Director fabio bondi has attempted a reconstruction from the surviving complete libretto, along with various musical manuscripts. Ercole sul termodonte, vivaldi, europa galante, fabio biondi by wienerfr. Antonio vivaldi 1723 ercole zachary stains gives a pep talk to his men, accompanied by alceste luca dordolo, kneeling left foreground, telamone filippo mineccia, on steps and teseo randall scotting, standing right. Id like to say that one remembers this production of ercole sul termodonte for its wonderful music, or for the simple and effective set designs, or for the generally admirable cast. This page lists all recordings of ercole sul termodonte by antonio vivaldi 1678 1741. Ercole in campidoglio, ovvero le fatiche di vivaldi a roma 51 fabio biondi ercole sul termodonte, commento critico 59 luigi ferrara non bussani, ma salvi. A venice version of 1727 lost b venice version of 1727 lost c prague version of 1730 lost d pavia version of 1731. Ercole sul termodonte compositeur antonio vivaldi librettiste giacomo francesco bussani orchestre europa galante choeur coro di camera santa cecilia di borgo san lorenzo dir. Ercole sul termodonte dvd video il complesso barocco on allmusic. Humeur ercole sul termodonte, idomenee, virginia, mazeppa vivaldi. The 2006 spoleto festival in italy presented vivaldis opera ercole sul termodonte in a production designed and directed eloquently by john pascoe. Acquista il cd ercole sul termodonte di antonio vivaldi in offerta su ibs. In this work he created what the booklet notes refer to as an operatic sampler, a compendium of every kind of aria and operatic trick that he was capable of producing, an introduction for the roman operagoing public to all that was great. In 1723, it became the sixteenth opera set to music by antonio vivaldi.
Ercole sul termodonte di antonio vivaldi video 2007 imdb. Vivaldi gave of his best, including some hits from his earlier operas, and created a masterwork that exemplified his expressive range and offered a catalogue of striking orchestral and harmonic effects. Roberta invernizzi vivaldi opera arias itunes plus aac m4a. Ercole sul termodonte, ou ercole sul termodonte, hercule sur le thermodon. Antonio vivaldi, fabio biondi, europa galante, rolando villazon, romina basso, patrizia ciofi, diana damrau, joyce didonato, vivica genaux, philippe jaroussky vivaldi. Rolando villazon and joyce didonato lead a dazzling cast in vivaldis opera ercole sultermodonte, first heard in rome in 1723 and reconstructed by conductor fabio biondi from the original libretto, historical scores and his intimate knowledge of the composer. Ercole sul termodonte, r710 opera play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and. Vivaldi ercole, an album by antonio vivaldi, joyce didonato on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Nearly all the arias have however been found, some. There was a papal ban on women appearing on stage at the time and so the opera was sung by seven castrati and a male tenor, the latter singing the title role, hercules. While not one of the operatic greats, it is one of those littleknown operas that deserves to be better known in my mind, as it does have an interesting story and beautiful and stylishly distinctive music from vivaldi. Ercole sul termodonte, the long awaited new vivaldi recording released. Provided to youtube by warner classics ercole sul termodonte rv710. Ercole sul termodonte fabio biondi, joyce didonato, vivica genaux on allmusic 2011.
The libretto was written by antonio salvi not giacomo francesco bussani as previously misattributed. By now opera fans are used to their share of nudity, but this production of vivaldis seldom performed ercole sul termodonte takes it to a whole new level. There is no complete surviving score for vivaldi s ercole sul termodonte, but there is enough existing material that modern scholars have been able to reconstruct it primarily by making new settings of the lost recitatives. Cast, crew and orchestra must have known, from the moment they began rehearsals. Ercole sul term odonte baroque italian opera in three acts. Ercole sul termodonte, rv 710 vivaldi, antonio imslp. Rolando villazon ercole, patrizia ciofi orizia, diana damrau martesia, joyce didonato ippolita, vivica genaux antiope, topi lehtipuu telemone, philippe jaroussky alceste, romina basso teseo, europa galante, fabio biondi. Vivaldi ercole by fabio biondirolando villazonpatrizia ciofidiana. Possibly the gayest thing ever, director john pascoe has created a campy staging involving large marble phalluses. Vivaldi ercole sul termodonte il complesso barocco. Ercole biondi, villazon, damrau, lehtipuu, genaux release date.
Singers of great renown were called upon for the first performance of ercole sul termodonte by antonio vivaldi in rome, in the hall of signor federico capranica, on 27th january 1723. Ercole al termodoonte ballo eroicopantomimo composto, e diretto da antonio landini. Ercole sul termodonte, rv 710 1723, incomplete farnace, rv 711. Hercules in thermodon is a baroque italian opera in three acts. Ercole sul termodonte is a highly pleasurable opera. E mantua version of 1732 lost f treviso version of 1737 lost g ferrara version of 1738 not performed, incomplete fede tradita e vendicata, rv 712 1726. This important opera, performed in rome a year earlier than vivaldis il giustino, and including the young carestini in its cast, was long thought to be lost. Rolando villazon ercole, patrizia ciofi orizia, diana damrau martesia. This important opera, performed in rome a year earlier than vivaldi s il giustino, and including the young carestini in its cast, was long thought to be lost. Roberta invernizzi, onde chiare chi sussurrate, ercole sul termodonte, vivaldi. Give points to the unfortunately named tenor zachary stains. Ercole sul termodonte, sinfonia for the arrival of ercole, vivaldi, europa galante, fabio biondi by wienerfr. Ercole sul termodonte baroque italian opera in three acts.
Nearly all the arias have however been found, some missing their orchestral accompaniments, in various locations, and the lost recitatives and other missing parts have been composed by alessandro ciccolini. Sinfonia fabio biondieuropa galante vivaldi ercole. Ercole sul termodonte di antonio vivaldi 2007 video plot. The opera was such a triumph that the pope himself requested a performance.
In 1723, at a time when he was very short of regular employment, vivaldi was invited to compose his first roman opera, to a libretto based on. The first production of the opera since vivaldi s time was at spoleto in 2006 in a version by alessandro ciccolini, which was released as a dvd. Ercole sul termodonte was vivaldis 16th opera, appearing in 1723 in rome. Ercole was the first opera that vivaldi wrote for rome and, though we know nothing about the circumstances of the commission, he was out to impress. Buy vivaldi ercole sul termodonte il complesso barocco, curtis spoleto festival 2006 by alan curtis from amazons movies store. Ercole sul termodonte is a wellprepared pasticcio put together by vivaldi from his own works and first performed in rome in 1723. Ercole sul termodonte antonio vivaldi 16781741 ercole sul termodonte zachary stains, maryellen nesi, laura cherici, luca dordolo, marina bartoli, randall scotting, il complesso barocco, alan curtis. The great public success of the spoleto festival 2006 is ercole sul termodonte a eulogy to love and beauty.
Ercole sul termodonte 1723 dramma per musica in three acts, edited by alessandro ciccolini and alan curtis. Ercole sul termodonte di antonio vivaldi video 2007. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ercole sul termodonte page 1 of 1 presto classical. In this work he created what the booklet notes refer to as an operatic sampler, a compendium of every kind of.