PERGOLESI Lo frate 'nnamorato (2013, 2-DVDs) Fabio Biondi Europa Galante Baroque

Description: Lo frate 'nnamoratobyGiovanni Battista PergolesiDavid Alegret (Tenor)Jurgita Adamonyte (Mezzo Soprano)Rosa Bove (Alto)Elena Belfiore (Mezzo Soprano)Patrizia Biccire (Soprano)Barbara Di Castri (Mezzo Soprano)Laura Cherici (Soprano)Nicola Alaimo (Baritone)Filippo Morace (Baritone)Fabio Biondi, conductorEuropa Galante Willy Landin, stage directorElena Cicorella, costume designerFabrizio Gobbi, lighting designer Recorded live from the Teatro G.B. Pergolesi, Jesi, 2011 Cast:Marcaniello – Nicola AlaimoNena – Patrizia BiccirèLuggrezia – Barbara di CastriVannella – Laura ChericiAscanio – Elena BelfioreNina – Jurgita Adamonyt?Carlo – David AlegretCardella – Rosa BoveDon Pietro – Filippo MoracePergolesi died very young even by composer standards, expiring of tuberculosis in 1736 at the age of 26. The present work - The Brother in Love, was composed in 1732 and was his first comic opera. It was so successful, surely to some extent because it was in the local Neapolitan language, that according to one source it was 'sung in the streets for twenty years', long after his death. It exhibits the plot characteristics that were to recur regularly in Italian comic opera for the best part of the next one hundred years. The range of emotions depicted is wide but this being a comedy the overriding tone is bright and lively. The singing and playing in this performance are quite outstanding. Europa Galante is one of the world's finest baroque ensembles. Under Fabio Biondi this score bubbles and shines very brightly indeed. The singing and acting of Laura Cherici as the maid Vannella is but one high point in a set of beautifully observed performances. All the performers put maximum effort into this entertaining confection.

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