梅耶貝爾：歌劇《塞密拉米德》 Giacomo Meyerbeer: Semiramide (2CD) 【Dynamic】

Meyerbeer's opera, written four years before Rossini's Semiramide, is based on an adaptation, probably done by Count Ludovico Piossasco Feys, of the libretto written by Pietro Metastasio in the far-off year of 1729, which had already been set to music several times by leading composers of the eighteenth century. Count Piossasco Feys worked skilfully and transformed the Metastasio tragedy, based on the classical alternation recitative - solo aria, into a more agile, modern structure, including a smaller number of arias, duets, trios and ensemble pieces. Meyerbeer's opera was written for one of the most esteemed singers of the day, Carolina Bassi, a performer with a great vocal range that enabled her to give of her best both in contralto and in soprano roles. In the early part of the opera, where Semiramide dresses in men's clothing, passing herself off as her son, Meyerbeer writes her part using a rather low register. Only after she has revealed her true nature as a woman can Semiramide free herself vocally and rise up to the higher notes of the soprano register. Perhaps because of the fact that it was made to measure for a singer with such peculiar vocal characteristics, and on account of the démodé nature of the libretto, Semiramide riconosciuta enjoyed only modest success in Italy, and after a few further performances in Bologna and Sinigallia in 1820, it disappeared completely from operatic repertoire. Yet in this opera Meyerbeer's talent had ample possibilities to reveal itself on more than one occasion, as indeed listening to our CD will show, providing pages of clearly marked, personal profile, like for example Semiramide's first-act aria, Il piacer, la gioia scenda, which interestingly enough Meyerbeer was to use again five years later in Il Crociato in Egitto.

Valle d'Itria Festival, Martina Franca, 2006

Clara Polito - Semiramide
Aldo Caputo - Ircano
Eufemia Tufano - Scitalce
Federico Sacchi - Mirteo
Stefania Grasso - Tamiri
Roberto De Biasio - Sibari
Rani Calderon - Conductor
Italian International Orchestra
Slovak Chamber Choir
Pavol Procházka - Chorus master

【曲目】
＜CD 1＞
01. Sinfonia
02. Act I Scene 1: Dall'Olimpio a noi scendete (Chorus, Semiramide) - Scene 2: Nino, deve (Tamiri, Semiramide)
03. Act I Scene 2: Marcia strumentale
04. Act I Scene 3: Dalla Sarmazia sede (Ircano, Mirteo, Semiramide, Scitalce)
05. Act I Scene 3: Deh, sospendi la scelta funesta (Sibari, Male Chorus)
06. Act I Scene 3: Sogno, o son desto? (Scitalce, Ircano, Tamiri) - Scene 4: Io non m'inganno (Sibari, Semiramide)
07. Act I Scene 5: Sperai su questa sponda (Scitalce)
08. Act I Scene 5: Amico in rivederti (Sibari, Scitalce) - Scene 6: Chi sa? (Scitalce, Tamiri) - Scene 7: Signor (Tamiri, Semiramide)
09. Act I Scene 7: Siam soli, or partera (Scitalce, Semiramide)
10. Act I Scene 7: Ella e la fiamma mia (Scitalce, Semiramide)
11. Act I Scene 8: La scaltrezza (Sibari, Tamiri) - Scene 9: Sara dunque (Semiramide) - Scene 10: Che pensi (Mirteo, Ircano) - Scene 11: Ministri (Sibari, Ircano)
12. Act I Scene 11: Che faro? (Ircano)
13. Act I Scene 11: Udrai si strage orribile (Ircano, Sibari)
14. Act I Scene 11: Egli morra, fidati a me (Sibari, Ircano) - Scene 12: Ecco il luogo (Semiramide, Tamiri, Ircano, Scitalce)
15. Act I Scene 12: Piu non si tardi (Semiramide)
16. Act I Scene 12: Il piacer, la gioia scenda (Semiramide, Chorus)
17. Act I Scene 12: In lucido cristallo (Semiramide, Sibari, Ircano, Tamiri, Mirteo, Scitalce, Chorus)
18. Act I Scene 12: Qual sorpressa! (Semiramide, Ircano, Mirteo, Tamiri, Scitalce)
19. Act I Scene 12: Di gioia, di pace (Ircano, Scitalce, Mirteo)

＜CD 2＞
01. Act I Scene 12: Mora l'indo audace! (Chorus, Tamiri, Scitalce, Ircano, Semiramide, Mirteo)
02. Act I Scene 12: Ah balena, minaccia sdegnato (All with the Choruses)
03. Act II Scene 1: Mirteo, non lusinggarti (Tamiri, Mirteo)
04. Act II Scene 1: D'un genio che m'accende (Tamiri)
05. Act II Scene 2: Vieni, Sibari (Ircano, Sibari) - Scene 3: Signo (Tamiri, Semiramide) - Scene 4: Come (Sibari, Semiramide) - Scene 5: S'avanzi (Semiramide, Scitalce)
06. Act II Scene 5: Barbaro, non dolerti (Semiramide, Scitalce)
07. Act II Scene 5: Crudel! Morir mi vedi (Semiramide, Scitalce)
08. Act II Scene 6: Cedi il ferro (Mirteo, Ircano)
09. Act II Scene 6: Io prigionier! (Ircano, Mirteo)
10. Act II Scene 6: No, non son vinto ancora (Ircano, Chorus, Mirteo)
11. Act II Scene 7: Quanto ti deggio amico (Mirteo, Sibari)
12. Act II Scene 7: Ah, piu soffrir non voglio (Mirteo)
13. Act II Scene 8: Nol voglio udir (Semiramide)
14. Act II Scene 8: Io partir? (Ircano, Semiramide)
15. Act II Scene 8: Parti: de ' cenni miei (Semiramide, Ircano)
16. Act II Scene 9: Ove s'asconde? (Mirteo, Semiramide) - Scene 10: E fin a quando (Scitalce, Semiramide) - Scene 11: Cosi vieni a pugnar? (Mirteo)
17. Act II Scene 11: Mirteo per quanto io tardi (Scitalce, Mirteo)
18. Act II Scene 11: Non temer fra pochi istanti (Scitalce, Chorus, Mirteo)
19. Act II Scene 12: A forza io passero (Ircano, Semiramide) - Final Scene: Ah fermati, Mirteo (Tamiri, Mirteo, Sibari, Scitalce, Semiramide)
20. Act II Scene 12: Taci. Popoli, e vero (Semiramide)
21. Act II Scene 12: Se non nacqui al miglior sesso (Semiramide, Chorus, Mirteo, Scitalce, Ircano)
22. Act II Scene 12: Alma grande, oh Dio! (Semiramide, Ircano, Mirteo, Chorus)

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編號：CDS533
條碼：8007144605339