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La Sfera Armoniosa|Francesco Cavalli: L'ipermestra (Live)

Francesco Cavalli: L'ipermestra (Live)

La Sfera Armoniosa & Mike Fentross

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When this recording was made in 2006, recordings and even performances of the operas of Francesco Cavalli were rare. Many are difficult to stage, but those who persist, find works that have a good deal of power and were critical to the development of opera as it is known today. For one thing, Cavalli moved opera away from the declamation of Monteverdi's works and toward a more contemporary concept of melody. Sample almost anywhere to hear Cavalli's not-quite-arias, not-quite-recitatives, perhaps the long speech of Linceo in Act One, Scene Nine. For another, although this opera was written for Florentine princely patrons, Cavalli was a man of the theater who realized the need to grab an audience's attention. G.A. Moniglia's libretto, later imitated by Pietro Metastasio, is a gory tale of a battle royal that follows the murder of 49 sons of an Egyptian king by their wives, and the refusal of the 50th wife, Ipermestra, to go through with the murder because she loves her husband, Linceo. There's plenty of action, and it comes through here in the performance by lutenist-director Mike Fentross and his ensemble La Sfera Armoniosa. This is something of a scholarly recording. The notes tell of the rediscovery of the opera's manuscript in a Venetian library, and the text is given only in the original Italian. However, non-Italophones will get the gist (although not the detail), and Fentross keeps things moving with his large continuo section: the performance was also pioneering in its recognition of the crucial role of the continuo. Further productions of the work, one by William Christie in England and one in Eastern Europe, have followed, but this one was the milestone. The lead roles of Ipermestra and Linceo, both sung by women, are competently and persuasively done, and the sound, within the limitations of live recording in 2006, is quite clear. This deserves a place in good opera collections.

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1
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo: Sinfonia from Opera “Doriclea” (Live)
00:01:23

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

2
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 1: Linceo, Ipermestra "Cortile regio" (Live)
00:08:13

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

3
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 2: Arbante (Live)
00:01:11

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

4
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 3: Arbante, Elisa (Live)
00:03:58

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

5
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 4: Elisa (Live)
00:01:17

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

6
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 5: Elisa, Berenice (Live)
00:02:53

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

7
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 6: Berenice (Live)
00:00:31

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

8
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 7: Danao, Ipermestra (Live)
00:08:24

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

9
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 8: Ipermestra (Live)
00:05:18

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

10
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 9: Linceo (Live)
00:02:58

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

11
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 11: Linceo, Ipermestra (Live)
00:09:39

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

12
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 12: Ipermestra (Live)
00:03:24

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

13
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 13: Ipermestra, Berenice (Live)
00:00:52

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

14
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 14: Ipermestra, Danao, Berenice "Sotto una portiera" (Live)
00:07:15

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

15
L'ipermestra, Atto Primo, Scena 15: Berenice (Live)
00:03:54

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

DISC 2

1
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 1: Ipermestra, Elisa "Prigione" (Live)
00:09:12

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

2
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 2: Ipermestra, Berenice (Live)
00:04:30

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

3
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 3: Ipermestra (Live)
00:01:29

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

4
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 4: Ipermestra, Arbante "ch’osserva" (Live)
00:04:53

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

5
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 5: Arbante, Elisa (Live)
00:01:23

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

6
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 6: Arbante, Elisa, Danao (Live)
00:01:50

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

7
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 7: Danao, Arbante (Live)
00:02:31

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

8
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 8: Danao (Live)
00:02:28

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

9
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 9: Danao, Ipermestra (Live)
00:02:20

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

10
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 10: Ipermestra (Live)
00:02:36

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

11
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 11: Ipermestra, Elisa, Berenice (Live)
00:05:11

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

12
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 12: Ipermestra (Live)
00:01:38

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

13
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 21: Linceo (Live)
00:02:40

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

14
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 22: Linceo, Arbante (Live)
00:04:51

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

15
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 23: Linceo (Live)
00:02:12

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

16
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 24: Linceo, Elisa (Live)
00:00:41

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

17
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 25: Linceo, Elisa, Berenice (Live)
00:01:10

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

18
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo, Scena 26: Danao (Live)
00:01:36

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

19
L'ipermestra, Atto Secondo: “Battalla de Barabaso yerno de Satana” by Andrea Falconieri (Live)
00:03:58

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

DISC 3

1
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 1: Instrumental (Live)
00:01:40

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

2
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 2: Ipermestra "Campagna della Torre" (Live)
00:00:18

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

3
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 3: Ipermestra (Live)
00:01:09

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

4
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 4: Ipermestra, Elisa (Live)
00:04:11

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

5
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 5: Arbante (Live)
00:03:12

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

6
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 7: Linceo (Live)
00:03:40

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

7
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 8: Linceo, Elisa, Berenice (Live)
00:07:19

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

8
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 9: Elisa, Berenice (Live)
00:00:45

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

9
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 10: Berenice (Live)
00:02:45

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

10
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 11: Ipermestra Sopra la Torre (Live)
00:06:03

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

11
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 12: Ipermestra e Berenice sopra la Torre; Linceo in strada (Live)
00:01:00

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

12
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 13: Berenice, Elisa (Live)
00:02:21

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

13
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 15 :Linceo, Ipermestra (Live)
00:00:46

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

14
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 16: Linceo, Ipermestra, Arbante (Live)
00:03:14

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

15
L'ipermestra, Atto Terza, Scena 17: Linceo, Ipermestra, Arbante, Elisa, Berenice (Live)
00:08:58

Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Mike Fentross, Conductor, MainArtist - La Sfera Armoniosa, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2019 Challenge Classics (P) 2019 Challenge Classics

Album review

When this recording was made in 2006, recordings and even performances of the operas of Francesco Cavalli were rare. Many are difficult to stage, but those who persist, find works that have a good deal of power and were critical to the development of opera as it is known today. For one thing, Cavalli moved opera away from the declamation of Monteverdi's works and toward a more contemporary concept of melody. Sample almost anywhere to hear Cavalli's not-quite-arias, not-quite-recitatives, perhaps the long speech of Linceo in Act One, Scene Nine. For another, although this opera was written for Florentine princely patrons, Cavalli was a man of the theater who realized the need to grab an audience's attention. G.A. Moniglia's libretto, later imitated by Pietro Metastasio, is a gory tale of a battle royal that follows the murder of 49 sons of an Egyptian king by their wives, and the refusal of the 50th wife, Ipermestra, to go through with the murder because she loves her husband, Linceo. There's plenty of action, and it comes through here in the performance by lutenist-director Mike Fentross and his ensemble La Sfera Armoniosa. This is something of a scholarly recording. The notes tell of the rediscovery of the opera's manuscript in a Venetian library, and the text is given only in the original Italian. However, non-Italophones will get the gist (although not the detail), and Fentross keeps things moving with his large continuo section: the performance was also pioneering in its recognition of the crucial role of the continuo. Further productions of the work, one by William Christie in England and one in Eastern Europe, have followed, but this one was the milestone. The lead roles of Ipermestra and Linceo, both sung by women, are competently and persuasively done, and the sound, within the limitations of live recording in 2006, is quite clear. This deserves a place in good opera collections.

© TiVo

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