Some of the scenes, most notably the opening and final scenes, with masked ghosts appearing on balconies were superb. It repremiered in bologna in 1875, and from that time mefistofele had achieved its tremendous success and earned itself an eternal place in the repertoires of every opera house around the world. Im assuming youre referring to mefistofele by arrigo boito. Mefistofele boito samuel ramey, eva marton, placido. Arrigo boito was an author and poet of the nineteenth century known for his literary works, which included the librettos to verdis otello and falstaff. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Its refreshing, in this day of regiemania, to encounter a video whose production grabs your attention by honest theatrical ingenuity rather than sheer perversity or shock.
Falstaff and otello, was mostly driven by weekend performance date to fit the work schedule. Mefistofele opera di arrigo boito con ferruccio furlanetto ed. Furlanetto, filianoti, theodossiou, zaramella, minarelli, ghegghi boitos mefistofee is an opera that nowadays is rarely. Find the metropolitan opera on facebook opens new window find the metropolitan opera on twitter opens new window find the metropolitan opera on instagram opens. A revised version was performed in bologna, on october 4, 1875. This work is an opera in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue based on goethes faust. I think its an absolutely fabulous opera which i never get tired of listening towatching. My plan coming to munich to see mefistofele by previously undiscoved composer arrigo boito, whom i have known as librettist for last operas of verdi. Fulllength operas on youtube stream your favorite operas.
Gifted as both a writer and a musician, arrigo boito wrote the libretto to his own opera mefistofele. Robert carsenmade his first international splash with this mefistofele in 1988 in geneva, but it was the following year, in san francisco, that the show launched its decadelong sweep of americas leading opera. New york city mefistofele the metropolitan opera 11818 o n november 8, the met revived boitos mefistofele, dormant at this address since 2000. Complete your boito, soloists, the ambrosian opera chorus, the london symphony orchestra, julius rudel collection. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Mefistofele the metropolitan opera 2018 production. Grand german opera libretto and parlor pianist, the original italian or german libretto, with a correct translation, and the principal. Mefistofele is an opera in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, the only completed opera with. Based on goethe faust and the eternal struggle between good and evil, mefistofele is the pinnacle of boito compositional achievement and has retained a. New york times in one of the most impressive productions ever seen at the war memorial opera house.
Mefistofele full recordingorchestra dellaccademia nazionale di santa ceciliacoro del teatro dellopera di romatullio serafin, conductorcesare siepi, bassmario. It is characterized by its rich orchestral sounds, beautifully punctuated with lyrical passages and choral interludes. Arrigo boito, hungarian state orchestra, hungaroton opera chorus, giuseppe patane, samuel ramey, placido domingo, eva marton. Boito mefistofele ramey marton domingo tedesco takacs farkas. The opera begins with god accepting a wager from mefistofele, the devil, who believes he has the guile and cunning to capture fausts soul. While not as wellknown as gounods faust which i feel a slightly more superior version of the story, the story still arrests and boitos music the most memorable parts being the walpurgis night scene and son lo spirito is both beautiful and powerful. Mefistofele is an italian opera in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue. Carsens cast is fine, centred on the outsize performance of ildar abdrazakov in the title role. Mefistofele, opera in prologue, 4 details allmusic. Mefistofele select a language to update the synopsis text. Mefistofele opera play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web.
Download opera browser with builtin free vpn, ad blocker, social messengers, units converter, cryptojacking blocker, battery saver, vr player and much more. I bought this video at the met gift shop after seeing kristine opolais in performance and desiring. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Christian van horn in the title role of boitos mefistofele, which opened on thursday at the metropolitan opera. New york city opera production starring norman treigle in the title role with nicholas di virgilio as faust and gilda cruzromo as margherita and elena. Italian composer, librettist and poet february 24th, 1842, padova 1918, milan although chiefly remembered for his work as a librettist, essentially for verdi he wrote the libretto for his two shakespearean adaptations.
Final psalmody by arrigo boito and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. A presentation of arrigo boitos treatment of the faust legend. Boito is known mostly for the brilliant libretti he wrote for verdis final two operas, otello and falstaff, but this, his only opera, was the one that launched superstar bass samuel ramey. Robert carsens highly theatrical, carnivalesque productionwith brilliant, colorful designs. He brings sex appeal to satan, his authentic russian bass sounding marvellous in. An avantgarde video directed by yevhen tymokhin on a remix with the verse e mia.
You can use the panel to quickly download files or. Mefistofele is arrigo boitos take on goethes tale of faust, the ageing scholar who bargains his soul to the devil to regain youth and passion. Falstaff and othello and revised the text for simon boccanegra, he also wrote the full libretto and music for one single opera. Mefistofele at the met opera is a devil that dances. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Mefistofele mefistofele is the celebrated and only completed opera by italian composer, arrigo boito, who famously collaborated with verdi on the libretti for otello and falstaff. I find boitos mefistofele very interesting, i love the libretto and while the music is not as hummable as gounods faust it is beautiful. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Arrigo boito, hungarian state orchestra, hungaroton opera chorus. Mefistofele basso faust tenore margherita soprano marta mezzosoprano elena soprano pantalis mezzosoprano nereo tenore prologo in cielo. Data saving, video boost, ad blocker, smarter downloads, night mode and other great stuff. Samuel ramey with the mefistofele opening monologue. Boitos mefistofele arrigo boito retells the story of the original, faustian bargain from the devils point of view in the colorful drama mefistofele.
It is a resigned, often cynical devil who arrigo boito also known for being the librettist for verdis later masterpieces otello and falstaff distilled from goethes twopart faust tragedy and turned into the protagonist of his only finished opera. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows. Thank you for sharing so i may relive the music and. And mefistofele which the opera, for no obvious reason, is billing under its english title as mephistopheles is a tough sell under the best of circumstances. Here are a few fulllength operas on youtube with english subtitles.
Mefistofele, now part of the common international repertoire. It did not come to my mind that this particular weekend last day of. Immense, grandiose et fascinant, laissezvous surprendre par mefistofele. Mefistofele is the only completed opera by the italian composer arrigo boito. The san francisco operas new production of boitos mefistofele seemed initially attractive for the chance to hear gabriela benackova, a. Mefistofele evan boyer faust stephen rumph wagner john eric.
Youtube video and audio downloader extension opera addons. Mefistofele simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The lord of creation has plummeted into the darkest depths and is now so weak that i lack the desire to incite him to do evil. The season kicks off with boitos resplendent retelling of goethes faust, a monumental work of choral grandeur and melodic richness the new york times in one of the most impressive. Arrigo boitos mefistofele is, op zijn minst gezegd, een merkwaardige opera. Mefistofele by arrigo boito the met opera season of live radio broadcasts begins with mefistofele, the celebrated and only completed opera by arrigo boitowho famously collaborated with verdi on. Mefistofele is one of many pieces of classical music to be based on the faust legend. This is a performance by pacific northwest opera that was given on november 10, 2019 at mcintyre hall in mt. Marta san francisco opera chorus san francisco opera orchestra. Mefistofele 1868nerone 1924 mefistofele is an opera in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, the only completed opera by the italian composerlibrettist arrigo boito. I bought this video at the met gift shop after seeing kristine opolais in. As was mefistofele appearing from the orchestra pit for his opening monologue.