Montemezzi - L'amore dei tre re (320kbps .mp3)

[b][i]This was a continuous broadcast on BBC Radio 3. I have split the recording into its acts (re-encoded from .m4a to 320kbps .mp3) and the commentary (encoded into 96kbps .mp3)[/i][/b]


Penny Gore presents Opera Matinée - a rare chance to hear L'amore dei tre re (The Love of Three Kings), a tragic drama set in the Dark Ages by Italo Montemezzi. Premiered a hundred years ago at La Scala in Milan, the work soon became an international success, remaining in the repertoire until the end of the Second World War. After that its blend of lush Italian lyricism, its Wagnerian use of motifs and a subtle orchestration owing much to Debussy were deemed to be out of step with post war musical tastes. Recently however, the opera has enjoyed something of a revival, as seen in this Warsaw concert performance. Stand by for two spectacular love duets and, as the drama reaches fever pitch, a dramatic strangling by an enraged king.

Sara Jakubiak (soprano) ..... Fiora
Eric Barry (tenor) ..... Avito
David Pershall (baritone) ..... Manfredo
Nikolai Didenko (bass) ..... Archibaldo
Jorge Prego (tenor) ..... Flaminio
Magdalena Dobrowolska (soprano) ..... Young Girl
Anna Fijalkowska (mezzo-soprano) ..... Old Woman
Tomasz Warmijak (tenor) ..... Youth
Piotr Ronek (boy soprano)
Warsaw Philharmonic Chorus
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Lukasz Borowicz (conductor)


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