New Album Releases: PUCCINI - MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Melody Moore, Stefano Secco, Lawrence Foster)

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Artist:
Melody Moore
Stefano Secco
Lawrence Foster

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
02:22:34

Record Label:
Pentatone

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Apple Music

Release Date
November 19, 2021



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Product Description: After having recorded La Fanciulla del West, conductor Lawrence Foster now expands his Puccini discography on PENTATONE with Madama Butterfly, together with the Coro & Orquestra Gulbenkian, as well as Elisabeth Kulman (Suzuki), Stefano Secco (Pinkerton), Lester Lynch (Sharpless) and Melody Moore (Cio-Cio-San) in the title role. Despite its disastrous premiere, Madama Butterfly has become one of Puccini’s most successful and popular operas. While the Japanese ambience often captures the attention, the original dramatic conception and exceptional symphonic qualities of the work are often overlooked. Lawrence Foster’s interpretation brings out the symphonic character of the opera, while Melody Moore’s charismatic interpretation of the title role fully realizes the work’s tragic and dramatic potential. Lawrence Foster has a vast PENTATONE discography, including operettas and operas such as Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus (2018) and Der Zigeunerbaron (2016), as well as Verdi’s Otello (2017) and Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West (2020). The latter album features Melody Moore and Lester Lynch, who have also starred in recordings of Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Puccini’s Il Tabarro (both 2020), whereas Elisabeth Kulman starred in Die Fledermaus. The Coro & Orquestra Gulbenkian have a substantial PENTATONE discography together with Lawrence Foster, while Stefano Secco makes his PENTATONE debut.

TRACK LIST:

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Disc 1

1 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: E soffitto... e pareti by Stefano Secco & Alexander Kaimbacher & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (2:22)

Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Questa è la cameriera by Stefano Secco & Lester Lynch & Alexander Kaimbacher & Elisabeth Kulman & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (4:39)

3 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Dovunque al mondo by Stefano Secco & Lester Lynch & Alexander Kaimbacher & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (4:18)

4 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Quale smania vi prende! by Stefano Secco & Lester Lynch & Alexander Kaimbacher & Coro Gulbenkian & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (4:17)

5 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Quanto cielo! Ancora un passo or via by Melody Moore & Lester Lynch & Coro Gulbenkian & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (3:09)

6 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Gran ventura by Melody Moore & Lester Lynch & Stefano Secco & Alexander Kaimbacher & Coro Gulbenkian & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (3:59)

7 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: L'Imperial Commissario by Melody Moore & Lester Lynch & Stefano Secco & Alexander Kaimbacher & Tiago Batista & Filipa Passos & Sara Marques & Coro Gulbenkian & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian & Cecília Rodrigues (2:58)

8 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Vieni, amor mio! by Melody Moore & Stefano Secco & Alexander Kaimbacher & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (2:42)

9 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Ieri son salita tutta sola by Melody Moore & Stefano Secco & Lester Lynch & Alexander Kaimbacher & Florian Köfler & Jorge Leiria & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian & Coro Gulbenkian (4:45)

10 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Ed eccoci in famiglia by Melody Moore & Stefano Secco & Kevin Short & Alexander Kaimbacher & Elisabeth Kulman & Coro Gulbenkian & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian & Tiago Batista & Sara Marques & Cecília Rodrigues (5:32)

11 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Viene la sera by Melody Moore & Stefano Secco & Elisabeth Kulman & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (3:34)

12 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malìa by Melody Moore & Stefano Secco & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (4:05)

13 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino by Melody Moore & Stefano Secco & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (7:33)

14 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: E Izaghi ed Izanami by Melody Moore & Elisabeth Kulman & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (7:41)

15 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: Un bel dì, vedremo by Melody Moore & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (4:38)


Disc 2

1 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: C'è. Entrate by Melody Moore & Lester Lynch & Alexander Kaimbacher & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (3:49)

2 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: Non lo sapete insomma by Melody Moore & Lester Lynch & Alexander Kaimbacher & Amitai Pati & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (2:05)

3 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: A voi però giurerei fede costante by Melody Moore & Lester Lynch & Alexander Kaimbacher & Amitai Pati & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (4:06)

4 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: Ora a noi by Melody Moore & Lester Lynch & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (5:49)

5 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: E questo? E questo? by Melody Moore & Lester Lynch & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (2:40)

6 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: Che tua madre dovrà by Melody Moore & Lester Lynch & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (3:11)

7 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: Io scendo al piano by Melody Moore & Lester Lynch & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (1:38)

8 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: Vespa! Rospo maledetto! by Melody Moore & Elisabeth Kulman & Alexander Kaimbacher & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (2:14)

9 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: Una nave da guerra by Melody Moore & Elisabeth Kulman & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (2:54)

10 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio by Melody Moore & Elisabeth Kulman & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (5:25)

11 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: Or vienmi ad adornar by Melody Moore & Elisabeth Kulman & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (5:07)

12 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II: Coro a bocca chiusa by Coro Gulbenkian & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (2:47)

13 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act III: Oh eh! Oh eh! Oh eh! by Coro Gulbenkian & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (7:52)

14 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act III: Già il sole! by Melody Moore & Elisabeth Kulman & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (1:49)

15 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act III: Povera Butterfly by Stefano Secco & Lester Lynch & Elisabeth Kulman & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (3:15)

16 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act III: Io so che alle sue pene by Stefano Secco & Lester Lynch & Elisabeth Kulman & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (3:55)

17 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act III: Addio, fiorito asil by Stefano Secco & Lester Lynch & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (1:51)

18 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act III: Glielo dirai? by Melody Moore & Elisabeth Kulman & Liesbeth Devos & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (2:56)

19 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act III: Tu, Suzuki by Melody Moore & Elisabeth Kulman & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (1:42)

20 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act III: Son la causa innocente by Melody Moore & Liesbeth Devos & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (1:48)

21 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act III: Sotto il gran ponte del cielo by Melody Moore & Liesbeth Devos & Lester Lynch & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (1:15)

22 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act III: Come una mosca prigioniera by Melody Moore & Elisabeth Kulman & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (2:54)

23 . Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act III: Con onor muore by Melody Moore & Stefano Secco & Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian (5:20)

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