Menotti - The Medium, The Telephone
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 95361
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 16th November 2018
Contents
Artists
Marily SantoroElizabeth Hertzberg
Lorenzo Grante
Julija Samsonova-Khayet
Chiara Isotton
Roxana Herera Diaz
Arianna Manganello
Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
Conductor
Flavio Emilio ScognaWorks
The MediumThe Telephone
Artists
Marily SantoroElizabeth Hertzberg
Lorenzo Grante
Julija Samsonova-Khayet
Chiara Isotton
Roxana Herera Diaz
Arianna Manganello
Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
Conductor
Flavio Emilio ScognaAbout
Premiered in 1945, The Medium received its first Broadway staging two years later, with a hugely successful a run of 212 performances at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway. As a curtain-raiser for these performances (and a striking contrast), Menotti wrote a light one-act comedy in the opera buffa tradition, The Telephone, which he sub-titled L’amour à trois. The opera’s central role of Lucy became a huge success for its first interpreter, Marilyn Cotlow, and now the young American soprano Elizabeth Hertzberg steps into her shoes with an assured portrayal.
Made under studio conditions in Modena in 2018, these recordings took place in association with semi-staged performances given by artists on the distinguished Raina Kabaivanska Masterclass programme. According to the Giornale della Musica, Hertzberg was ‘excellent’ as Lucy, and more critical praise was directed towards the fluent and insightful conducting of Scogna. There are comparatively few modern recordings to rival the classic 1947 recording; an essential acquisition for avid listeners of 20th century music theatre.
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