delle figlie"
  8. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2: "Ah! questa bella incognita"
  9. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2: "S?, ritrovarla io giuro"
  10. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2: "Ma dunque io son un ex"
  11. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2: "Un segreto d'importanza"
  12. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2: "Una volta c'era un re"
  13. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2: "Ma ve l'avevo detto"
  14. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2: Storm Music
  15. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2: "Scusate, amici"
  16. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2: "Siete voi?"
  17. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2: "Ah, signor, s'? ver che in petto"
  18. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2: "Dunque noi siam burlate?"
  19. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2, Finale 2: "Non pi? mesta"

Music reviews of Rossini - La Cenerentola / Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi, Corbelli, Pertusi, Chailly

Music Review: A Classic CENERENTOLA
Rating: 4 Stars

Surveying recordings of LA CENERENTOLA made in recent times, there are two which stand out: the present recording, and the one on the Teldec label conducted by Carlo Rizzi. Both feature some of the greatest Rossini specialists of the 1990's. What makes this recording so special, besides having an idiomatic all-Italian cast, is that it was made on stage at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna; thus even though it is not a live performance, it has the feel of live theater. This is exemplified by the recitatives, here given an utterly delightful accompaniment of fortepiano and cello. Instead of merely plunking down chords, the accompanists become real participants in the dialogue, underlining the rhetoric with little frills and asides, or surrounding it in a magical gauze.

The casting of the three bass roles is one of the strong points of this recording. Alessandro Corbelli was for many years the definitive Dandini (he has since moved on to the role of Don Magnifico, which he sings on the Teldec set); he was at his vocal peak in these years, and he displays absolute comic and musical mastery of the role. Veteran buffo Enzo Dara was almost sixty years old at the time of this recording, but his voice was still quite impressive, and he delivers a vivid characterization of Don Magnifico as well as mesmerizing patter in his third aria. By contrast, Michele Pertusi's Alidoro doesn't sound at all geriatric (Pertusi was 28 at the time, in fact); he gives a vocally rock-solid account of his taxing aria, and brings humanity to what can seem like a stock character. The weak link in the cast is tenor William Matteuzzi. Matteuzzi is a sheepish Prince Ramiro; by this I mean not only that he makes the character sound like a nasal twerp, but also that his FIORITURE can resemble the bleating of a sheep. His singing is enough to make one sigh longingly for the elegant Raul Gimenez on Teldec; however, there are enough other strong points to this recording that Matteuzzi doesn't ruin it altogether.

Which leads us to Cecilia Bartoli's Angiolina. I am by no means a Bartoli fan; in particular, I do not enjoy her chirpy coloratura and her manner of attacking high notes. Yet her voice sounds lustrous here, and there are moments - the cabaletta of her final scene, for instance - where she captures just the right tone of humility and wonder. Perhaps you will prefer Jennifer Larmore's creamier-toned, more inward performance on Teldec, as I do. Bartoli (along with the other singers) ornaments her part freely and imaginatively, and this is another aspect of this recording that adds to the sense of authentic Rossinian style.

Riccardo Chailly's conducting wins over that of Rizzi on Teldec. Rizzi goes for a generic fleet-footed, airy sound; Chailly emphasizes the character of the music and the meaning of the text, and brings altogether more depth to the score. (I think in particular of a lovely moment in the Ramiro/Angiolina duet when the orchestra's dynamics perfectly illustrate the action of striding forward and shyly pulling back.) Also, Chailly keeps an elegant, sparkling tone without pushing his cast to absurdly fast tempos, as Rizzi occasionally does.

So there you have it; both Decca and Teldec have their points, and choosing between them is difficult. The decision may come down to which great Rossini mezzo you prefer - Bartoli or Larmore.

Description of Rossini - La Cenerentola / Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi, Corbelli, Pertusi, Chailly

We live in a golden age for Rossini singing, and this recording offers considerable proof of it. Although she occasionally strays into overdone vocal mannerisms, Cecilia Bartoli is a fetching Cenerentola with the right combination of pathos and triumph. William Matteuzzi offers an ardent Don Ramiro, while Alessandro Corbelli's Dandini is appropriately hilarious. Chailly keeps things moving in the right direction. For anyone who requires the most up-to-date recorded sound along with good, idiomatic singing, this recording is a natural. --Sarah Bryan Miller

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