Puccini: La Rondine
Elena Moșuc, Evelin Novak, Siobhan Stagg, Elbenita Kajtazi, Stephanie Lauricella, Yosep Kang, Alvaro Zambrono, Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ivan Repušić
Repušić coaxes playing with plenty of spring and succulence from the Munich Radio Orchestra…Moşuc’s smooth, well-centred voice loses connection with the text above the stave, and while Kang...
Puccini: La Rondine
Elena Moșuc, Evelin Novak, Siobhan Stagg, Elbenita Kajtazi, Stephanie Lauricella, Yosep Kang, Alvaro Zambrono, Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ivan Repušić
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Repušić coaxes playing with plenty of spring and succulence from the Munich Radio Orchestra…Moşuc’s smooth, well-centred voice loses connection with the text above the stave, and while Kang...
About
When Giacomo Puccini received an offer from Vienna 'to write an opera – yes: similar to Der Rosenkavalier, only more entertaining and more organic,' he replied, 'An operetta, that for me is out of the question.' Two suggestions were submitted to him from Vienna, and he selected La rondine (The Swallow) for his work. The three-act ‘commedia lirica’ premiered in Monte Carlo in 1917, and three years later it made its way to the Volksoper in Vienna. The Munich Radio Orchestra performed La rondine at the Prinzregententheater during its first Sunday Concert of the 2015/16 season. The outstanding Rumanian-Swiss soprano Elena Mosuc sang the title role, and the Munich Radio Orchestra’s new principal conductor Ivan Repušic introduced himself to the public with an impressive debut. This production is now being released on cpo. The well-known opera love triangle, soprano-tenor-baritone, offers listeners many opportunities to smile with delight.
Contents and tracklist
- Elena Moșuc (soprano), Evelin Novak (soprano), Siobhan Stagg (soprano), Elbenita Kajtazi (soprano), Stephanie Lauricella (mezzo-soprano), Álvaro Zambrano (tenor), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass), Taro Takagi (tenor), Wolfgang Klose (tenor), Matthias Ettmayr (bass), Yosep Kang (tenor)
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Munich Radio Orchestra
- Ivan Repušić
- Recorded: 9-11 October 2015
- Recording Venue: Live recording, Prinzregententheater, Munich, Germany
Awards and reviews
April 2018
Repušić coaxes playing with plenty of spring and succulence from the Munich Radio Orchestra…Moşuc’s smooth, well-centred voice loses connection with the text above the stave, and while Kang has a pleasingly focused, young-sounding voice, there are passages where expressivity comes at the expense of intonation.
June 2018
The interpretation itself is a highly accomplished one. Ivan Repušić leads a neat and stylish performance notable for its subtlety and flexibility. A certain vocal maturity gives Elena Moșuc's Magda dramatic credibility, even if one or two worn top notes are the downside to a reading that can boast a consistently finely shaped line. Evelin Novak offers brilliant tone as Lisette. The work of the chorus is secure and the orchestra top-quality.
November 2017
The outstanding Rumanian-Swiss soprano Elena Moșuc sang the title role, with the excellent cast. The love triangle, soprano-tenor-baritone offers listeners many opportunities to smile with delight.
