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Gaetano Donizetti: Elvida
Preludio
Scene 1: Coro: Tutto cede al nemico feroce (First Chorus, Second Chorus)
Scene 2: Duetto: Non piu: dicesti assai (Amur, Zeidar)
Scene 2: Allegro: Omai tant'orgoglio (Amur, Zeidar)
Scene 2: Recitative: Ed ostinato ancor? (Amur, Zeidar)
Scene 3: Aria: A che mi vuoi? (Elvida, Amur, Zeidar, Chorus)
Scene 3: Cabaletta: Le smanie io sento in petto (Elvida, Amur, Zeidar, Chorus)
Scene 3: Recitative: Ebben? Elvida, ascolta (Amur, Elvida) - Scene 4: Il terror tutto inonda (Zulma, Amur, Elvida) - Scene 5: Trattienti … (Zeidar, Elvida)
Scene 5: Duetto: Se geme a' tuoi lai … (Zeidar, Elvida)
Scene 5: Duetto: Si grave e il tormento (Zaidar, Elvida)
Scene 6: Recitative: Misero me ! (Zeidar, Amur)
Scene 7: Coro: Cinto di nouvi allori (Chorus)
Scene 7: Aria: Atra nube al sole intorno (Alfonso, Chorus)
Scene 7: Cabaletta: Cara immagin del mio bene (Alfonso, Chorus)
Scene 8: Recitative: L'empio Amur si sottrasse (Ramiro, Alfonso)
Scene 9: Recitative: Signor, se la clemenza (Zulma, Alfonso, Ramiro)
Scene 10: Recitative: Elvida, il tuo coraggio dunque a un tratto (Elvida)
Scene 11: Recitative: Padre, che pensi? (Zeidar, Amur, Elvida)
Scene 11: Terzetto: Invan, superba invano (Elvida, Zeidar, Amur) - Scene 12: Stelle! … (Amur, Zeidar, Elvida, Alfonso)
Scene 12: Quartetto: Deh! Ti placa … (Alfonso, Amur, Zeidar, Elvida)
Scene 12: Quartetto: L'empio cor che chiudi in petto (Alfonso, Elvida, Amur, Zeidar)
Scene 13: Recitative: Ti conforta, signor. (Ramiro, Amur, Elvida, Alfonso)
Scene 14: Dutto Finaletto: Ah padre! … Alfonso (Zeidar, Alfonso, Elvida)
Last Scene: Dutto Finaletto: Il cielo, in pria sdegnato (Elvida, Alfonso, Ramiro, Chorus)
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May 2005
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“The casts… are pretty well all Opera Rara regulars who know precisely what they're doing with this music. …Bruce Ford is his usual elegant self, and Jennifer Larmore demonstrates her bel canto supremacy. Conductor Antonello Allemandi is spirited, and the sound is bright and open...”
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