Boito: Mefistofele

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Boito: Mefistofele

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Naxos

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8660248-49

Discs:

2

Release date:

26th April 2011

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0730099024877

Length:

2 hours 13 minutes

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Boito: Mefistofele

Ferruccio Furlanetto (Mefistofele (Mephistopheles)), Giuseppe Filianoti (Faust, a scholar), Dimitra Theodossiou (Margherita / Elena (Helen of Troy)), Sonia Zaramella (Marta, Margherita’s neighbour), Mimmo Ghegghi (Wagner, Faust’s pupil / Nereo) & Monica Minarelli (Pantalis, Elena’s companion)

Orchestra, Chorus and Children’s Chorus of Teatro Massimo, Palermo, Stefano Ranzani

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Gifted as both a writer and a musician, Arrigo Boito wrote the libretto to his own opera Mefistofele. Based on Goethe’s Faust and the eternal struggle between Good and Evil, Mefistofele is the pinnacle of Boito’s compositional achievement and has retained a place in the operatic repertoire.

Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele

playPrologue in the Heaven: Prelude

playPrologue in the Heaven: Ave, Signor degli angeli (Chorus of Angels)

playPrologue in the Heaven: Ave, Signor (Mefistofele)

playPrologue in the Heaven: T'e noto Faust? (Mystic Chorus, Mefistofele, Chorus of Angels)

playPrologue in the Heaven: Siam nimbi volanti (Chorus of Cherubim, Mefistofele)

playPrologue in the Heaven: Salve, Regina! (Chorus of Penitents on Earth, Chorus of Cherubim, Chorus of Angels)

playAct I Scene 1: Easter Sunday: Perche di la? (Chorus of Students, 8 Maids, Townfolk)

playAct I Scene 1: Easter Sunday: Al soave raggiar di primavera (Faust, Wagner, Chorus of Peasants)

playAct I Scene 1: Easter Sunday: Sediam sovra quel sasso (Faust, Wagner, Distant Chorus of Peasants)

playAct I Scene 2: The Pact: Dai campi, dai prati (Faust, Mefistofele)

playAct I Scene 2: The Pact: Son lo Spirito che nega (Mefistofele, Faust)

playAct I Scene 2: The Pact: Se tu mi doni (Faust, Mefistofele)

playAct II Scene 1: The Garden: Cavaliero illustre e saggio (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele, Marta)

playAct II Scene 1: The Garden: Dimmi se credi, Enrico, nella religione? (Margherita, Faust, Marta, Mefistofele)

playAct II Scene 2: Walpurgis Night: Su, cammina (Mefistofele, Faust, Distant Voices, Chorus of Witches and Wizards)

playAct II Scene 2: Walpurgis Night: Popoli! E scettro e clamide (Mefistofele, Chorus of Witches and Wizards)

playAct II Scene 2: Walpurgis Night: Ecco il mondo (Mefistofele, Chorus of Witches)

playAct II Scene 2: Walpurgis Night: Stupor! Stupor! (Faust, Mefistofele)

playAct II Scene 2: Walpurgis Night: Su! Riddiam, riddiamo (Chorus of Witches and Wizards)

playAct III: The Death of Margherita: L'altra notte in fondo al mare (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)

playAct III: The Death of Margherita: Dio di pieta! (Margherita, Faust)

playAct III: The Death of Margherita: Lontano, lontano (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)

playAct III: The Death of Margherita: Spunta l'aurora pallida (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)

playAct IV: The Night of the Classical Sabbath: La luna immobile (Elena, Pantalis, Faust, Mefistofele)

playAct IV: The Night of the Classical Sabbath: Andantino danzante

playAct IV: The Night of the Classical Sabbath: Ah! Trionfi ad Elena! (Chorus of Greek Dancers, Elena)

playAct IV: The Night of the Classical Sabbath: Forma ideal purissima (Faust, Elena, Chorus of Dancers, Mefistofele, Pantalis, Nereo)

playEpilogue: The Death of Faust: Cammina (Faust, Mefistofele)

playEpilogue: The Death of Faust: Giunto sul passo estremo (Faust, Mefistofele)

playEpilogue: The Death of Faust: Vien! lo distendo questo mantel (Mefistofele, Faust, Chorus of Angels, Chorus of Cherubim)

International Record Review

July/August 2011

“Stefano Ranzani upholds the energy in the swift-moving sections...He contributes well to the tension and responds to the different speeds, from rapid chorus to inward-looking aria. Everything benefits from an extremely fine recording. I find it one of the best versions on disc.”

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