Luigi Cherubini: Medea - Maria Callas, Fedora Barbieri, Maria Luisa Nache, Gino Penno, Giuseppe Modesti, Enrico Campi, Coro E Orchestra Alla Scala Di Milano, Leonard Bernstein / Documents 2x Audio CD 2005 / 222388-311 UPC 4011222223883 Médée is a French language opéra-comique by Luigi Cherubini. The libretto by François-Benoît Hoffman (Nicolas Étienne Framéry) was based on Euripides' tragedy of Medea and Pierre Corneille's play Médée. It is set in the ancient city of Corinth. The opera was premiered on 13 March 1797 at the Théâtre Feydeau, Paris. It met with a lukewarm reception and was not immediately revived. During the twentieth century, it was usually performed in Italian translation as Medea, with the spoken dialogue replaced by recitatives not authorized by the composer. More recently, some performances have used Cherubini's original version. The long-lost final aria, which Cherubini appears to have elided from his original manuscript, was discovered by researchers from the University of Manchester and Stanford University by employing x-ray techniques to reveal the blackened out areas of Cherubini's manuscript. Label: Documents – 222388-311 Format: 2 x CD, Album Country: Europe Released: 2005 Genre: Classical Style: Classical, Opera Tracklist: Medea 1-1 Preludio 6:22 Atto Primo 1-2 Che? Quando Già Corona Amor 6:23 1-3 O Amore, Vieni A Me! 3:10 1-4 No, Non Temer 2:12 1-5 O Bella Glauce 2:48 1-6 Ah, Colco! Pensier Fatal! 1:58 1-7 Or Che Più Non Vedrò 3:11 1-8 Ah! Già Troppo Turbò 0:37 1-9 Pronube Dive 6:02 1-10 Signor! Ferma Una Donna 3:57 1-11 Qui Tremar Devi Tu 2:14 1-12 Taci, Giasone 2:38 1-13 Dei Tuoi Figli La Madre 5:09 1-14 Son Vane Qui Minacce 0:29 1-15 Nemici Senza Cor 4:56 Atto Secondo 2-1 Introduzione 1:41 2-2 Soffir Non Posso 2:45 2-3 Date Almen Per Pietà 11:16 2-4 Medea, O Medea! 1:42 2-5 Solo Un Pianto Con Te Versare 9:11 2-6 Creonte A Me Solo Un Giorno Dà? 2:29 2-7 Figli Miei, Miei Tesor 7:07 2-8 Hai Dato Pronto Ascolto 1:21 2-9 Ah, Triste Canto! Dio Dell' Amor! 10:26 Atto Terzo 2-10 Introduzione 4:59 2-11 Numi, Venite A Me 5:34 2-12 Del Fiero Duol Che Il Cor Mi Frange 2:47 2-13 Neris, Che Hai Fatto 2:10 2-14 E Che? Io Son Medea 13:52 Bass Vocals [Creonte] – Giuseppe Modesti Bass Vocals [Un Capo Dellr Guardie Del Re] – Enrico Campi Chorus – Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Chorus Master – Vittore Veneziani Composed By – Luigi Cherubini, Luigi Cherubini Conductor – Leonard Bernstein Libretto By – F. Benoit Hoffmann Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Neris] – Fedora Barbieri Orchestra – Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Soprano Vocals [Glauce] – Maria Luisa Nache Soprano Vocals [Medea] – Maria Callas Soprano Vocals [Prima Ancella] – Angela Vercelli Soprano Vocals [Seconda Ancella] – Maria Amadini Tenor Vocals [Giasone] – Gino Penno
