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BOITO: Mefistofele |
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Composer: |
Arrigo Boito |
Artist: |
Mafalda Favero, John McCormack, Lina Bruna-Rasa, Licia Albanese, Beniamino Gigli, Feodor Chaliapin, Giannina Arangi-Lombardi, Giuseppe Nessi, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Nazzareno de Angelis, Monica Minarelli, Samuel Ramey, Emilio Venturini, Antonio Melandri, Rita Monticone, Vittore Veneziani, Carlo Scattola, Gemma Bosini, Salvatore Cottone, Maria Callas, Rina Gigli, Giuseppe Filianoti, Enrico Caruso, Dimitra Theodossiou, Sonia Zaramella, Mimmo Ghegghi |
Conductor: |
Josef A. Pasternack, Julius Rudel, Antonello Gotta, Argeo Quadri, Lorenzo Molajoli, Rosario Bourdon, Tullio Serafin, Stefano Ranzani, Jonel Perlea, Vincenzo Bellezza, Ivan Anguelov |
Choir: |
Milan La Scala Chorus, Bratislava National Opera Choir, Palermo Teatro Massimo Chorus, Palermo Teatro Massimo Children's Chorus |
Orchestra: |
Victor Orchestra, Milan Symphony Orchestra, Munich Radio Orchestra, RCA Victor Orchestra, Palermo Orchestra Sinfonica del Teatro Massimo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Milan La Scala Orchestra , Studio orchestra, Compagnia d'Opera Italiana Orchestra |
Lyricist: |
Arrigo Boito |
Label: |
Naxos |
Catalogue No.: |
8.660248-49 |
Format: |
CD |
Barcode: |
0730099024877 |
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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. This 2008 performance features artists of the highest standing and was well received by critics: “[Furlanetto] brought real conviction to Boito’s occasionally surreal libretto, and his oaken voice truly filled the theatre”; “Giuseppe Filianoti sang with ideal smoothness of line and ingratiating tone”; “All the singers were well supported by conductor Stefano Ranzani, who paced the work well…”
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