Special offer. Gomes: Il Guarany
Perrotta José (Don Antonio de Mariz), Niza de Castro Tank (Cecilia), Manrico Patassini (Pery) & Paschoal Raymundo (Don Alvaro)
Orquestra Sinfonica de São Paulo, Armando Belardi
The conductor Armando Belardi knew his métier; the solo voices come through better than the orchestral textures or the enthusiastic if sometimes wayward chorus, but the piece holds together....
Special offer. Gomes: Il Guarany
Perrotta José (Don Antonio de Mariz), Niza de Castro Tank (Cecilia), Manrico Patassini (Pery) & Paschoal Raymundo (Don Alvaro)
Orquestra Sinfonica de São Paulo, Armando Belardi
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The conductor Armando Belardi knew his métier; the solo voices come through better than the orchestral textures or the enthusiastic if sometimes wayward chorus, but the piece holds together....
About
Armando Belardi conducts the August 1959 performance of this little-known opera Il Guarany by Antonio Carlo Gomes. The cast is South American, giving this recording an authentic feel, accompanied by the Orquestra Sinfonica de Sao Paulo.
Contents and tracklist
- Paulo Fortes (baritone), Paschoal Raymundo (tenor), Roque Lotti (tenor), José Perrota (bass), Manrico Patassini (tenor), Niza de Castro Tank (soprano), Juan Carlos Ortiz (bass), Waldomiro Furlan (bass)
- Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal de São Paulo, Coro Lírico Municipal de São Paulo
- Armando Belardi
- Recorded: August 1959
- Recording Venue: Sao Paolo, Brazil
Awards and reviews
November 2015
The conductor Armando Belardi knew his métier; the solo voices come through better than the orchestral textures or the enthusiastic if sometimes wayward chorus, but the piece holds together. It’s sung in Italian, as at the premiere, by a committed cast; one could scarcely assemble its like today.
