DCCXXV. PROKOFIEV, Sergei (1891-1953)
The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33 (1921)
Like most operas, the libretto comes from an earlier source, which itself comes from an even earlier source ...
Thus, Love is based on on the 1761 Italian play L'amore delle tre melarance by Carlo Gozzi, which itself was based on a collection of fairy tales (Pentamerone) from a century earlier by Giambattista Basile.
Gabriel Baquier, The King of Clubs
Jean-Luc Viala, The Prince
Helene Perraguin, Princess Clarissa
Vincent le Texier, Leandro
Georges Gautier, Truffaldino
Didier Henry, Pantaloon/Farfarello/Master of Ceremonies
Gregory Reinhart, Tchelio
Michele Lagrange, Fata Morgana
Catherine Dubosc, Ninetta
Brigitte Fournier, Nicoletta
Consuela Caroli, Linetta
Jules Bastin, The Cook
Beatrice Uria-Monzon, Smeraldina
The Lyon Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Kent Nagano, cond.
(1:44:56)
in French, beautiful production
Paul Harrhy, Truffaldino
Alan Oke, Panthalon
Roger Bryson, Celi
Maria Moll, Fata Morgana
Stephen Dowson, Herold
Peter Jeffes, The Prince
Patricia Payne, Clarissa
Maria Jagusz, Smeraldina
Richard Angas, The Cook
Mark Lufton, Farfarello
Lesley Roberts, Linetta
Victoria Sharp, Nicoletta
Juliet Booth, Ninetta
Terry Whan, Acrobat
Chorus Opera North
English Northern Philharmonia
David Lloyd-Jones, cond.
(1:58:33)
in English, with scratch-and-sniff cards (I kid you not)
Evgeny Akimov, The Prince, his son
Larissa Diadkova, Princess Clarissa, the King's niece
Alexander Morozov, Leander
Konstantin Pluzhnikov, Truffaldino
Vassily Gerello, Pantaloon
Vladimir Vaneev, Chelio the Magician
Larissa Shevchenko, Fata Morgana
Zlata Bulycheva, Linetta
Lia Shevtsova, Nikoletta
Anna Netrebko, Ninetta
Grigory Karasev, The Cook
Fyodor Kuznetsov, Farfarello
Olga Korzhenskaya, Smeraldina
Fyodor Kuznetsov, Herald
Yuri Zhikalov, Master of Ceremonies
Opera and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, cond.
(1:41:00)
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