Rossini: The Thieving Magpie

Majella Cullagh (Ninetta), Barry Banks (Giannetto), Prunella Scales (The Magpie), Jeremy White (Fabrizio), Susan Bickley (Lucia), Nerys Jones (Pippo), Russell Smythe (Fernando), Christopher Purves (Il Podestà))

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry

The cast is consistently superb

Gramophone Magazine, July 2013

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Rossini: The Thieving Magpie

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry

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Release date: 16th Jun 2003
Label: Chandos
Series: Opera in English
Catalogue number: CHAN3097(2)
Length: 2 hours 30 minutes
Genre:
- Opera

Contents and tracklist

Rossini: La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) (Sung in English)

Work length2:30:42

Prunella Scales (reader), Majella Cullagh (soprano), Stuart Kale (tenor), Christopher Purves (baritone), Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano), Barry Banks (tenor), Jeremy White (bass), Russell Smythe (baritone), Nicholas Garrett (bass), Nerys Jones (mezzo-soprano), Darren Jeffery (baritone), Toby Stafford-Allen (baritone), Philip Tebb (bass), Daniel Slater (vocals), John Graham Hall (tenor)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra
David Parry

Overture: Maestoso marziale

Track length2:24

Overture: Allegro

Track length6:34

Act I Scene 1: What a day of celebration (Servants, Pippo, Magpie)

Track length2:39

Act I Scene 1: Get moving - do something (Lucia, Pippo, Servants, Fabrizio, Magpie)

Track length4:07

Act I Scene 1: I can see my beloved Giannetto (Fabrizio, Lucia, Pippo, Servants)

Track length2:11

Act I Scene 1: Oh, my heart is full of joy! (Ninetta)

Track length3:05

Act I Scene 1: Spring is returning (Ninetta)

Track length3:14

Act I Scene 1: Dearest Ninetta, today's a special day! (Fabrizio, Ninetta, Lucia)

Track length0:59

Act I Scene 1: Penknives and needles, leather patches (Isacco)

Track length1:09

Act I Scene 1: I thought so, it's old Isacco (Pippo, Isacco)

Track length0:28

Act I Scene 1: What's that shouting? (Ninetta, Servants, Villagers, Pippo)

Track length1:21

Act I Scene 1: Darling! Darling, let me embrace you (Giannetto, Villagers, Servants)

Track length2:24

Act I Scene 1: Yes, even in the battle (Giannetto, Villagers)

Track length2:35

Act I Scene 1: Goodbye for now, my darling (Giannetto, Ninetta, Lucia, Fernando)

Track length1:08

Act I Scene 1: Yesterday, just as the sun was setting (Fernando, Ninetta)

Track length1:50

Act I Scene 1: I can be strong no longer (Ninetta, Fernando)

Track length2:39

Act I Scene 1: Oh, daughter, let me embrace you (Fernando, Ninetta)

Track length5:31

Act I Scene 1: Good morning, my pretty lady (Mayor, Ninetta, Giorgio, Fernando)

Track length2:01

Act I Scene 1: THIS IS MOST URGENT (Ninetta, Mayor, Fernando)

Track length2:26

Act I Scene 1: Thank heavens! (Ninetta, Mayor, Fernando)

Track length3:21

Act I Scene 1: We're alone here (Mayor, Ninetta, Fernando)

Track length5:08

Act I Scene 1: Such madness and confusion (Fernando, Ninetta, Mayor)

Track length2:13

Act I Scene 2: Penknives and needles, leather patches (Isacco, Ninetta, Pippo, Lucia, Mayor, Giannetto, Fabrizio, Magpie)

Track length3:20

Act I Scene 2: This morning in the house of Fabrizio Vingradito (Mayor, Giannetto, Ninetta, Fabrizio, Lucia, Pippo)

Track length6:08

Act I Scene 2: Did somebody want me? (Isacco, Mayor, Giannetto, Lucia, Pippo, Fabrizio, Ninetta)

Track length2:03

Act I Scene 2: Grief and calamity tumble around me (Ninetta, Lucia, Pippo, Mayor, Giannetto, Fabrizio)

Track length5:14

Act I Scene 2: Someone is coming (Giannetto, Ninetta, Lucia, Pippo, Fabrizio)

Track length0:29

Act I Scene 2: Take this girl away and throw her into prison! (Mayor, Giannetto, Ninetta, Lucia, Pippo, Fabrizio, Servants, Villagers, Isacco)

Track length3:07

Act II Scene 1: She's shut up in that dark and dismal dungeon (Antonio, Ninetta, Giannetto)

Track length2:15

Act II Scene 1: Maybe one day you'll forgive me (Ninetta, Giannetto)

Track length5:34

Act II Scene 1: You'd better go, and quickly (Antonio, Giannetto, Ninetta, Mayor)

Track length1:21

Act II Scene 1: You're so lovely, your eyes are sparkling (Mayor, Ninetta, Villagers)

Track length3:44

Act II Scene 1: When you hear the sentence (Mayor, Villagers, Ninetta, Court)

Track length3:20

Act II Scene 1: Mr Mayor, Mr Mayor - what are you up to? (Antonio, Pippo, Ninetta)

Track length0:58

Act II Scene 1: Just think that tomorrow, even today (Ninetta, Pippo)

Track length0:37

Act II Scene 1: No, no, I beg you to take it (Ninetta, Pippo)

Track length5:43

Act II Scene 1: Lest my darling should forget me (Ninetta, Pippo)

Track length3:23

Act II Scene 1: By unanimous verdict - we find her guilty (Judge, Giannetto, Fabrizio)

Track length3:06

Act II Scene 1: The wheels of justice will crush the guilty (Court)

Track length4:40

Act II Scene 1: Most unhappy of women, your fate is in the balance (Judge, Ninetta)

Track length0:39

Act II Scene 1: God protect her! (Giannetto, Fabrizio, Mayor, Ninetta)

Track length3:18

Act II Scene 1: But, your Honours, you're mistaken (Giannetto, Fabrizio, Mayor, Court, Ninetta, Judge, Fernando)

Track length1:23

Act II Scene 1: Release her! (Fernando, Ninetta, Giannetto, Fabrizio, Mayor, Court)

Track length3:14

Act II Scene 1: A chasm of sorrow is yawning before me (Ninetta, Giannetto, Fabrizio, Mayor, Fernando, Court)

Track length3:45

Act II Scene 1: If I cried, I would weep forever (Ninetta, Giannetto, Fernando, Fabrizio, Mayor, Court)

Track length3:42

Act II Scene 2: What a dump of a village (Ernesto, Pippo, Giorgio, Antonio)

Track length1:36

Act II Scene 2: Bitter torment burns within you (Villagers)

Track length2:06

Act II Scene 2: God in heaven, Oh, God of justice (Ninetta, Villagers)

Track length5:26

Act II Scene 2: Giorgio! Giorgio! Ah, we're so happy! (Pippo, Antonio, Giorgio, Giannetto, Lucia, Fabrizio, Villagers, Mayor)

Track length2:35

Act II Scene 2: Oh, God preserve us (Lucia, Mayor)

Track length1:06

Act II Scene 2: We can see her, she is coming! (Pippo, Antonio, Villagers, Mayor, Giorgio, Lucia, Giannetto, Fabrizio)

Track length1:13

Act II Scene 2: Though I hear your cries of gladness (Ninetta, Lucia, Giannetto, Fabrizio, Fernando, Pippo, Villagers, Mayor, Antonio)

Track length3:29

Act II Scene 2: Now that the storm is over (Ninetta, Lucia, Antonio, Fabrizio, Villagers, Mayor, Pippo, Giannetto, Fernando)

Track length2:41

Awards and reviews

July 2013

The cast is consistently superb

2011 edition

David Parry draws sparkling playing from the orchestra, chorus and soloists alike.

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