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Gounod - Faust (London version, 1864) | Naxos - Opera 866045658

Gounod - Faust (London version, 1864)

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Label: Naxos - Opera

Cat No: 866045658

Barcode: 0730099045674

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 12th July 2019

Contents

Artists

Aljaz Farasin (tenor)
Carlo Colombara (bass)
Marjukka Tepponen (soprano)
Diana Haller (mezzo-soprano)
Ivana Srbljan (mezzo-soprano)
Lucio Gallo (baritone)
Waltteri Torikka (baritone)
Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka Opera Orchestra and Choir

Conductor

Ville Matvejeff

Works

Gounod, Charles

Faust

Artists

Aljaz Farasin (tenor)
Carlo Colombara (bass)
Marjukka Tepponen (soprano)
Diana Haller (mezzo-soprano)
Ivana Srbljan (mezzo-soprano)
Lucio Gallo (baritone)
Waltteri Torikka (baritone)
Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka Opera Orchestra and Choir

Conductor

Ville Matvejeff

About

The international success of Faust after its premiere in 1859 completely overshadowed all of Gounod’s subsequent operas. He had known Goethe’s masterpiece for two decades and brought to the text his gifts for memorable melody and rich orchestration. Added to this, the plot of Faust’s ageing and the heroine Marguerite’s redemption, offered the opportunity for the most spectacular stage effects. Heard here in its 1864 London version with an additional air and without spoken dialogue or ballet, Faust represents 19th-century French opera at its peak.

This recording features the renowned bass Carlo Colombara as Méphistophélès. Of his DVD The Art of the Bass (2110612), Fanfare wrote: ‘The music is well sung by Colombara, a seasoned performer now in midcareer and known particularly for his Verdi roles. It all proves to be quite entertaining, both for the rarely collected bass opera repertoire and for the fine performances of Colombara, both musical and dramatic…’ Colombara was also featured in a recording of Verdi’s Messa da Requiem and Quatro pezzi sacri (855094445) which was a Gramophone ‘Editor’s Choice’, and his performance in Rossini’s Stabat Mater (8554443) was also praised (‘The performance is vigorous’ – Hi-Fi News & Record Review).

The titular role was sung by tenor Aljaž Farasin. He graduated in 2008 with honours from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana in the class of Vlatka Oršanić and received a Bachelor degree summa cum laude. His professional opera debut was at the Slovenian National Opera in Ljubljana in 2009 and since then has appeared in many important roles.

Baritone Waltteri Torikka has recorded Sibelius’s Kuolema and King Christian II (8573299) with the Turku Philharmonic and Leif Segerstam. Gramophone stated: ‘The young Finnish baritone Waltteri Torikka gives a wonderful account of the haunting Fool’s Song of the Spider… [His] lustrous timbre sent shivers down my spine in Paavali’s Song.’

Cast:
- Faust: Aljaž Farasin (tenor)
- Méphistophélès: Carlo Colombara (bass)
- Marguerite: Marjukka Tepponen (soprano)
- Valenton: Diana Haller (mezzo-soprano)
- Siébel: Ivana Srbljan (mezzo-soprano)
- Marthe: Lucio Gallo (baritone)
- Brander (Wagner): Waltteri Torikka (baritone)

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