Jan Derksen Giuseppe Verdi Christopher Keene - Verdi Il Trovatore (36 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Jan Derksen, Giuseppe Verdi, Christopher Keene
Verdi: Il Trovatore
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 1. Scene 1. No. 1.: 'All'erta! All'erta!'
2. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 1. Scene 1. No. 1.: 'Di Due Figli Vivea Padre Beato...Abbietta Zingara'
3. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 1. Scene 2. No. 2.: 'Che Più T'arresti?'
4. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 1. Scene 2. No. 2.: 'Tacea La Notte Placida... Di Tale Amor'
5. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 1. Scene 2. No. 3.: 'Tace La Notte!'
6. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 1. Scene 2. No. 3.: 'Deserto Sulla Terra'
7. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 1. Scene 2. No. 3.: 'Non M'Inganno. Ella Scende!...Di Geloso Amor'
8. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 1. No. 4.: 'Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spoglie'
9. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 1. No. 4.: 'Stride La Vampa!'
10. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 1. No. 4.: 'Mesta È La Tua Canzon!'
11. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 1. No. 5.: 'Soli Or Siam!'
12. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 1. No. 5.: 'Condotta Ell'era In Ceppi'
13. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 1. No. 6.: 'Non Son Tuo Figlio?'
14. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 1. No. 6.: 'Mal Reggendo All'aspro Assalto'
15. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 2. No. 7.: 'Tutto È Deserto'
16. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 2. No. 7.: 'Il Balen Del Suo Sorriso... Per Me, Ora Fatale'
17. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 2. No. 7.: 'Qual Suono! Oh Ciel!'
18. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 2. No. 7.: 'Per Me Ora Fatale'
19. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 2. No. 8.: 'Ah! Se L'error T'ingombra'
20. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 2. No. 8.: 'Perché Piangete?'
21. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 2. Scene 2. No. 8.: 'E Deggio E Posso Crederlo?'
Track Listings (15) - Disc #2
1. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 3. Scene 1. No. 9.: 'Or Co'dadi... Squilli, Echeggi La Tomba Guerriera'
2. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 3. Scene 1. No. 10.: 'In Braccio Al Mio Rival!'
3. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 3. Scene 1. No. 10.: 'Giorni Poveri Vivea'
4. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 3. Scene 2. No. 11.: 'Quale D'armi Fragor Poc'anzi Intesi?'
5. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 3. Scene 2. No. 11.: 'Ah! Si, Ben Mio'
6. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 3. Scene 2. No. 11.: 'Manrico?/ 'Che?'/ 'La Zingara'
7. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 3. Scene 2. No. 11.: 'Di Quella Pira'
8. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 4. Scene 1. No. 12.: 'Siam Giunti'
9. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 4. Scene 1. No. 12.: 'D'amor Sull'ali Rosee'
10. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 4. Scene 1. No. 12.: 'Miserere' / 'Ah! Che La Morte Ognora'
11. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 4. Scene 1. No. 13.: 'Udiste? Come Albeggi'
12. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 4. Scene 1. No. 13.: 'Qual Voce!'/ 'Mira, Di Acerbe Lagrime... Vivrà!'
13. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 4. Scene 2. No. 14.: 'Madre, Non Dormi?'/ 'Ai Nostri Monti'
14. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 4. Scene 2. No. 14.: ''Che! Non M'inganna Quel Fioco Lume?'... Ha Quest'infame L'amor Venduto'
15. Il Trovatore, opera: Part 4. Scene 2. No. 14.: 'Ti Scosta!'/ 'Non Respingermi'

CD Details

All Artists: Jan Derksen, Giuseppe Verdi, Christopher Keene, Carolyn James, Christina Deutekom, Adriaan van Limpt, Renée van Haarlem
Title: Verdi: Il Trovatore
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Gala
Release Date: 6/6/2000
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 675754385729, 759547053627

CD Reviews

Mixed cast

hanshamburg | Hamburg, Germany | 07/24/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A live recording from the old opera house in Amsterdam, but for a house with dry acoustics the sound quality is quite good. The reason for this issue must solely have been Cristina Deutekom in the role of Leonora. The rest of the cast includes the young Spanish tenor Juan Lloveras as Manrico. His singing is pleasurable in the middle and low voice if you can overlook the occasional slurring to the notes, but the voice is strained at the top. Not really what you are looking for in a Manrico. "Di quella pira" was transposed half a tone down.Dutch baritone Jan Derksen as Il Conte di Luna gives the role all the dramatic tension and impetus it needs and has a wonderful Verdi baritone without breaks or difficulties in any region of the voice, although the extreme opening of the vowels to accommodate the tessitura can get on the nerves.American mezzo Carolyne James is quite horrendous. She bashes the voice from the first note she sings, shrieking at the top and pushing at the bottom. It actually got to the point where I just had to fast forward whenever she sang.The smaller roles are all adequately sung by the ensemble singers of the house and in the case of Ruiz there is even a luxury casting in the person of Adriaan van Limpt.So far an OK recording. Which brings us to Cristina Deutekom. This recording catches her in spectacular voice. After some flat notes in her first aria (which she seems to use as a warm up) she flies off into the cabaletta and never come back down to earth. She gives the role drama, depth, soaring top notes, floating pianissimi... well, everything it needs. To my taste she is the only dramatic coloratura who has any business singing this role, because she is the only one able to give full dramatic power (Miserere!) without ruining the voice for the piani, coloratura, fil di voce etc. Their are many singing canaries within this voice type, Cristina Deutekom is not one of them.Christopher Keenes conducting is secure though not very enlightened. Enough to buy this CD? Deutekom is."

Only 3 minutes interesting

Constantin Declercq | 09/02/2008

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Bad singers (except maybe Luna ; the worst being Manrico). Bad conductor. The only interest : the additional three minutes of the finale, more dramatic.

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Cette version chantée par de petites pointures qui remplissent à peine le contrat a pour seul intérêt l'air final dit « finale français » (bien que traduit en italien). Plus long de trois minutes que le finale habituel, il est plus progressif et donc plus dramatique. Est-ce suffisant pour acheter le disque ?"