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Arrigo Boito - Mefistofele
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This particular version of the opera Mefistofele is considered, perhaps, the best ever. Mefistofele is the only completed opera by the Italian composer Arrigo Boito. It was premiered on March 5, 1868 at La Scala, Milan, and remains a popular work today.
Mefistofele is one of many pieces of classical music to be based on the Faust legend, Mephistopheles. Like many other composers, Boito used Goethe's version as the basis for his work. Boito was a great admirer of Richard Wagner, and like him he wrote his own libretto.
The premiere of the work in 1868 was a complete flop. The audience had heard beforehand that Boito planned to completely change the face of Italian opera, and reacted with hostility. As well as disliking specific scenes, such as the scene in the emperor's court, it is likely that the sheer length of the work was a problem for much of the audience. It has also been suggested that the singers at the premiere were sub-par. After just two performances (the second split over two nights), the opera was withdrawn.
Boito set to work revising the opera, and a largely rewritten version was premiered in Bologna in 1875, sung by what is generally regarded to be a very fine cast. Boito had greatly reduced the length of the work, and made many of the remaining scenes on a smaller scale. He had also rewritten the role of Faust, a baritone in the original version, for a tenor. The performance was a success. This change in reaction is thought to be due to a combination of Boito's work being in a more traditional Italian style, and also the Italian audience being more familiar with, and more willing to accept, modern developments in opera associated with Wagner.
Boito made more minor revisions in 1876, and this definitive version was first performed in Venice on May 13, 1876. The first British and American performances, in London and New York City respectively, both came in 1880. It is nowadays probably the second most popular work based on Goethe's work after Gounod's Faust.
Disc 1 ~ Tracklist:
01. Mefistofele: Preludio
02. Mefistofele: Ave, Signore degli angeli
03. Mefistofele: Ave, Signor
04. Mefistofele: T'e' noto Faust?
05. Mefistofele: Siam nimbi volante dai limbi
06. Mefistofele: Salve, Regina
07. Mefistofele: Perche de la
08. Mefistofele: Al soave raggiar di primavera (Faust , Wagner)
09. Mefistofele: Juhe,Juhe,Juheisa! Juhe
10. Mefistofele: Sediam sovra quel sasso (Faust,Wagner)
11. Mefistofele: Dai campi, dai prati
12. Mefistofele: Son lo spirito che (Mefistofele)
13. Mefistofele: Strano figlio del Caos (Faust,Mefistofele)
14. Mefistofele: Se tu mi doni un'ora di riposo (Faust,Mefistofele)
15. Mefistofele: Fin da stanotte (Mefistofele,Faust)
16. Mefistofele: Cavaliere illustre e saggio
17. Mefistofele: Dimmi se credi, Enrico, nella religione (Margherita,Faust)
18. Mefistofele: Dio clemente etc Quartet. (Margherita,Faust,Marta,Mefistofele)
Disc 2 ~ Tracklist:
01. Mefistofele: Su cammina, cammina, cammina (Mefistofele)
02. Mefistofele: Folletto (Faust, Mefistofele)
03. Mefistofele: Popoli! E scettro e clamide
04. Mefistofele: Ecco il mondo, vuoto e tondo (Mefistofele)
05. Mefistofele: Stupor! Stupor! (Faust, Mefistofele)
06. Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)
07. Mefistofele: Dio di pietra! Son essi...eccoli...aita!
08. Mefistofele: Lontano, Lontano, lontano (Margherita,Faust)
09. Mefistofele: Soregi il di! (Mefistofele, Margherita,Faust)
10. Mefistofele: Spunta... l'aurora pallida
11. Mefistofele: La luna immobile innonda l'etere (Elana,Pantalis,Faust)
12. Mefistofele: Ecco la notte del classico Sabba (Mefistofele,Faust)
13. Mefistofele: Ah! Triofi ad Elena
14. Mefistofele: Notte cupa, truce senza fine, funebre (Elena)
15. Mefistofele: Forma iodeal purissima della bellezza eterena! (Faust, Elena, Mefistofele, Pantalis, Nereo)
16. Epilogue: Cammina, cammina...superbo pensier
17. Epilogue: Guinto sul passo estremo (Mefistofele, Faust)
18. Epilogue: All'erta!all'erta (Mefistofele, Faust)
Mefistofele is one of many pieces of classical music to be based on the Faust legend, Mephistopheles. Like many other composers, Boito used Goethe's version as the basis for his work. Boito was a great admirer of Richard Wagner, and like him he wrote his own libretto.
The premiere of the work in 1868 was a complete flop. The audience had heard beforehand that Boito planned to completely change the face of Italian opera, and reacted with hostility. As well as disliking specific scenes, such as the scene in the emperor's court, it is likely that the sheer length of the work was a problem for much of the audience. It has also been suggested that the singers at the premiere were sub-par. After just two performances (the second split over two nights), the opera was withdrawn.
Boito set to work revising the opera, and a largely rewritten version was premiered in Bologna in 1875, sung by what is generally regarded to be a very fine cast. Boito had greatly reduced the length of the work, and made many of the remaining scenes on a smaller scale. He had also rewritten the role of Faust, a baritone in the original version, for a tenor. The performance was a success. This change in reaction is thought to be due to a combination of Boito's work being in a more traditional Italian style, and also the Italian audience being more familiar with, and more willing to accept, modern developments in opera associated with Wagner.
Boito made more minor revisions in 1876, and this definitive version was first performed in Venice on May 13, 1876. The first British and American performances, in London and New York City respectively, both came in 1880. It is nowadays probably the second most popular work based on Goethe's work after Gounod's Faust.
Disc 1 ~ Tracklist:
01. Mefistofele: Preludio
02. Mefistofele: Ave, Signore degli angeli
03. Mefistofele: Ave, Signor
04. Mefistofele: T'e' noto Faust?
05. Mefistofele: Siam nimbi volante dai limbi
06. Mefistofele: Salve, Regina
07. Mefistofele: Perche de la
08. Mefistofele: Al soave raggiar di primavera (Faust , Wagner)
09. Mefistofele: Juhe,Juhe,Juheisa! Juhe
10. Mefistofele: Sediam sovra quel sasso (Faust,Wagner)
11. Mefistofele: Dai campi, dai prati
12. Mefistofele: Son lo spirito che (Mefistofele)
13. Mefistofele: Strano figlio del Caos (Faust,Mefistofele)
14. Mefistofele: Se tu mi doni un'ora di riposo (Faust,Mefistofele)
15. Mefistofele: Fin da stanotte (Mefistofele,Faust)
16. Mefistofele: Cavaliere illustre e saggio
17. Mefistofele: Dimmi se credi, Enrico, nella religione (Margherita,Faust)
18. Mefistofele: Dio clemente etc Quartet. (Margherita,Faust,Marta,Mefistofele)
Disc 2 ~ Tracklist:
01. Mefistofele: Su cammina, cammina, cammina (Mefistofele)
02. Mefistofele: Folletto (Faust, Mefistofele)
03. Mefistofele: Popoli! E scettro e clamide
04. Mefistofele: Ecco il mondo, vuoto e tondo (Mefistofele)
05. Mefistofele: Stupor! Stupor! (Faust, Mefistofele)
06. Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)
07. Mefistofele: Dio di pietra! Son essi...eccoli...aita!
08. Mefistofele: Lontano, Lontano, lontano (Margherita,Faust)
09. Mefistofele: Soregi il di! (Mefistofele, Margherita,Faust)
10. Mefistofele: Spunta... l'aurora pallida
11. Mefistofele: La luna immobile innonda l'etere (Elana,Pantalis,Faust)
12. Mefistofele: Ecco la notte del classico Sabba (Mefistofele,Faust)
13. Mefistofele: Ah! Triofi ad Elena
14. Mefistofele: Notte cupa, truce senza fine, funebre (Elena)
15. Mefistofele: Forma iodeal purissima della bellezza eterena! (Faust, Elena, Mefistofele, Pantalis, Nereo)
16. Epilogue: Cammina, cammina...superbo pensier
17. Epilogue: Guinto sul passo estremo (Mefistofele, Faust)
18. Epilogue: All'erta!all'erta (Mefistofele, Faust)
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Boito is known more for his art as a librettist - though he was a student of the great Giuseppe Verdi. Influences of Verdi can be heard in this opera, especially in the Prologue and the first choruses, and Margherita's aria "L'altra notte in fondo al mare". Boito retouched this opera to its grandeur, it is the only complete opera and I am glad he composed it. I honestly still have to come across an opera with a prologue and initial parts similar to those choruses you'd find in oratorios. This is Boito's excellence. His choruses are as poignant as are Giuseppe Verdi's choruses in "Aida" and in his "Requiem".
On another point, the libretto I included in this download is one I custom made as the original vinyl included none and the digitized remastering is not in my possession. I am sorry I have been unable to find the time to make an English translation - time was lacking!!!
Can you pls tell me if I have an error in my computer or is there always a 2 sec. silence on each track?