Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Preludio
2. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Posa in pace, a' bei sogni ristora,
3. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. S'avanza il Conte
4. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. La rivedr� nell'estasi
5. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Il cenno mio di l� con essi attendi.
6. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Alla vita che t'arride
7. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Il primo Giudice.
8. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Volta la terrea
9. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Signori: oggi d'Ulrica
10. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Ogni cura si doni al diletto,
11. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Zitti...
12. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Re dell'abisso,
13. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Su, fatemi largo,
14. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Che v'agita cos�?
15. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Su, profetessa, monta il treppie'.
16. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Di' tu se fedele
17. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Chi voi siate, l'audace parola
18. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. � scherzo od � follia
19. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 2. Finisci il vaticinio.
20. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 2. Preludio
21. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 2. Ecco l'orrido campo
22. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 2. Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa
23. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 2. Teco io sto.
24. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 2. M'ami, m'ami!... oh, sia distrutto

Disc 2:

1. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 2. Ahim�!... S'appressa alcun!
2. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 2. Odi tu come fremono cupi
3. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 2. Seguitemi. ...Mio Dio!
4. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 2. Ve', se di notte qui colla sposa
5. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. A tal colpa � nulla il pianto,
6. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Morr�, ma prima in grazia,
7. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Alzati; l� tuo figlio
8. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima,
9. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Siam soli, Udite.
10. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Dunque l'onta di tutti sol una,
11. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. E chi vien?
12. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Il messaggio entri.
13. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Di che fulgor, che musiche
14. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Forse la soglia attinse,
15. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Ah! desse � l�...
16. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. S�, rivederti Amelia
17. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Altro de nostri � questo.
18. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Saper vorreste di che si veste,
19. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Fervono amori er danze
20. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Ah! perch� qui! fuggite...
21. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. E tu ricevi il mio!
22. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Ella � pura: in braccio a morte
23. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Cor s� grande e generoso

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #375546 in Music
• Released on: 2008-04-29
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Customer Reviews

A gem of a Ballo
Kudos to Myto for releasing this little known performance of Ballo with the recently deceased and incomparable Leyla Gencer. Although many people do not care for her voice, those who really know and understand opera as a total experience eagerly seek out her performances. She is not a removed and interpretationless singer with a ravishing voice like Caballe, who usually sings well but is personalityless most of the time, neither is she a golden, short-voiced singer like Tebaldi who sumptuously feeds our ears with her incredible voice until you get to Bb and above. No, Gencer is a total package of voice (secure up to E in alt), technique, interpretation and action. Like Callas, she was not afraid to throw away the beauty of tone for the drama of the moment, and even her detractors have to admit that she is always deeply immersed in her roles. In this performance, recorded in 1973 when she was already past her vocal prime, we have her in very fine voice, doing what she does best, making a role her very own. Her singing is wonderful and her overall performance thrilling.

Giorio Merighi has a beautiful voice which frequently is marred by his annoying tendency to sing flat above the staff. In this performance, however, he is in fine form, and aside form one or two flat notes sings both beautifully and admirably. Cappuccilli is, as usual, wonderful, singing with elegance, beauty of tone and enough heft to make the "declamato" passages not sound thin or forced. The remainder of the cast is more than adequate and the sound, for an in-house recording, is quite good even if the voices are a bit distant and occassionally swallowed by the orchestra in the extreme forte passages.

One can only hope that Myto will now scour the continents and the archives of the most prominent collectors to issue more of Gencer's performances as a tribute to her art and astounding career.