Barbirolli: Turandot & Opera Highlights
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Label: Barbirolli Society
Cat No: SJB1032
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 2nd August 2009
Contents
Artists
Eva Turner (soprano)Giovanni Martinelli (tenor)
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
John BarbirolliArtists
Eva Turner (soprano)Giovanni Martinelli (tenor)
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
John BarbirolliAbout
This compact disc collection includes a number of important extracts from Puccini’s Turandot (sadly, complete recordings have not survived) from performances Barbirolli conducted at Covent Garden, and performed during the 1937 Coronation Season.
These extracts are not only valuable for Barbirolli live ‘in action’ as it were, within the opera house, but also they provide us with the opportunity of hearing great singers in roles for which they became most famous. In this regard, the chance of hearing the legendary Dame Eva Turner as Turandot with Giovanni Martinelli as Calaf (his first appearance in the role), is indeed wholly exceptional.
These excerpts are taken from two performances at Covent Garden, heard on May 5th and 10th 1937 and the recorded selections are of broadly identical passages in the score, although those from the May 10th performance are slightly longer excerpts. The most important difference is the change of cast, in that in the May 10th performance Licia Albanese replaces Mafalda Favero as Liù.
The atmosphere of live performances thus conveyed is tangible; apart from various audience and stage noises, and what may be the occasional catch of breath from Barbirolli, the undeniable frisson of Barbirolli’s masterly conducting in following the singers, especially in their fermate – notably at the end of Martinelli’s 'Nessun Dorma' – is a prime example of his ability to empathise with them in every way. One might also note the appositeness of his tempi, always giving the singers time to sing and to phrase properly.
The HMV studio recordings from April and June 1929 feature an Italian baritone, a contemporary of Martinelli, who did not enjoy a commensurate international fame - Giovanni Inghilleri – although, like Martinelli, he was a much admired singer, especially amongst his peers. From these recordings conducted by Sir John Barbirolli we can only regret that what was undoubtedly Manchester’s gain was the international world of opera’s loss.
Contents:
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
∙ Act I – Non, piangere, Liù
∙ Act II, Scene 2 – In questa reggia
∙ Straniero, ascolta! (Riddle scene)
∙ Act III, Scene 1 – Nessun dorma
Eva Turner (soprano), Giovanni Martinelli (tenor)
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli
Recorded live at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 5 May, 1937
Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
∙ Act I – Tre sbirri, una carozza (Te Deum)
∙ Act II – La povera, mia cena
Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
∙ Act I – Inaffia l’ugola (Brindisi)
Gioacchino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
∙ Act I – Largo al factotum
Giovanni Inghilleri (baritone)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / John Barbirolli
Recorded June, 1929
Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
∙ Act III – Eri tu che macchiavi
Giovanni Inghilleri (baritone)
with Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli
Recorded 24 April, 1929
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
∙ Act I – Signore, ascolta!
∙ Act I – Non, piangere, Liù
∙ Act II, Scene 2 – In questa reggia
∙ Straniero, ascolta!
∙ Act III, Scene 1 – Nessun dorma
Eva Turner (soprano), Giovanni Martinelli (tenor)
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli
Recorded live at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 10 May 1937
These extracts are not only valuable for Barbirolli live ‘in action’ as it were, within the opera house, but also they provide us with the opportunity of hearing great singers in roles for which they became most famous. In this regard, the chance of hearing the legendary Dame Eva Turner as Turandot with Giovanni Martinelli as Calaf (his first appearance in the role), is indeed wholly exceptional.
These excerpts are taken from two performances at Covent Garden, heard on May 5th and 10th 1937 and the recorded selections are of broadly identical passages in the score, although those from the May 10th performance are slightly longer excerpts. The most important difference is the change of cast, in that in the May 10th performance Licia Albanese replaces Mafalda Favero as Liù.
The atmosphere of live performances thus conveyed is tangible; apart from various audience and stage noises, and what may be the occasional catch of breath from Barbirolli, the undeniable frisson of Barbirolli’s masterly conducting in following the singers, especially in their fermate – notably at the end of Martinelli’s 'Nessun Dorma' – is a prime example of his ability to empathise with them in every way. One might also note the appositeness of his tempi, always giving the singers time to sing and to phrase properly.
The HMV studio recordings from April and June 1929 feature an Italian baritone, a contemporary of Martinelli, who did not enjoy a commensurate international fame - Giovanni Inghilleri – although, like Martinelli, he was a much admired singer, especially amongst his peers. From these recordings conducted by Sir John Barbirolli we can only regret that what was undoubtedly Manchester’s gain was the international world of opera’s loss.
Contents:
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
∙ Act I – Non, piangere, Liù
∙ Act II, Scene 2 – In questa reggia
∙ Straniero, ascolta! (Riddle scene)
∙ Act III, Scene 1 – Nessun dorma
Eva Turner (soprano), Giovanni Martinelli (tenor)
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli
Recorded live at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 5 May, 1937
Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
∙ Act I – Tre sbirri, una carozza (Te Deum)
∙ Act II – La povera, mia cena
Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
∙ Act I – Inaffia l’ugola (Brindisi)
Gioacchino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
∙ Act I – Largo al factotum
Giovanni Inghilleri (baritone)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / John Barbirolli
Recorded June, 1929
Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
∙ Act III – Eri tu che macchiavi
Giovanni Inghilleri (baritone)
with Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli
Recorded 24 April, 1929
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
∙ Act I – Signore, ascolta!
∙ Act I – Non, piangere, Liù
∙ Act II, Scene 2 – In questa reggia
∙ Straniero, ascolta!
∙ Act III, Scene 1 – Nessun dorma
Eva Turner (soprano), Giovanni Martinelli (tenor)
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli
Recorded live at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 10 May 1937
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