Frost Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz – Michael Dellaira: The Leopard (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 02:00:44 minutes | 4,28 GB | Genre: Classical, Opera
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Michael Dellaira has earned a considerable reputation for his series of operas, of which the latest to be recorded is The Leopard. The libretto, by the distinguished poet J.D. McClatchy, is drawn from the 1958 novel written by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. It charts social and political upheavals during the Italian Risorgimento and, as the young idealist Tancredi tells his uncle, the Prince of Salina, ‘If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.’ The opera’s premiere, conducted by Gerard Schwarz, was exceptionally well received and described by Opera Magazine as ‘superbly crafted.’
Tracklist:
1-1. Mia Flora – The Leopard: Prelude (Live) (04:51)
1-2. Minghao Liu – The Leopard, Act I Scene 1: Not Far Now (Live) (05:21)
1-3. Robynne Redmon – The Leopard, Act I Scene 2: That Is My Son Francesco Paolo, the Young Duke (Live) (13:05)
1-4. Frank Ragsdale – The Leopard, Act I Scene 3: God Alone Knows Why They Do This (Live) (09:47)
1-5. Nicholas Skotzko – The Leopard, Act I Scene 4: The Pride of the Forest, Excellency (Live) (07:12)
1-6. Margarita Parsamyan – The Leopard, Act I Scene 5: Tancredi! I Know It! (Live) (10:13)
1-7. Kim Josephson – The Leopard, Act I Scene 6: Enter (Live) (07:22)
2-1. Frost Symphony Orchestra – The Leopard, Act II Scene 1: Ballet of Angelica and Tancredi (Live) (01:31)
2-2. Abby Guido – The Leopard, Act II Scene 2: Viva l’italia – Enfants! Silence! (Live) (08:19)
2-3. Frank Ragsdale – The Leopard, Act II Scene 3: So Don Calogero Came, and the Prince Received Him (Live) (08:36)
2-4. Kevin Short – The Leopard, Act II Scene 4: My Name Is Cavaliere Aimone Chevalley Di Monterzuolo (Live) (15:51)
2-5. Frost Symphony Orchestra – The Leopard, Act II Scene 5: Interlude (Live) (01:29)
2-6. Kim Josephson – The Leopard, Act II Scene 6: So, Friend, We Still Exist (Live) (13:30)
2-7. Abby Guido – The Leopard: Epilogue (Live) (13:37)
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