Puccini Le Willis (Le Villi) (London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Mark Elder) (c) Opera Rara

Support great opera discoveries and restorations by donating to Opera Rara: Giacomo Puccini LE WILLIS (1884) Opera-ballet in one act Premiered on 31 May 1884, Teatro Dal Verme, Milan APPENDIX Scenes from LE VILLI (1889) Opera-ballet in two acts Version premiered on 7 November 1889, Teatro Dal Verme, Milan Libretto by Ferdinando Fontana Critical edition by Martin Deasy Guglielmo Gulf ......................................................................... Brian Mulligan Anna, his daughter .................................................................... Ermonela Jaho Roberto ............................................................................ Arsen Soghomonyan Mountain folk, Willis, Spirits .......................................... Opera Rara Chorus Eamonn Dougan, chorus director London Philharmonic Orchestra (Pieter Schoeman, leader) Sir Mark Elder, conductor Recorded at the Henry Wood Hall, London, November 2018 © 2019 Opera Rara LE WILLIS (1884) Opera-ballet in one act 00:00:00 [1] No. 1 – Preludio PARTE PRIMA 00:02:33[2] No. 2 – Coro d’introduzione ‘Evviva i fidanzati!’ (Coro, Guglielmo) No. 3 – Duetto 00:08:20 [3] ‘Non esser, Anna mia’ (Roberto, Anna) 00:10:06 [4] ‘Tu dell’infanzia mia’ (Roberto, Anna) No. 4 – Preghiera 00:13:41 [5] ‘Presto! Presto in viaggio!’ (Coro, Roberto, Anna) 00:15:42 [6] ‘Angiol di Dio’ (Guglielmo, Anna, Roberto, Coro) INTERMEZZO SINFONICO 00:21:52 [7] No. 5a – L’abbandono 00:27:09 [8] No. 5b – La tregenda PARTE SECONDA No. 6 – Preludio e scena 00:30:48 [9] ‘No! Possibil non è che invendicata’ (Guglielmo) 00:34:16 [10] ‘Anima santa della figlia mia’ (Guglielmo) No. 7 – Scena finale 00:36:21 [11] ‘Ei giunge! Anna!’ (Coro, Roberto, Anna) 00:39:52 [12] ‘Tu dell’infanzia mia’ (Anna, Roberto, Coro, Guglielmo) APPENDICES LE VILLI (1889) Opera-ballet in two acts Atto I, No. 3 – Scena e Romanza di Anna 00:46:12 [13] ‘Se come voi piccina io fossi, o vaghi fior’ (Anna, Roberto) Atto II, No. 9 – Scena drammatica e Romanza di Roberto 00:53:06 [14] ‘Ei giunge!... Ecco la casa...’ (Coro, Roberto) 00:55:38 [15] ‘Torna ai felici dì’ (Roberto, Coro)