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Auser Musici alessandro melani: l’empio punito alessandro melani: l’empio punito Raffaele Pe Acrimante Raffaella Milanesi Atamira Roberta Invernizzi Ipomene Giorgio Celenza Bibi Alberto Allegrezza Delfa With the singers selected for ‘Accademia Barocca’, a special baroque singing training project of Auser Musici: Lorenzo Barbieri Atrace Federico Fiorio Cloridoro / Pastorella Benedetta Gaggioli Proserpina / Pastorella Piersilvio De Santis Niceste / Capitano / Caronte / Demonio Shaked Evron Corimbo Carlos Negrin Lopez Tidemo / Telefo Coro di Stallieri: Lorenzo Barbieri, Carlos Negrin Lopez, Shaked Evron Coro di Marinai: Benedetta Gaggioli, Piersilvio De Santis, Shaked Evron, Carlos Negrin Lopez Coro di Demoni: Piersilvio De Santis, Carlos Negrin Lopez, Shaked Evron auser musici Carlo Ipata Jacopo Spirei stage direction | Mauro Tinti scenery and costumes | Fiammetta Baldisseri light design 2 3 alessandro melani: l’empio punito alessandro melani: l’empio punito p h o t o : R u auser musici d y P e s s Dagmar Valentova, Heilke Wullf, Tommaso Toni, i n Daniele Del Lungo, Katarzyna Solecka, Maria Di Bella violins a Francesco Tomei violone Rebeca Ferri violoncello & recorder Valeria Brunelli violoncello Martino Noferi recorder Giovanni Bellini archlute & chitarra battente Ugo Di Giovanni theorbo Flora Papadopulos harp Alessandra Artifoni, Valeria Montanari harpsichords Carlo Ipata conductor A co-production of Teatro Verdi (Pisa) and Teatro Manzoni (Pistoia), with the support of Cassa di Risparmio di Pistoia e Pescia Recorded live on stage in Pisa (Teatro Verdi), Italy, on 12-13 October 2019 Engineered by Fabio Framba and Matteo Costa | Edited and produced by Fabio Framba Executive producer: Michael Sawall | Editorial director: Carlos Céster Design: Rosa Tendero | Booklet photographs: Imaginarium Creative Studio Translations: Andrea Friggi ( eng ), Pierre Élie Mamou ( fra ), note 1 music ( deu ) © 2020 note 1 music gmbh 4 5 alessandro melani: l’empio punito alessandro melani: l’empio punito 13 Aria: «Io v’amai e v’adorai» (Acrimante, Atamira) 1:35 alessandro melani 14 Duetto: «Assistimi Amore» (Acrimante, Atamira) 0:55 (1639-1703) 15 Recitativo: «Non pianger, Atamira» (Bibi, Atamira) 1:04 16 Aria: «Piangete occhi, piangete» (Atamira) 4:32 L’empio punito 17 Aria: «Quant’è dolce goder la libertà» (Atrace, Atamira) 4:03 18 Aria: «Gradite catene» (Ipomene) 2:43 ‘Dramma per musica’ 19 Aria: «Il tuo ben non fa» (Delfa, Ipomene) 1:33 Libretto by Filippo Acciaiuoli and Giovanni Filippo Apolloni 20 Recitativo: «Donna gentil» (Acrimante, Delfa, Bibi, Ipomene) 3:33 Rome, 1669 21 Duetto: «Non più strali» (Delfa, Bibi) 0:56 22 Aria: «Conducetemi a morte» (Atrace, Cloridoro) 2:23 GH 23 Recitativo: «Al re di Macedonia» (Tidemo, Atrace) 1:34 24 Recitativo: «Dimmi, fido Niceste» (Ipomene, Niceste) 0:29 25 Duetto: «O mio bene» (Ipomene, Cloridoro, Niceste) 1:30 26 Aria: «Tormentose faville» (Acrimante, Bibi) 2:48 cd i [65:00] 27 Aria: «Ridi amor» (Delfa, Bibi) 5:04 28 Arioso: «Molto bene io ti comprendo» (Bibi) 1:18 Atto I 29 Recitativo: «O mio caro Niceste» (Bibi, Niceste) 2:07 30 Recitativo: «Quanto caro mi sei» (Acrimante, Bibi) 2:17 01 Sinfonia 2:07 31 Aria: «È solo di chi spera» (Acrimante) 1:13 02 Coro: «Gran tormento que mi par» (Stallieri) 0:46 32 Sarabanda e Corrente 2:05 03 Aria: «Aurette vezzose» (Ipomene) 1:21 04 Coro: «O che pena» (Stallieri, Ipomene) 0:34 cd ii [62:05] 05 Aria: «Armenti guerrieri» (Cloridoro, Ipomene) 1:36 06 Duetto: «O lumi beati» (Ipomene, Cloridoro) 1:56 Atto II 07 Coro: «Alla caccia compagni» (Stallieri) 0:26 08 Aria: «Vaghe frondi» (Atamira) 3:40 01 Recitativo: «Questo appunto mi pare» (Bibi, Niceste, Delfa) 1:17 09 Arioso: «Si salvi chi può» – Coro: «Eolo muove in mar la guerra» (Capitano, Marinai) 0:48 02 Aria: «Questi ferri, che mi negano» (Delfa, Bibi, Niceste) 1:32 10 Recitativo/Arioso: «Misera, e che rimiro» (Atamira, Acrimante) 3:55 03 Recitativo: «Occhi miei, che miraste» (Atrace, Cloridoro) 1:05 11 Coro: «Giunt’è più volte» (Pastorelle, Bibi, Acrimante) 3:30 04 Arioso: «Chi pretende in amor» (Ipomene) 0:46 12 Recitativo: «Ah, barbaro infedel» (Atamira) 0:21 05 Aria: «Crudo amor» (Acrimante, Bibi) 1:55 6 7 alessandro melani: l’empio punito alessandro melani: l’empio punito 06 Recitativo: «Bella, se pur con amorosi insulti» (Acrimante, Ipomene) 1:05 cd iii [60:48] 07 Recitativo: «Signori, s’io vi guasto» (Bibi, Ipomene, Acrimante) 1:11 08 Aria: «Lieto pesce» (Ipomene) 1:46 Atto III 09 Recitativo: «Ancor cruda tiranna» (Atrace, Atamira, Cloridoro) 1:22 10 Recitativo: «Ecco Acrimante» (Acrimante, Atrace, Tidemo, Atamira, Cloridoro, Corimbo) 2:26 01 Arioso: «Se questa vita dura» (Bibi) 1:01 11 Duetto: «Se d’Amor la cruda sfinge» (Acrimante, Atamira) 5:49 02 Recitativo/Arioso: «O mio Bibi fedele» (Atamira, Bibi, Acrimante) 7:12 12 Aria: «Accenti pungenti» (Atamira) 0:50 03 Aria: «Aurette tenebrose» (Ipomene) 1:18 13 Aria: «Troppo tadi, o mio ben» (Ipomene) 1:33 04 Arioso: «Alla fonte, al prato ameno» (Acrimante, Bibi) 0:33 14 Recitativo: «Misero! O ciel, che veggio» – Duetto: «Mio cor» (Cloridoro, Ipomene) 1:59 05 Recitativo : «Già dall’oscura notte» – Arioso «Che pena» (Atrace, Ipomene, Tidemo, Acrimante) 2:39 15 Recitativo: «S’un a morte è vicin» – Aria «Ed a guerra mortale» (Ipomene) 1:21 06 Recitativo: «Temo perigli immensi» (Ipomene) 1:37 16 Arioso: «Muora Acrimante» (Atrace, Tidemo, Corimbo, Atamira) 3:05 07 Recitativo: «Tidemo, o Dio, che vedo!» (Atrace) 1:34 17 Aria: «O finto veleno» (Atamira) 2:18 08 Aria: «Scioglie Febo il biondo crine» (Cloridoro) 1:18 18 Aria: «Tormentatemi sempre» (Acrimante) 1:45 09 Recitativo: «Udisti, o Cloridoro» (Atrace, Cloridoro) 1:05 19 Recitativo: «Giunt’è l’ora, Acrimante» (Corimbo, Acrimante, Atamira, Bibi, Corimbo) 2:09 10 Arioso: «Ma se stral nella faretra» (Atrace) 0:43 20 Duetto: «Crudel mi tradisti» (Atamira, Acrimante) 2:32 11 Aria: «Il pretender pietà» (Atamira) 1:40 21 Recitativo: «Già più nel petto infermo» (Acrimante, Corimbo, Bibi, Atamira) 2:16 12 Arioso: «All’armi» (Atrace, Atamira) 1:01 22 Aria: «Uccidetemi sospiri» (Cloridoro) 1:40 13 Recitativo: «Un regio ambasciatore» (Corimbo, Atrace, Atamira, Telefo) 2:04 23 Recitativo: «Buon pro ti faccia» (Delfa, Cloridoro, Bibi) 2:00 14 Recitativo/Arioso: «Misera, e che farò?» (Atamira, Atrace, Atamira) 1:40 24 Recitativo: «Eccomi a i piedi tuoi» – Arioso: «Si placchi ogni timore» (Cloridoro, Ipomene) 1:13 15 Aria: «Ti prepara a morte?» (Atamira) 1:33 25 Recitativo: «Se con la mia Signora» – Arioso: «Già per le tue bellezze» (Bibi, Delfa) 1:53 16 Recitativo/Arioso: «Chi avesse ritrovato» (Bibi, Delfa) 1:02 26 Arioso: «Stelle, voi che in ciel ardete» (Atrace, Atamira, Corimbo) 2:11 17 Duetto: «Addio Delfa» (Bibi, Delfa) 1:53 27 Duetto: «Io fuggire?» (Atamira, Atrace) 1:16 18 Recitativo: «Curioso pensier» (Niceste, Delfa) 0:57 28 Recitativo: «O sfortunato Bibi» (Bibi) 1:02 19 Duetto: «S’io son vecchia» (Delfa, Niceste) 1:30 29 Aria: «Santa poltroneria» (Delfa) 1:46 20 Aria: «Consigliatemi, pensieri» (Acrimante) 0:49 30 Recitativo/Arioso: «Ohimè, che sento» – Duetto: «Deh, vieni» (Bibi, Delfa) 2:25 21 Arioso: «Al vascel della mia groppa» (Bibi, Acrimante) 0:47 31 Recitativo: «Or che sopito giace» (Demonio) 1:19 22 Recitativo: «A qual sovrano ingegno» (Acrimante, Bibi, Tidemo) 4:35 32 Recitativo: «Qual sovrumano volto» (Proserpina, Acrimante) 1:49 23 Aria: «Sassi, che taciti» (Acrimante, Bibi, Tidemo) 2:56 33 Coro: «Ai diletti, alle gioie» (Demoni) 0:40 24 Ballo delle statue 1:04 34 Duetto: «Del regno d’Erebo» (Proserpina, Demonio) 1:02 25 Recitativo: «Misero, ove son io?» (Acrimante) 0:49 35 Ballo delle furie 1:28 26 Aria: «Pene, pianti, e sospiri» (Acrimante) 3:00 8 9 alessandro melani: l’empio punito alessandro melani: l’empio punito 27 Arioso: «Vogatelo sudditi» (Caronte) 1:14 28 Recitativo: «O mia doglia infinita» (Acrimante, Caronte) 3:09 29 Arioso: «Alla vela, alla vela» (Caronte) 0:33 30 Recitativo: «Povera vedovella» (Bibi, Atamira) 1:40 31 Aria: «Tormenti, che fate?» (Atamira) 1:26 32 Recitativo/Arioso: «Sol di veder m’afflisse» (Bibi, Delfa) 1:11 33 Duetto: «La ricchezza altrui riesce» (Delfa, Bibi) 1:44 34 Recitativo: «Impietosita, o bella» (Atrace, Atamira, Bibi) 1:33 35 Duetto: «Si stringa pur» (Atamira, Atrace) 0:49 36 Duetto: «Ella gioie mio core» (Ipomene, Cloridoro, Bibi) 0:20 37 Coro: «Così punisce il Ciel» (Atrace, Atamira, Ipomene, Cloridoro) 0:27 10 11 alessandro melani: l’empio punito alessandro melani: l’empio punito notable career as diplomat in Italy and France. He was L’Empio Punito, with grand staging, rich costumes, beautiful It is not easy to determine why this Spanish subject in contact with King Louis XIV and Maria Mancini, scenes, symphonies, and superb dances in the presence of her was chosen for the 1669 Roman season, but we know alessandro melani Cardinal Mazarin’s niece. In 1661 Maria married Lorenzo majesty the Queen of Sweden, almost all the cardinals, ambas - that in the palace of the Rossano princess (Olimpia Onofrio Colonna, member of one of the oldest and sadors, princes, and nobles. The entire court was fully satisfied Aldobrandini, mother of cardinal Benedetto Pamphili) L’empio punito most influential Roman families. He was an important with the result. commedie all’italiana were performed twice a week and opera sponsor in Venice and Rome: Atto’s relationship commedie alla spagnola once a week. Filippo Acciaiuoli, with Maria Mancini Colonna was crucial for securing The scenes were based on drawings of French painter an eclectic poet, impresario, and traveler also had an Rome’s first public theatre only opened in 1671 (the the central position of the Melani brothers in the first Pierre Paul Sevin (165 0- 1710 or 1720), who was active important role. He had designed complex theatre Teatro Tordinona), whereas Venice had one as early as seasons of the Teatro Colonna in Rome.
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