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The opera Faniska, which premiered at the Kärntnertor Theatre in Vienna in 1806, is said to have been enthusiastically received by both Haydn and Beethoven. The libretto is available in German and Italian, and is based on the melodrama Les Mines de Pologne by the Nancy-born French playwright René Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt. The action takes place in Poland, from where the first recording of the opera also comes.
Zamoski, the Baron of Sandomir, orders his henchman Oranski to kidnap Faniska, the wife of the Baron of Rava, Rasinski. Faniska is taken to Zamoski’s castle. Various attempts to free her fail. After being imprisoned with her husband, the couple finally manage to escape with Rasno’s help. Rasinski’s soldiers attack the castle, Zamoski is killed, Oranski is captured and put on trial.
Faniska is sometimes called an "opéra comique", but more often (and more accurately) an opera in three acts or even a "grand heroic opera". Like Lodoïska, Faniska is a typical example of the "rescue opera" genre. Cherubini invested all his melodic talent in this work. Compared to Lodoïska his talent has clearly gained in quality.
Natalia Rubis sings the technically difficult title role very sensitively and with a beautifully led but somewhat tight voice. Krystian Adam remains all too pale as her husband Rasinski. In the role of Rasno Piotr Kalna’s singing is rather strained. The supporting roles are more or less well cast. With only one really good voice, that of bass-baritone Robert Gierlach as Zamoski, the vocal side is somewhat weak. On the other hand, Lukasz Borowicz is all the more impressive as the conductor. He puts a lot of lightness and transparency into the orchestral part, which he controls admirably, enlivening it with many details. Because Cherubini’s score is so imaginative and so closely connected to the drama, this counts for a lot. © DUX Records
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Faniska, Act I (Luigi Cherubini)
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist
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Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Robert Gierlach, Artist, MainArtist - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Poznań Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Tomasz Rak, Artist, MainArtist - Bartosz Gorzkowski, Artist, MainArtist - Damian Żebrowski, Artist, MainArtist - Michał Bączyk, Artist, MainArtist - Robert Iwankiewicz, Artist, MainArtist
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Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Robert Gierlach, Artist, MainArtist - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist
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Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Robert Gierlach, Artist, MainArtist - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Natalia Rubis, Artist, MainArtist
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Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Natalia Rubis, Artist, MainArtist - Tomasz Rak, Artist, MainArtist - Justyna Ołów, Artist, MainArtist
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Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Poznań Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
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Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Tomasz Rak, Artist, MainArtist - Katarzyna Belkius, Artist, MainArtist
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Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist
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Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Robert Gierlach, Artist, MainArtist - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Krystian Adam, Artist, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Poznań Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Natalia Rubis, Artist, MainArtist - Tomasz Rak, Artist, MainArtist - Justyna Ołów, Artist, MainArtist - Katarzyna Belkius, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 DUX (P) 2021 DUX
DISC 2
Faniska, Act II (Luigi Cherubini)
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist
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Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Natalia Rubis, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 DUX (P) 2021 DUX
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Krystian Adam, Artist, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Natalia Rubis, Artist, MainArtist - Katarzyna Belkius, Artist, MainArtist
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Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Krystian Adam, Artist, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Piotr Kalina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Rubis, Artist, MainArtist
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Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Krystian Adam, Artist, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Natalia Rubis, Artist, MainArtist - Justyna Ołów, Artist, MainArtist
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Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Robert Gierlach, Artist, MainArtist - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Krystian Adam, Artist, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Poznań Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Natalia Rubis, Artist, MainArtist - Tomasz Rak, Artist, MainArtist - Justyna Ołów, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 DUX (P) 2021 DUX
Faniska, Act III (Luigi Cherubini)
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2021 DUX (P) 2021 DUX
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2021 DUX (P) 2021 DUX
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Poznań Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2021 DUX (P) 2021 DUX
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Robert Gierlach, Artist, MainArtist - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Krystian Adam, Artist, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Piotr Kalina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Rubis, Artist, MainArtist - Justyna Ołów, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 DUX (P) 2021 DUX
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Krystian Adam, Artist, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Piotr Kalina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Rubis, Artist, MainArtist - Justyna Ołów, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 DUX (P) 2021 DUX
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2021 DUX (P) 2021 DUX
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Krystian Adam, Artist, MainArtist - Łukasz Borowicz, Conductor, MainArtist - Poznań Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Piotr Kalina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Rubis, Artist, MainArtist - Justyna Ołów, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 DUX (P) 2021 DUX
Album review
The opera Faniska, which premiered at the Kärntnertor Theatre in Vienna in 1806, is said to have been enthusiastically received by both Haydn and Beethoven. The libretto is available in German and Italian, and is based on the melodrama Les Mines de Pologne by the Nancy-born French playwright René Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt. The action takes place in Poland, from where the first recording of the opera also comes.
Zamoski, the Baron of Sandomir, orders his henchman Oranski to kidnap Faniska, the wife of the Baron of Rava, Rasinski. Faniska is taken to Zamoski’s castle. Various attempts to free her fail. After being imprisoned with her husband, the couple finally manage to escape with Rasno’s help. Rasinski’s soldiers attack the castle, Zamoski is killed, Oranski is captured and put on trial.
Faniska is sometimes called an "opéra comique", but more often (and more accurately) an opera in three acts or even a "grand heroic opera". Like Lodoïska, Faniska is a typical example of the "rescue opera" genre. Cherubini invested all his melodic talent in this work. Compared to Lodoïska his talent has clearly gained in quality.
Natalia Rubis sings the technically difficult title role very sensitively and with a beautifully led but somewhat tight voice. Krystian Adam remains all too pale as her husband Rasinski. In the role of Rasno Piotr Kalna’s singing is rather strained. The supporting roles are more or less well cast. With only one really good voice, that of bass-baritone Robert Gierlach as Zamoski, the vocal side is somewhat weak. On the other hand, Lukasz Borowicz is all the more impressive as the conductor. He puts a lot of lightness and transparency into the orchestral part, which he controls admirably, enlivening it with many details. Because Cherubini’s score is so imaginative and so closely connected to the drama, this counts for a lot. © DUX Records
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:54:16
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Krystian Adam
- Composer: Luigi Cherubini
- Label: DUX
- Genre: Classical Opera
(C) 2021 DUX (P) 2021 DUX
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