Genre: Opera
Country of origin: USA
Year of disc release: 2003
Publisher (label): Opera D’Oro
Catalog number: OPD-1386
Date of recording: 1972
Audio codec: APE
Rip type: image+.cue
Audio bitrate: lossless
Duration: 67’57+60’17
Size: 565.3 MB
CD1
1. Act 1. Tu reviendras et voudras m’enfermer
2. Act 1. Oh, quanto durerà così? (Oh, when will all this sorrow end?)
3. Act 1. Come si chiama?… Magda Sorel (What is your name?… Magda Sorel)
4. Act 1. Aspetta. Fermo. Sono andati, mamma? (Don’t move yet. Wait. Have they gone, Mother?)
5. Act 1. Labbra, ditegli addio (Now, O lips, say goodbye)
6. Act 1. Interlude
7. Act 1. Un altro! Un altro!… Tocca a lei (Next! Next!… Go ahead)
8. Act 1. Posso andare dal Console? (May I speak to the Consul?)
9. Act 2. Tu reviendras et voudras m’enfermer
10. Act 2. Ma mai ho visto un pupo più triste di te! (I’ve never seen a baby so little and sad)
11. Act 2. John, John, perchè quei rami (John, John, why did you bring me all these branches and stones
12. Act 2. Mamma, mamma!… Calmati, Magda (Mother! Mother!… What is it, Magda?)
13. Act 2. Signora Sorel, per lei ho simpatia (Madame Sorel, I like you very much)
14. Act 2. Mamma, perchè taci così mamma? (Mother, why are you so still, Mother?)
CD2
1. Act 2. Interlude
2. Act 2. Ma come ho fatto? (How did you do it?)
3. Act 2. Ipnotismo!… Guardami negli occhi (Hypnotism!… Look into my eyes)
4. Act 2. Anche il più grande artista (Even a great, great artist)
5. Act 2. Dunque è così: che l’uomo nega (To this we’ve come: that men withhold)
6. Act 2. Carte! Carte! Carte! Ma, quando capira? (Papers! Papers! Papers! But don’t you understand?)
7. Act 2. Lei diventa irragionevole, Signora Sorel (You’re being very unreasonable, Mrs. Sorel)
8. Act 3. Quante volte debbo dirlo, signora Sorel! (How often must I tell you, Mrs. Sorel)
9. Act 3. Ha visto per caso la signora Sorel? (Have you seen Mrs. Sorel by any chance?)
10. Act 3. È andata… Poco male. Tornerà domani. (She’s gone… Oh well, she’ll be back tomorrow)
11. Act 3. Interlude
12. Act 3. Oh, Dio, perdono… Avanti! Avanti! Avanti! (Oh, God, forgive me… All aboard! All aboard!
13. Act 3. La danza comincia… Magda, amor mio (The dance is on… Magda, my dear)
Performers:
Gian Carlo Menotti – Il Console (The Consul)
Opera in 3 Acts
Libretto: Gian Carlo Menotti
Magda Sorel – Virginia Zeani, soprano
Mother – Giovanna Fioroni, contralto
John Sorel – Gianluigi Colmagro, baritone
Police Agent – Gianfranco Casarini, bass
Secretary – Joy Davidson, mezzo-soprano
Mr. Kofner – Graziano Del Vivo, bass-baritone
Foreign Woman – Bibiana Goldenthal, soprano
Anna Gomez – Giuliana Matteini, soprano
Vera Boronel – Flora Rafanelli, contralto
Nika Magadoff, the Magician – Nico Castel, tenor
Assan – Giorgio Giorgetti, baritone
Orchestra & Chorus of the Florence May Festival
Thomas Schippers, conductor
Sung in Italian