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A TRIBUTE TO GIUSEPPE VERDI.(Review)
Fabio Armiliato [] "A TRIBUTE TO GIUSEPPE VERDI" Arias from Ernani, Macbeth, I Masnadieri, Simon Boccanegra, Un Ballo in Maschera, La Forza del Destino, Otello; Inno delle Nazioni. Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, Choeur de l'Opera de Nice, Panni. Romeo Records 7207 (Qualiton, dist.)
Decorated by the Italian national colon, imaginatively programmed and intelligently annotated, this thoughtful Verdi tribute provides an impressive showcase for tenor Fabio Armiliato. Most welcome is the first recording in more than half a century of "Inno delle Nazioni," a festive cantata for chorus with tenor soloist that Verdi wrote for an international conference in London in 1862. On that occasion, the composer proudly represented the spirit of the new Kingdom of Italy alongside the national anthems of England and France. In 1943, when Arturo Toscanini resurrected that long dormant work for a movie short filed by the Office of War Information (with Jan Peerce as soloist), he added the anthem of the U.S. and the Socialist Internationale. Seized by the spirit of the occasion, he also changed Boito's original phrase "O Italia, o patria mia" to "Italia, ...
- Verdi: Simon Boccanegra. (Palacio de Bellas Artes, México, D.F., México)(TA:...
- Magazine article from: Proceso Alcaraz, José Antonio June 8, 1997 700+ words
...representacin de su puesta en escena para el Simon Boccanegra (1856-57 rev. 1880-81) de Verdi...La zona narrativa (anecdtica) de Simon Boccanegra est referida esencialmente a la reyerta...msica tiene momentos magnficos en Simon Boccanegra, de alta intensidad dramtica distinta...
- Simon Boccanegra
- Reference information from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera JOHN WARRACK and EWAN WEST January 1, 1996 700+ words
Simon Boccanegra. Opera in a prologue and 3 acts by Verdi; text by Piave, based...rev. version Milan, S, 24 Mar. 1881. Genoa, 14th cent. Simon Boccanegra (bar), a plebeian candidate, is elected Doge. He hopes this...
- Opera: SIMON BOCCANEGRA 1857 version, QEH South Bank / 1881 version, Royal...
- Newspaper article from: The Independent - London EDWARD SECKERSON July 6, 1995 700+ words
Simon Boccanegra, before and after. Now this is where the Royal Opera's Verdi...the closing moments - these are the sombre sounds and sights of Simon Boccanegra. n In repertoire to 21 July at the Royal Opera, Covent Gdn, London...
- Opera note.(Music)(Don Giovanni, Simon Boccanegra, Beatrice and Benedict,...
- Magazine article from: New Criterion Smith, Patrick J. November 1, 2004 700+ words
Don Giovanni, Simon Boccanegra, Beatrice and Benedict, Agrippina & La Sonnambula at...company have tackled a big, sprawling Verdi opera such as Simon Boccanegra? Yes--the entire cast responded to this uneven work with...
- Solti, cast excel in concert form of `Simon Boccanegra'
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Robert C. Marsh October 7, 1988 700+ words
...Orchestra Hall Thursday night. Prologue and Act I of "Simon Boccanegra," Verdi. Amelia, Susan Dunn; Gabriele, Giacomo Aragall...in a concert presentation of the Prologue and Act I of "Simon Boccanegra." The work is firmly established in the Lyric repertory...
- Simon Boccanegra.(CDs)
- Magazine article from: Opera Canada Gooding, Wayne June 22, 2004 700+ words
...projected series featuring original versions of Verdi operas. With Macbeth already out, now comes the 1857 version of Simon Boccanegra, as performed in a BBC Radio production of 1976. This broadcast performance was touted as the first presentation of the...
- `Boccanegra': A grand opera by all counts.(Arts)(Opera)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Ponick, T.L. November 8, 1998 700+ words
Giuseppe Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" initially was numbered among...its current production of "Simon Boccanegra." With its heroic cast of...month. The grand theme of "Simon Boccanegra" is Verdi's championing...
- Academia's loss is opera's gain; SINGER: 'Educated' bass still likes performing...
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) February 4, 2002 700+ words
...seen singing in Dallas in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra as well as giving a moving performance...Poppea); the Chicago Lyric Opera (Simon Boccanegra under Gatti); the Deutsche Opera...Rigoletto, Faust, Romeo et Juliette, Simon Boccanegra, Fidelio and Pelleas et Melisande...
