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There are live recordings of two of Plácido Domingo performances in Fedora, both with Mirella Freni in the title role, one from La Scala, 1993 (available on both CD and DVD), and one from the Metropolitan Opera, 1996 (available on DVD), but this is his first studio recording of the opera. Fedora receives a top-notch production that features Orchestre symphonique et choeurs de la Monnaie led by Alberto Veronesi, who continues his commitment to reviving obscure but worthy verismo operas. The orchestra and chorus perform with their characteristic polish and finesse, and while their approach comes across as somewhat reserved, Fedora, with its cast made up largely of aristocrats, is a work in which a certain level of reserve is more appropriate than in some verismo operas about the messy lives of hot-blooded peasants, for instance. Domingo, in very fine voice, doesn't stint on bringing a thoroughly Italianate passion to his role and he shines in the showcase aria, "Amor ti vieta," and in his anguished final scenes. The title role is more substantial than his and Angela Gheorghiu's sounds terrific; her performance captures the protagonist's extreme emotions effectively, appropriately dark and furious in the first act, girlish as her love awakens, and finally crazed with remorse. The smaller roles are beautifully cast and there are no weak links in the singing. Mostly unknown or little known, the singers bring first-rate voices and focused characterizations to the opera, most notably mezzo-soprano Nino Machaidze and baritone Fabio Maria Capitanucci. The main weakness of the opera is the pithiness of its libretto; climactic moments that need time to unfold slowly enough to give the music time to expand are hurried through. Fedora is a wonderfully tuneful work, though, and while it may lack the high-octane drama of Tosca or Pagliacci, its very attractive score makes it a piece that should appeal to fans of fin de siècle Italian opera. Deutsche Grammophon's engineers have lavished great care on producing a recording of the highest quality: immaculately clean, warm, full, and well-balanced.
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Fedora / Act 1 (Umberto Giordano)
Sang Jun Lee, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Umberto Giordano, Composer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Marina Comparato, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arturo Colautti, Author - Bernard Villiers, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Pamio, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Pamio, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Marina Comparato, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Esposito, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nicola Pamio, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Scorsin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Federico Longhi, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Choeur De La Monnaie, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Piers Maxim, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Marina Comparato, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Esposito, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nicola Pamio, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Scorsin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Choeur De La Monnaie, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Piers Maxim, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Marina Comparato, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicola Pamio, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Scorsin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Federico Longhi, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Choeur De La Monnaie, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Piers Maxim, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Giovani, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Fedora / Act 2 (Umberto Giordano)
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nabil Suliman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Arturo Colautti, Author - Nino Machaidze, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Enrico Casari, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nabil Suliman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Arturo Colautti, Author - Nino Machaidze, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Choeur De La Monnaie, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Piers Maxim, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Enrico Casari, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nabil Suliman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Arturo Colautti, Author - Nino Machaidze, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Enrico Casari, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nabil Suliman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Arturo Colautti, Author - Nino Machaidze, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author - Nino Machaidze, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Enrico Casari, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Giuseppe Scorsin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
DISC 2
Fedora / Act 3 (Umberto Giordano)
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Choeur De La Monnaie, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Piers Maxim, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author - Nino Machaidze, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author - Nino Machaidze, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arturo Colautti, Author - Nino Machaidze, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Marina Comparato, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Umberto Giordano, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Executive Producer - Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Marina Comparato, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arturo Colautti, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Veronesi, Conductor, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Buecker, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
There are live recordings of two of Plácido Domingo performances in Fedora, both with Mirella Freni in the title role, one from La Scala, 1993 (available on both CD and DVD), and one from the Metropolitan Opera, 1996 (available on DVD), but this is his first studio recording of the opera. Fedora receives a top-notch production that features Orchestre symphonique et choeurs de la Monnaie led by Alberto Veronesi, who continues his commitment to reviving obscure but worthy verismo operas. The orchestra and chorus perform with their characteristic polish and finesse, and while their approach comes across as somewhat reserved, Fedora, with its cast made up largely of aristocrats, is a work in which a certain level of reserve is more appropriate than in some verismo operas about the messy lives of hot-blooded peasants, for instance. Domingo, in very fine voice, doesn't stint on bringing a thoroughly Italianate passion to his role and he shines in the showcase aria, "Amor ti vieta," and in his anguished final scenes. The title role is more substantial than his and Angela Gheorghiu's sounds terrific; her performance captures the protagonist's extreme emotions effectively, appropriately dark and furious in the first act, girlish as her love awakens, and finally crazed with remorse. The smaller roles are beautifully cast and there are no weak links in the singing. Mostly unknown or little known, the singers bring first-rate voices and focused characterizations to the opera, most notably mezzo-soprano Nino Machaidze and baritone Fabio Maria Capitanucci. The main weakness of the opera is the pithiness of its libretto; climactic moments that need time to unfold slowly enough to give the music time to expand are hurried through. Fedora is a wonderfully tuneful work, though, and while it may lack the high-octane drama of Tosca or Pagliacci, its very attractive score makes it a piece that should appeal to fans of fin de siècle Italian opera. Deutsche Grammophon's engineers have lavished great care on producing a recording of the highest quality: immaculately clean, warm, full, and well-balanced.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:36:01
- Main artists: Angela Gheorghiu Plácido Domingo Nino Machaidze Fabio Maria Capitanucci Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie Alberto Veronesi
- Composer: Umberto Giordano
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
- Collection: First Release
© 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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