Fabio Luisi, Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia - Mayr: Medea in Corinto (2016)
Fabio Luisi, Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia - Mayr: Medea in Corinto (2016)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 5.37 Gb+5.72 Gb (2xDVD9) | 167 min
Classical | Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Deutsch, Francais, Korean
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 5.37 Gb+5.72 Gb (2xDVD9) | 167 min
Classical | Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Deutsch, Francais, Korean
Mayr had established himself as a highly successful composer by the beginning of the 19th century. Medea in Corinto is one of his best-known operas, based on a libretto by Felice Romani. For decades after its 1813 première at the San Carlo Theatre in Naples, it provided one of the speciality roles for Isabella Colbran and Giuditta Pasta. In this recording, Italian conductor Fabio Luisi gives an intense reading of Mayr’s music and masterfully underlines its deep psychological dimensions, enhancing the drama that unfolds on stage. Luisi, a Grammy Award-winning artist, is also principal conductor of the Metropolitan Opera and general music director of the Zurich Opera. Michael Spyres and Enea Scala, take the important roles of Jason and Aegeus. The role of Medea is entrusted to the Spanish soprano Davinia Rodriguez, who effortlessly delivers Act I’s demanding cavatina with obbligato violin, usually omitted in most productions.
Cast:
Creonte - Roberto Lorenzi
Egeo - Enea Scala
Medea - Davinia Rodriguez
Giasone - Michael Spyres
Creusa - Mihaela Marcu
Evandro - Paolo Cauteruccio
Ismene - Nozomi Kato
Tideo - Marco Stefani
Chorus of the Transilvania State
Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia
Philharmonic Orchestra of Cluj-Napoca
Conductor - Fabio Luisi
Track List:
DVD 1
01. Sinfonia
Act I
02. Perché temi?
03. Di gloria all'invito
04. Come…? Sen riede e il passo
05. Cedi al destin, Medea
06. Io ti lasciai, piangendo
07. Dolce figliuol d'Urania
DVD 2
Act II
01. Amiche, cingete la chioma di rose
02. Caro albero in cui felice
03. Dove mi guidi?
04. Non palpitar, mia vita
05. O dolci contenti
06. Se il sangue, la vita
07. Amor, per te penai
08. Ah! che tento?
09. Era tua sposa: Ah! trucida