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Michael Dellaira's opera The Leopard is based on the 1958 Italian novel Il gattopardo, also filmed by Luchino Visconti in 1963 with, of all people, Burt Lancaster as the star (his lines were dubbed into Italian). This historical epic is about the juncture where the old aristocratic verities gave way to the nationalist impulse and to the new nation of Italy. Visconti's 205-minute film is lush and detailed, and composer Dellaira adds all the lushness he can within a two-hour, two-act framework. The through-composed setting hangs between tonality and atonality. At this length, the story takes on an action-packed quality, but the characters of Dellaira and librettist J.D. McClatchy (this is the third collaboration of the pair, and the familiarity shows) are sharply differentiated and passionate. The singers are a mix of well-established figures and young up-and-comers, with baritone Kim Josephson cutting a fine figure in the lead role of the titular prince whose world is falling apart. Much credit goes to veteran conductor Gerard Schwarz, a professor at the University of Miami, who traces a clear path through the density of the material. The Naxos label also does well with the engineering at the South Florida-Dade Cultural Arts Center in this live performance, marking the work's premiere. It is to be hoped that other university groups will take this work up; its dimensions are ideal for that environment, and there are many cross-programming opportunities for literature and film departments.
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - J.D. McClatchy, Lyricist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Abby Guido, MainArtist - Frost Opera Theater Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Mia Flora, MainArtist
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - Kim Josephson, MainArtist - J.D. McClatchy, Lyricist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Minghao Liu, MainArtist
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - Robynne Redmon, MainArtist - Kim Josephson, MainArtist - J.D. McClatchy, Lyricist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Margarita Parsamyan, MainArtist - Kevin Gwinn, MainArtist - Abby Guido, MainArtist - Caroline Morales Mejia, MainArtist - Leah Alexandra Torres, MainArtist - Mia Flora, MainArtist - Minghao Liu, MainArtist
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - Kim Josephson, MainArtist - J.D. McClatchy, Lyricist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frank Ragsdale, MainArtist - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Frost Opera Theater Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Minghao Liu, MainArtist - Nicholas Skotzko, MainArtist - Thandolwethu Mamba, MainArtist
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - Kim Josephson, MainArtist - J.D. McClatchy, Lyricist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nicholas Skotzko, MainArtist - Thandolwethu Mamba, MainArtist
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - Robynne Redmon, MainArtist - Kim Josephson, MainArtist - J.D. McClatchy, Lyricist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Margarita Parsamyan, MainArtist - Thandolwethu Mamba, MainArtist - Yaqi Yang, MainArtist
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - Kim Josephson, MainArtist - J.D. McClatchy, Lyricist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frank Ragsdale, MainArtist - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Minghao Liu, MainArtist
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - Robynne Redmon, MainArtist - Kim Josephson, MainArtist - J.D. McClatchy, Lyricist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Abby Guido, MainArtist - Caroline Morales Mejia, MainArtist - Leah Alexandra Torres, MainArtist - Mia Flora, MainArtist
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - Kim Josephson, MainArtist - J.D. McClatchy, Lyricist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frank Ragsdale, MainArtist - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Thandolwethu Mamba, MainArtist
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - Robynne Redmon, MainArtist - Kim Josephson, MainArtist - Kevin Short, MainArtist - J.D. McClatchy, Lyricist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frank Ragsdale, MainArtist - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Margarita Parsamyan, MainArtist - Kevin Gwinn, MainArtist - Leah Alexandra Torres, MainArtist - Minghao Liu, MainArtist - Thandolwethu Mamba, MainArtist - Yaqi Yang, MainArtist
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - Kim Josephson, MainArtist - Kevin Short, MainArtist - J.D. McClatchy, Lyricist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Margarita Parsamyan, MainArtist - Minghao Liu, MainArtist - Thandolwethu Mamba, MainArtist - Yaqi Yang, MainArtist
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Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, MainArtist - J.D. McClatchy, Lyricist - American Composers Alliance, MusicPublisher - Michael Dellaira, Composer - Frost Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Margarita Parsamyan, MainArtist - Abby Guido, MainArtist - Mia Flora, MainArtist - Yaqi Yang, MainArtist
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Album review
Michael Dellaira's opera The Leopard is based on the 1958 Italian novel Il gattopardo, also filmed by Luchino Visconti in 1963 with, of all people, Burt Lancaster as the star (his lines were dubbed into Italian). This historical epic is about the juncture where the old aristocratic verities gave way to the nationalist impulse and to the new nation of Italy. Visconti's 205-minute film is lush and detailed, and composer Dellaira adds all the lushness he can within a two-hour, two-act framework. The through-composed setting hangs between tonality and atonality. At this length, the story takes on an action-packed quality, but the characters of Dellaira and librettist J.D. McClatchy (this is the third collaboration of the pair, and the familiarity shows) are sharply differentiated and passionate. The singers are a mix of well-established figures and young up-and-comers, with baritone Kim Josephson cutting a fine figure in the lead role of the titular prince whose world is falling apart. Much credit goes to veteran conductor Gerard Schwarz, a professor at the University of Miami, who traces a clear path through the density of the material. The Naxos label also does well with the engineering at the South Florida-Dade Cultural Arts Center in this live performance, marking the work's premiere. It is to be hoped that other university groups will take this work up; its dimensions are ideal for that environment, and there are many cross-programming opportunities for literature and film departments.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 02:00:44
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Gerard Schwarz, Frost Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Short, Yaqi Yang, Frank Ragsdale, Minghao Liu, Margarita Parsamyan, Robynne Redmon and Kim Josephson
- Composer: Michael Dellaira
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical Opera
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