Puccini: La fanciulla del West

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Aronica is a handsome Dick Johnson in every sense of the word; and the American Emily Magee is a Wagnerian-voiced Minnie who somehow bypasses the god-fearing naivety suggested in the libretto.... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 13th Jul 2018
Catalogue No: CDS7816
Label: Dynamic
Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

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Puccini: La fanciulla del West, SC 78

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Enrico Cossutta (tenor), Tommaso Barea (baritone), Ivan Marino (baritone), Bruno Lazzaretti (tenor), Paolo Orecchia (bass), Gianfranco Montresor (baritone), Antonello Ceron (tenor), Donato Di Gioia (bass), Claudio Sgura (baritone), Carlo Checchi (baritone), Orlando Polidoro (tenor), John Paul Huckle (bass), Emily Magee (soprano), Roberto Aronica (tenor), Enrico Marchesini (tenor), Alessandra Visentin (contralto), Francesco Musinu (bass), Armando Valentino (baritone)
Coro del Teatro di San Carlo, Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo
Juraj Valčuha
Recorded: 9, 13 and 16 December 2017
Recording Venue: Teatro di San Carlo, Naples

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Act I: Hello! Hello! Alla polka! (Live)

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Act I: Hello... Nick! (Live)

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Act I: Che faranno i vecchi miei (Live)

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Act I: Jim, perchè piangi? (Live)

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Act I: Andiamo, ragazzi! Un po' di calma (Live)

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Act I: Un poker? Nick, gettoni! (Live)

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Act I: Mistress Rance, fra poco (Live)

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Act I: Hello, Minnie! (Live)

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Act I: Dove eravamo? (Live)

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Act I: La posta! (Live)

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Act I: Ti voglio bene, Minnie (Live)

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Act I: Minnie, dalla mia casa son partito (Live)

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Act I: Laggiù nel Soledad (Live)

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Act I: Chi c' è, per farmi i ricci? (Live)

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Act I: Vi ricordate di me? (Live)

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Act I: Mister Johnson, voi m'avete seccato! (Live)

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Act I: Mister Johnson, un valzer? (Live)

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Act I: Mister Johnson, siete rimaste indietro (Live)

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Act I: Io non son che una povera fanciulla (Live)

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Act I: Quello che tacete (Live)

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Act I: Il segnale! (Live)

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Act I: Oh, non temete, nessuno ardirà (Live)

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Act II: Il mio bimbo è grande e piccino (Live)

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Act II: Billy, è fissato? (Live)

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Act II: Voglio vestirmi tutta (Live)

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Act II: Oh, se sapeste (Live)

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Act II: Ugh!... Neve! (Live)

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Act II: Hello!... Chiamano (Live)

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Act II: Vieni fuori! (Live)

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Act II: Or son sei mesi che mio padre morì (Live)

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Act II: L'han ferito... Che importa? (Live)

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Act II: Che c'è di nuovo, Jack? (Live)

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Act II: È là! È là!... Ah, no... non voglio! (Live)

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Act II: Una partita a poker! (Live)

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Act III: Ve lo giuro, sceriffo (Live)

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Act III: Maledetto cane! (Live)

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Act III: Ah! Ah! Ah! (Live)

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Act III: Sceriffo Rance! (Live)

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Act III: E così, mister Johnson, come va? (Live)

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Act III: Risparmiate lo scherno (Live)

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Act III: Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano (Live)

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Act III: Ah! Ah! Ah!... È Minnie! (Live)

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Act III: Non vi fu mai chi disse "Basta!" (Live)

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Act III: E anche tu lo vorrai, Joe (Live)

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Act III: Le tue parole sono di Dio (Live)

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Triumphantly premiered at New York's Metropolitan Opera on 10th December 1910, La fanciulla del West brought Puccini huge international success, even though the opera was never to attain the popularity of La bohème, Madama Butterfly and Tosca. It was Puccinis first important attempt to free himself from the traditional patterns of operatic dramaturgy, making use of surprisingly modern musical language, as recent scholars have duly pointed out. This recording documents the production staged at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples at the opening of the 2018 season, with Hugo de Ana as director and set designer, and Juraj Valuha as conductor, both praised by audiences and critics alike.

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October 2018

Aronica is a handsome Dick Johnson in every sense of the word; and the American Emily Magee is a Wagnerian-voiced Minnie who somehow bypasses the god-fearing naivety suggested in the libretto. But you do cheer when, racing against time, she rescues Johnson from the rope.

Awards Issue 2018

[Magee] is a little rough-and-ready in Act 1 – which suits the character – and can depart from the note on occasion, her tone a touch acidic. But it’s a gutsy performance and she’s dramatically engaging…Sgura has an inky baritone and can certainly snarl, but his sheriff is elegantly sung. Roberto Aronica is a stolid but likeable Dick Johnson, a little cloudy mid-range but the voice opens up nicely at the top. ..this is an enjoyable recording and could win Puccini’s opera new converts.

November 2018

Acting values are high…Vocal performances are strong, too. Sgura makes a grandiose Rance…Best of all is Emily Magee’s Minnie, something of a paragon, up to each and every one of her role’s vocal demands and exuding truth and sincerity in her physical realization of Puccini’s idealized, redemptive heroine…The choral and orchestra forces of the San Carlo are on exceptional form under their Slovak music director Juraj Valčuha, who proves a commanding exponent of the score.

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