Puccini: La Fanciulla del West

Puccini: La Fanciulla del West

Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
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Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Performer: Plácido Domingo
Performer: Carol Neblett
Performer: Sherrill Milnes
Performer: William Elvin
Performer: Robin Leggate
Performer: Paul Crook
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Introduzione
  2. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Hello, Nick!
  3. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Che faranno i vecchi miei
  4. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Jim, perché piangi?
  5. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Andiamo, ragazzi! Un po' di calma
  6. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Un poker! Nick, gettoni!
  7. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Mistress Rance, fra poco
  8. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Hello, Minnie!
  9. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Dove eravamo?
  10. La Fanciulla del West: 1 La posta!
  11. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Ti voglio bene, Minnie
  12. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Minnie, dalla mia casa son partito
  13. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Laggiù nel Soledad
  14. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Chi c'è per farmi i ricci?
  15. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Vi ricordate di me?
  16. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Mister Johnson, voi m'avete seccato!
  17. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Mister Johnson, un valzer?
  18. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Mister Johnson, siete rimasto indietro
  19. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Io non son che una povera fanciulla
  20. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Quello che tacete
  21. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Come voi, leggermi in cor non so
  22. La Fanciulla del West: 1 Oh, non temete, nessuno ardirà!
Music CD 2
  1. La Fanciulla del West: 2 Il mio bimbo è grande e piccino
  2. La Fanciulla del West: 2 Billy, è fissato?... Domani
  3. La Fanciulla del West: 2 Voglio vestirmi tutta
  4. La Fanciulla del West: 2 Oh, se sapeste
  5. La Fanciulla del West: 2 Ugh... Neve!... Va! Riposati sul fieno
  6. La Fanciulla del West: 2 Hello!... Chiamano
  7. La Fanciulla del West: 2 Vieni fuori!
  8. La Fanciulla del West: 2 ...lo so, lo so! Ma nonvi avrei rubato!
  9. La Fanciulla del West: 2 L'han ferito... Che importa?
  10. La Fanciulla del West: 2 Che c'è di nuova, Jack?
  11. La Fanciulla del West: 2 È là! è là!... Ah, no... non voglia!
  12. La Fanciulla del West: 2 Una partita a poker!
  13. La Fanciulla del West: 3 Ve lo giuro, sceriffo
  14. La Fanciulla del West: 3 Maledetto cane!
  15. La Fanciulla del West: 3 Ah!... Ah!... Urrah! ragazzi
  16. La Fanciulla del West: 3 Sceriffo Rance! Consegno a voi quest'uomo
  17. La Fanciulla del West: 3 E così, Mister Johnson, come va?
  18. La Fanciulla del West: 3 Risparmiate lo scherno
  19. La Fanciulla del West: 3 Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano
  20. La Fanciulla del West: 3 Ah!... Ah!... È Minnie!
  21. La Fanciulla del West: 3 Basta! quando per voi
  22. La Fanciulla del West: 3 E anche tu lo vorrai, Joe
  23. La Fanciulla del West: 3 Le tue parole sono di Dio

Free Music Notes for Puccini: La Fanciulla del West

Free Music Review: A Modern Golden Recording
Hit: 5 Stars

What makes this "Girl frm the Gold West" so golden is the mastership of all the forces behind it - conductor Zubin Mehta, tenor Placido Domingo, soprano Carol Neblitt and baritone Sherill Milnes. This recording dates from the 80's, which was still a terrific period for Mehta, Domingo, Neblitt, eventhough at this time Sherill Milnes was facing some vocal decline. The 80's modern studio recording advantages is what makes this a superb interpretation. The pacing is dramatic, thrilling and lyrical when warranted. This is probably Puccini's most exotic opera. Butterfly was set in Japan but was still pretty Italian under the surface. In Butterfly, the Japanese-Italian mix was also suffused with slight Americana (the American national anthem changed to "America Forever") but here we are treated to an entirely different animal. This is the Old West and Puccini's Italian style is nearly sacrificed for what could pass for an American opera or even a Broadway musical. This does not mean that this is not an operatic treasure. The music is exquisite. The lead soprano role of Minnie is a voice-killer, and presents many challenges to the soprano. In truth, it takes a soprano capable of Turandot to sing Minnie. As far as I'm concerned, only one soprano truly nailed the role- Birgit Nilsson. On stage, her mannerisms and her voice was the very character that Puccini envisioned. Birgit Nilsson is featured in a 60's recording of this opera which captured her in her prime and her portrayal is the best there is, closest to the original soprano who premiered the role opposite Enrico Caruso back at the turn of the century - Emmy Destin. Nilsson probably possessed a bigger instrument than Destin. Still Neblitt does an excellent job with what she has in her favor -a rich Puccini voice. She may struggle with the high tessitura but she is simply ravishing in the lyrical segments. She sounds like a kind of American Tosca. More than any other tenor, Placido Domingo possessed a voice that could essay any character in any opera and I seriously mean that. He is Enrico Caruso's reincarnation and his performance as Dick Johnson is a tribute to Caruso's style. He has the dramatic heft and the voluminous beauty of tone to sing each line. It helped that Domingo looked very handsome in the 80's so that when he sang the heroic and romantic leads, he could pass for a movie star who could also sing opera. As Johnson, he looks dashing (if he looked like he does on the cover of this album). Sherill Milnes was in the final phase of his career but in this opera he holds out till the end in his usual flair. He was a fine exponent of Puccini, as his Scarpia attests, and he is nuanced and even a bit comical on this recording. Verdi baritone parts are far more challenging than the almost static Puccini baritone parts so this role presented no problem to the aging Milnes. Zubin Mehta conducts with brilliant technical mastership and delivers some subtleties as well. Thank you Deutsche Grammophone for the great music.
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