Antonio Vivaldi: Ottone in Villa RV 729 (2 CDs)

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Nancy Argenta, Sophie Daneman, Susan Gritton, Monica Groop, Mark Padmore, Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox

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Artists:: Nancy Argenta, Sophie Daneman, Susan Gritton, Monica Groop, Mark Padmore, Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox
Label:: Chandos
Year of recording ca.:: 1997
UPC/EAN:: 0095115061428
Release date:: 16.3.1998
Series:: Chaconne

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Vivaldi: Ottone In Villa

Richard Hickox directs a stunning line-up of soloists in the premiere recording in this new edition of Ottone in villa.

Vivaldi wrote almost fifty operas of which only sixteen complete works survive and are preserved in full score. They do not only show his brilliance in writing for the orchestra (as one would expect), but also that he was equally adept at writing expressively and dramatically for the human voice. Though already famous as a composer of concerts when Ottone in villa appeared in 1713, Vivaldi was also involved in the management of two theatres, the Saint Angelo (1713-17) and San Moisè, for which he wrote some five operas in all. He was commissioned to write a steady stream of operas thorughout his life, for various cities and theatres. His style became more elaborate in his final period, with highly decorated vocal parts resulting in the orchestra occupying a more subordinate role. However, it is felt that his earlier operas are more sucessful and self-assured.

Ottone in villa is more erotic and pastoral than heroic in content. The story revolves around the Roman emperor Ottone’s mistress, Cleonilla. The handsome youth Caio also courts Cleonilla, to the dismay of his lover Tullia, who, disguised as a man under the name of Ostilio, attempts to win him back by conquering Cleonilla’s heart under her feigned masculine identity. This ruse works: Ottone comands Caio to marry Tullia and Cleonilla survives with her reputation in tact. Apart from the drama of the opera, there is much interest in the vigorous instrumental figurations and imaginative scoring, which is such a feature of this composer’s orchestral music. One delightful touch is in Caio’s magical aria L’ombre, l’aure, e ancora il rio’, which has two vilins and two recorders concealed on stage to evoke the breezes and the brook respectively.

Rezensionen

"... warmly recomended ..." Michael Talbot - IOC - Autumn 1998

’Pick of the Week’
"...Moments of intense beauty and pathos follow scenes of humerous revelation. The music and singing are vivid and imaginative, often entrancing..." Fredric Koeppel - The Commercial Appeal - 26 April 1998

"... The orchestra, under Richard Hickox is dynamic and vibrant. One hopes that a recording of this quality will give this opera a new lease of life, as it is surely over-due for a stage revival." Erica Jeal - Opera - July 1998

"...The performance is first-class, with a uniformly fine cast of soloists, alert and eloquent playing from the excellent little Collegium Musicum 90, and perceptive direction from Richard Hickox ... The recorded quality is also high, with good balace, clarity and atmosphere." Peter Branscombe - Hi-Fi News & Record Review - July 1998

Reviews

U. Schreiber in stereoplay 7/98: "Dieses fantastisch produzierte Teatro alla moda kann süchtig machen."

Disk 1 von 2 (CD)

Ottone in Villa RV 729 (Oper in 3 Akten) (Gesamtaufnahme)

1 Sinfonia - Allegro -Larghetto
2 CLeonilla: Nacquia gran sorte..., Cleonilla: "Quanto m'alletta" (1. Akt)
3 Cleonilly, Cail: Cail....., Caio -"Sole degl'occhi miei", Caio, Cleonilla: Ma Cesare qui vien (1. Akt)
4 Ottonem CLoenilla, Caio: Cleonilla, a tene vengo...., Cleonilla - "Caro bene" (1. Akt)
5 Ottone, Caio: Più fido amante, e chi mirò giammai?..., Ottone -"Par tormento, ed è piacer" (1. Akt)
6 Caio, Tullia: Quanto di donna amante...Caio - "Chi seguir cuol la costanza" (1. Akt)
7 Tullia: Ah! Taditor t'intendo...Tullia- "Con l'amor di donna amante" (1. Akt)
8 Ottone, Cleonilla, Decio:Quanto m'alletti, o cara...Ottone -"Frema pur, si lagni Roma" (1. Akt)
9 Cleonilla, Decio, Tullia: Grande ho, Decio, il desio...Decio "Il tuo pensiro è lusinghiero" (1. Akt)
10 Cleonilla, Tullia: Porgimi il manto, caro...Cleonilla "Che fè, che amor" (1. Akt)
11 Caio, Tullia: E Caio aborrirò per fin ch'io viva? - Tullia - "Sì, sì, deggio partir" (1. Akt)
12 Caio: ECaio aborrirò per fin ch'io viva? -Caio "Gelosia" (1. Akt)
13 Decio, Ottone: Spinto Signor son' io -Ottone - "Come l'onda" (2. Akt)
14 Decio, Caio: A Cesar tradito io dir non volli...Decio - "Che giova il trono al Re" (2. Akt)
15 Caio, Tullia:ParliDecio che vuol...Caio (Tullia- echo) - "L'ombre, l'aure, e ancora il rio" (2. Akt)

Disk 2 von 2 (CD)

1 Tullia, Caio: Qual duolo, o Caio, Frenetico ti rende? - Caio- "Su gl'occhi del tuoben" (2. Akt)
2 Tullia: Disperato è l'infido...Tullia -"Due tiranni ho nel mio cor" (2. Akt)
3 Cleonilla, Cal:Felice è il volto mio....Caio - "Leggi almeno, tiranna infedele" (2. Akt)
4 Cleonilla, Ottone: Che mai scrisse qui'Caio?.....Cleonilla- "Tu verdrai" (2. Akt)
5 Decio, Ottone, Cleonilla :Cesare, io già prevedo...Cleonilla - "Povera fedeltà" (2. Akt)
6 Ottone, Decio, : AhDecio, i tuoi ricordi...Decio - "Ben talor favella il Cielo" (2. Akt)
7 Ottone, Caio: Oh! Qual error fec'io.....Ottone - "Compatisco il tuo fiero tormento" (2. Akt)
8 Caio: Quanto Cleonilla è scaltra...Caio "Io sembro appunto" (2. Akt)
9 Tullia:Ah, che non vuol sentirmi il traditore...Tullia-"Misero spirto mio" (2. Akt)
10 Decio, Ottone:Signor...Ottone: "Tutto sprezzo, e trono, e impero" (3. Akt)
11 Decio: Già di Ottone preveggo...Decio - "Lesser amante" (3. Akt)
12 Cleonilla, Caio: Cerchiin van ch'io t'ascolti...Cleonilla-"No, per te non ho pù amor, no" (3. Akt)
13 Tullia, Caio, Cleonilla:Cleonilla...Caio -"Guarda in quest'occhi" (3. Akt)
14 Cleonilla, Tullia:Qunat'ha di vago Amor nel suo gran regno...Tullia - "Che bel contento" (3. Akt)
15 Caio, Cleonilla, Tullia: Piùspffrormpmüpss'io (3. Akt)
16 Ottone, Decio, Cleonilla, Caio, Tullia: Caioinfierito... (3. Akt)
17 Chorus - "Grande è il contento (3. Akt)

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