Special offer. Galuppi: L’Olimpiade
Mark Tucker (Clistene, ) Ruth Rosique (Aristea), Roberta Invernizzi (Argene), Romina Basso (Megacle), Franziska Gottwald (Licida), Furio Zanasi (Alcandro) & Filippo Adami (Aminta)
Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon (conductor) & Dominique Poulange (director)
If you think of Galuppi only as a master of comic opera, then the DVD of this serious work, first performed in Milan in 1748, will blow your mind. It is brilliant: the music is magnificently...
Special offer. Galuppi: L’Olimpiade
Mark Tucker (Clistene, ) Ruth Rosique (Aristea), Roberta Invernizzi (Argene), Romina Basso (Megacle), Franziska Gottwald (Licida), Furio Zanasi (Alcandro) & Filippo Adami (Aminta)
Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon (conductor) & Dominique Poulange (director)
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If you think of Galuppi only as a master of comic opera, then the DVD of this serious work, first performed in Milan in 1748, will blow your mind. It is brilliant: the music is magnificently...
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Scenes and Costumes: Francesco Zito
Recorded at the Teatro Malibran of La Fenice in Venice as part of the celebrations of the third centenary of Galuppi’s birth, this sumptuous production is the first performance of L’Olimpiade in modern times, and a WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING
Galuppi was considered the leading exponent of Venetian comic opera, if not its absolute creator, but it was not until recently that his non-comic operas have begun to receive serious attention.
One of the lesser known renditions of Pietro Metastasio’s original 1733 libretti, this deeply emotional opera takes place in Olympia during the games and focuses on a love triangle between two best friends Megacle and Licida, and the object of their joint affection, Aristea.
The Orchestra Barocca di Venezia, conducted by baroque expert Andrea Marcon, plays on original instruments from the 18th century.
Contents and tracklist
- Teatro Malibran – La Fenice, October 2006
- Mark Tucker (Clistene,) Ruth Rosique (Aristea), Roberta Invernizzi (Argene), Romina Basso (Megacle), Franziska Gottwald (Licida), Furio Zanasi (Alcandro) & Filippo Adami (Aminta)
- Venice Baroque Orchestra
- Andrea Marcon (conductor) & Dominique Poulange (director)
Awards and reviews
July 2009
If you think of Galuppi only as a master of comic opera, then the DVD of this serious work, first performed in Milan in 1748, will blow your mind. It is brilliant: the music is magnificently original and challenging; the singers are astonishingly accomplished; the orchestra is directed with great spirit and flexibility; and it has been excellently and appropriately recorded in the Malibran Theatre in Venice. The scenery, direction, and filming are restrained... but the fantastic music and the highly skilled performers carry the day.
