Vivaldi: Griselda, RV718 |
This page lists all recordings of Griselda, RV718, by Antonio Vivaldi (1675-1741) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Vivaldi: Griselda, RV718Vivaldi’s Griselda, one of more than twenty operas, is based on a story retold in Boccaccio’s Il decamerone about the testing of Griselda’s patience and virtue by her royal husband through a series of cruel trials. The sense of drama that permeates many of Vivaldi’s more programmatic works such as the Four Seasons, is very naturally carried over into his operas, especially with the use of so-called ‘simile’ arias, in which an emotional state is compared with various natural phenomena. Several very fine examples can be heard in Griselda, including Costanza’s extraordinary Agitata da due venti in Act II. The text compares love and duty with two contrary winds, and setting is correspondingly wild, with fierce fioriture and wide leaps
Giles Tomkins, Marion Newmann, Carla Huhtanen, Lynne McMurtry, Jason Nedecky & Colin Ainsworth Opera in Concert & Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon “Mallon directs with an assured stylistic sense. Marion Newman in the title role and Colin Ainsworth's Ottone, rejected lover of Griselda, who steal the show.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 **** “Kevin Mallon leads the Aradia Ensemble and a team of capable singers through a spirited performance.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2008  BBC Music Magazine
Opera Choice - May 2008 |
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| |  | Vivaldi: Griselda, RV718Opera in three actsworld première recording
Griselda: Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Costanza: Veronica Cangemi (soprano), Ottone: Simone Kermes (soprano), Roberto: Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Gualtiero: Stefano Ferrari (tenor) & Corrado: Iestyn Davies (countertenor) Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi 3 CDs for the price of 2 'Spinosi’s intuitive and vital direction achieves rewarding results. His instrumentalists are firstrate and the choice of cast well nigh impeccable. Marie-Nicole Lemieux gives a fine account of the contralto title role and further outstanding contributions come from Veronica Cangemi as Costanza.' Nicholas Anderson - BBC Music Magazine BBC Music Magazine Disc of the month - October 2006 |
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