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| 1. Sinfonia: Allegro | |||
| 2. Andante | |||
| 3. […] | |||
| 4. Act 1: Scena 1 [Troncone, Cino, Sivenio] Recitativo | |||
| 5. Scena 1 [Troncone] Recitativo accompagnato | |||
| 6. Scena 2 [Zidiana] Cavatina Al fiero mio tormento | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Act 2: Scena 1 [Teuzzone] Cavatina Di trombe guerriere | |||
| 2. Scena 1 [Teuzzone] Recitativo | |||
| 3. Scena 2 [Zelinda, Teuzzone] Recitativo | |||
| 4. Scena 2 [Teuzzone] Aria Tornerò, pupille belle | |||
| 5. Scena 3 [Zelinda] Recitativo | |||
| 6. Scena 3 [Zelinda] Aria Un'aura lusinghiera | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Act 3: Scena 1 [Zelinda] Recitativo | |||
| 2. Scena 1 [Cino] Arioso Quanto costi, al mio riposo | |||
| 3. Scena 1 [Zelinda, Cino] Recitativo | |||
| 4. Scena 1 [Zelinda] Aria Con palme ed allori | |||
| 5. Scena 2 [Cino, Sivenio] Recitativo | |||
| 6. Scena 3 [Zidiana, Cino, Sivenio] Recitativo | |||
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Personnel: Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (conductor) Soloists: Paolo Lopez (male soprano), Raffaella Milanesi (soprano), Delphine Galou (contralto), Furio Zanasi (baritone), Roberta Mameli (soprano), Antonio Giovannini (countertenor), Makoto Sakurada (tenor)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This opera is a wonderful addition to Naive Vivaldi's opera collection. Probably not as good performance as the ones conducted by Spinosi in Naive, but an outstanding performance in any case. This is a live recording but the sound quality is really good. The best singing here is by soprano Roberta Mameli who has a beautiful, clear and resonant voice, although she shows some difficulties in the agilities, but her aria opening the third act is worthy of the price of the disc. Delphine Galou is also very good, and she has very beautiful arias (for example the funny "La timida cervetta", listen and you will sure agree). Paolo López singing is also impressive, although he tends to abuse of apoggiature, and sometimes the voice sounds a little bit forced. The rest of the cast is good enough, and the orchestra sounds really good.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Given this is such a recent release I do seriously wonder how much consideration has been given to some of the comments made by my fellow reviewers - maybe they got advance copies! I also can't help feeling that the negative reactions may have also been coloured by Savall's previous and admittedly disappointing excursion into this territory with "Farnace". As far as I'm concerned this is a worthy addition to Naive's very very commendable series and if (like me) you've bought the others...
12 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Vivaldi's Teuzzone was first performed in Mantua on 26th December 1718 under the patronage of the city's governor Philippe of Hesse-Darmstadt. The libretto by Apostolo Zeno, reflecting a Venetian fascination with exoticism and the Orient ever since Marco Polo, had already been produced as an opera ten times previously by other composers.
The argument concerns the dying Chinese emperor Troncone, confirming his son Teuzzone as heir, only for the emperor's scheming young widow Zidania to forge a will to her own benefit with the assistance of her suitors, Cino the minister and Sivenio the general, unaware of her desire to also marry the desirable Teuzzone, much to the consternation of Teuzzone's fiancée the Tatar princess Zelinda. All turns out well in the end of course, with the assistance of Tatar prince Argonte, various persons either magnanimously pardoned or imprisoned as appropriate.
Jordi Savall's previous Vivaldi opera recording released as part of the Naive/Opus111 series, Farnace, has been panned for supplanting the lead role originally written for alto with a baritone. This time at least he doesn't make such a crass and bungling mistake but I don't feel he has top class performers at his disposal here. The lead character of Teuzzone, originally cast as a trouser role for a soprano, is taken by male soprano Paolo Lopez, who has potential but whose delivery can sometimes be rather tremulous, wavering and gasping.
Mezzo Rafaella Milanesi playing the devious Zidania is somewhat flat and doesn't sparkle on the whole. Contralto Delphine Galou (Zelinda) is fine enough, but these two characters don't feel right together somehow when Zidania has been changed from the original alto to mezzo. Soprano Roberta Mameli (Cino) shows some promise at times but is a bit variable.
Baritone Furio Zanasi as the unredeemed general Sivenio is as dependable as always. Countertenor Antonio Giovanni (Egaro, captain of the guard) is subdued, and too breathy. Tenor Makoto Sakurada is solid enough in the literally short-lived role of emperor Troncone, doubling up as the Tatar Prince Argonte towards the end.
Overall the cast does not feel right up to the expected standard of this series, and Savall's conducting is somewhat languorous and leaden and seems unable to give this composition any lift and bring it to life. It's OK, and I feel I can't say much more than that. It looks like we'll just have to wait to get a decent recording of this opera.
The three discs come in a double jewel case, packaged along with separate booklet in a cardboard sleeve. The booklet provides notes & synopsis (English/French/Italian/German) plus libretto with English & French translations.
The argument concerns the dying Chinese emperor Troncone, confirming his son Teuzzone as heir, only for the emperor's scheming young widow Zidania to forge a will to her own benefit with the assistance of her suitors, Cino the minister and Sivenio the general, unaware of her desire to also marry the desirable Teuzzone, much to the consternation of Teuzzone's fiancée the Tatar princess Zelinda. All turns out well in the end of course, with the assistance of Tatar prince Argonte, various persons either magnanimously pardoned or imprisoned as appropriate.
Jordi Savall's previous Vivaldi opera recording released as part of the Naive/Opus111 series, Farnace, has been panned for supplanting the lead role originally written for alto with a baritone. This time at least he doesn't make such a crass and bungling mistake but I don't feel he has top class performers at his disposal here. The lead character of Teuzzone, originally cast as a trouser role for a soprano, is taken by male soprano Paolo Lopez, who has potential but whose delivery can sometimes be rather tremulous, wavering and gasping.
Mezzo Rafaella Milanesi playing the devious Zidania is somewhat flat and doesn't sparkle on the whole. Contralto Delphine Galou (Zelinda) is fine enough, but these two characters don't feel right together somehow when Zidania has been changed from the original alto to mezzo. Soprano Roberta Mameli (Cino) shows some promise at times but is a bit variable.
Baritone Furio Zanasi as the unredeemed general Sivenio is as dependable as always. Countertenor Antonio Giovanni (Egaro, captain of the guard) is subdued, and too breathy. Tenor Makoto Sakurada is solid enough in the literally short-lived role of emperor Troncone, doubling up as the Tatar Prince Argonte towards the end.
Overall the cast does not feel right up to the expected standard of this series, and Savall's conducting is somewhat languorous and leaden and seems unable to give this composition any lift and bring it to life. It's OK, and I feel I can't say much more than that. It looks like we'll just have to wait to get a decent recording of this opera.
The three discs come in a double jewel case, packaged along with separate booklet in a cardboard sleeve. The booklet provides notes & synopsis (English/French/Italian/German) plus libretto with English & French translations.
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It works for me
I haven't listened to any other versions, so I am unable to compare. However, I am very happy with this version, and I suspect the majority of "Opera Newbies" also will not be... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Richard Evans
Calculated mediocrity
I support this series, but these operas need truly great interpreters. Like the Farnace this recent effort with Savall is another misfire. (Savall, a baritone as Farnace, really? Read more
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