- Conductor: Newell Jenkins
- Composer: Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
- Audio CD (1 Nov 2000)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Vai
- ASIN: B000003LIK
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 448,079 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Overture | |||
| 2. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Chorus - We've Traveled Far (Semplicina, Gloriosa, Garbata, Sordidone, Malgoverno, Furibondo) | |||
| 3. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Approach! What Is Your Name, Sir? (Furibondo) | |||
| 4. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - With A Sword That Is Sterner Than Moses (Furibondo) | |||
| 5. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Unhappy Oddling (Gloriosa) | |||
| 6. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - My Fair Skin, My Bare Chin (Gloriosa) | |||
| 7. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Was Ever There Insanity (Sordidone) | |||
| 8. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - Snugly Hidden Safe From Prying (Sordidone) | |||
| 9. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Madness Beyond All Measure (Malgoverno) | |||
| 10. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - When The Purse Is Clinking (Malgoverno) | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Aria - Sordidone, Be A Bunny | |||
| 2. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - Are You Hiding? (Sordidone, Garbata) | |||
| 3. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Duet - See Comely Phyllis Wander (Garbata, Sordidone) | |||
| 4. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - Don't Come Near Me (Semplicina, Furibondo) | |||
| 5. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Aria - The High And Mighty Lion (Furibondo) | |||
| 6. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - Quiet At Last (Semplicina) | |||
| 7. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Duet - Semplicina, Do You Hear Me? (Semplicina) | |||
| 8. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Quartet - Ever More Bitter Shall Be My Raging (Gloriosa, Garbata, Malgoverno, Furibondo) | |||
| 9. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - What Now? What New Forms Of Madness? (Gloriosa, Sordidone, Malgoverno, Furibondo) | |||
| 10. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Chorus - Long Live King Arcifanfano (Semplicina, Gloriosa, Garbata, Sordidone, Malgoverno, Furibondo) | |||
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I think other reviewers are somewhat missing the point - this is a comedy performance, even starring veteran queen of musical comedy Anna Russell, most famous for her spoof of Wagner's Ring Cycle. A hilarious forgotten gem! Certainly worth getting for all the Anna Russell fans out there.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Having purchased this item myself I have to comment that the musical performance itself was very good, but the points which disappointed me are that not many authentic aspects of the performance were kept. Firstly, the performance was sung in English changed from its original Italian, and certain parts of the libretto were altered from the original plot to give it an American twist!! I'm not sure what other people would think, but if you are going to perform something do it properly!
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
an obscure delight!
31 July 2002
Eleanor Steber's image on the cover of this set caught my eye while rummaging through the cut-out bins of San Francisco on a recent opera whirlwind. What a lost treasure this performance is - recorded "LIVE" in NYC 1965! All the principles shine, their energy ebullient. Don't hesitate, buy it and smile before it disappears.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
A Comic-Opera Treasure!
27 Jan 2007
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Dittersdorf is a sort of working-man's Mozart; in fact, this opera sounds similar to some of Mozart's early operas. But Mozart sought to break the rules and to explore new musical ideas; Dittersdorf is not an innovator...yet he is no less a master! This performance, too, is a materpiece of refined (not always!) comedy; the arias include some extremely difficult vocal leaps and trills, yet the primary joy is the witty verse. W.H. Auden (no less!) ramrodded this translation to English. And Anna Russell, famed for her "Analysis of Wagner's Ring Cycle" steals every scene she's in! Ad-libbing shamelessly, her introductory aria, all by itself, is worth more than the purchase price!
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