Genre: Opera
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Prologue
Act 1
Tableau I
Tableau II
Tableau III
Act 2
Tableau I
Tableau II
Act 3
Tableau I
Tableau II
Tableau III
Act 4
Tableau I
Tableau II
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1919
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Premiere:
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30-Dec-1921, Chicago Opera, Chicago conducted by Sergei Prokofiev.
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Libretto:
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Sergei Prokofiev & Vera Janacopoulos, based on Vsevold Meyerhold's adaption of the play by Carlo Gozzi.
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Vocal Roles: Farfarello (baritone), Truffaldino (tenor), Prince (tenor), Ninette (soprano), Nicolette (soprano), Fata Morgana (soprano), Sméraldine (mezzo-soprano), Princess Clarisse (mezzo-soprano), Linette (mezzo-soprano), Cuisinière (bass), Léandre (bass-baritone), Tchélio (bass), Roi de Trèfle (bass), Héraut (bass), Pantelon (baritone), and Master of Ceremonies (baritone).
Orchestration: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, english horn, 3 clarinets, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum, cymbals, triangle, military drum, tam-tam, chimes, xylophone), 2 harps, strings, and chorus.
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Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges / Nagano / Lyon Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor: Kent Nagano
Orchestra/Ensemble: Lyon Opera Orchestra, Lyon Opera Chorus
Catalog Num: Virgin Classics 791084
This CD set received the Gramophone award for best opera recording of (forgive my memory lapse) 1989 or 1990. And it's easy to see why. Though it's sung in French (Prokofiev, who wrote the libretto in Russian, did approve a French-language version for the opera's premier), the core of the work comes through here to marvelous effect: Nagano and company vigorously stir the mixture of farcical slap-stick and acid-laced joyous music to make for tasty oranges for the jaded palette. There's not a moment's inattention by the conductor to the rambunctious goings-on in Prokofiev's opera. You can practically see the action on stage: the spectators (comedians, tragedians, empty-heads, romantics, etc.) arguing vociferously at the outset over what they shall see; nasty Fata Morgana (splendidly sung by Michelle Lagrange) casting wicked spells; Truffaldino (characterfully performed by Georges Gautier) and the prince hiding from the giant cook; the mad chase near the end of Smeraldina, Clarissa and Leandro. It's all here in splendid singing, abetted by gorgeous sonics and vivid acoustical atmosphere.
[Robert Cummings]
[ Read the complete review... ]
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Prokofiev - Enfant Terrible - A 50th Anniversary Celebration
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Andrei Gavrilov (piano), Galina Gorchakova (soprano), Mischa Maisky (cello), Keith Puddy (clarinet), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), et al
Conductor: André Previn, Seiji Ozawa, Claudio Abbado, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Valery Gergiev, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, et al.
Catalog Num: London/Decca 473443
Release Date: April 8, 2003
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