First performed in 1865, Amleto ('Hamlet') represented a radical new development in Italian opera, the nuovo melodrama. Composer Franco Faccio and his librettist Arrigo Boito sought a greater degree of musical unity in staged productions and a more equal relationship between text and music. In Hamlet, a play that many then considered un-operatic, they found the perfect medium through which to explore the work's philosophical and dramatic power- not least the great set-piece scenes: Amleto's soliloquy 'Essere o non essere!" (To be or not to be), Ofelia's Mad Scene and the fight scenes- in a way that strikingly prefigures the verismo operas yet to come. This production premiered at the Bregenz Festival in June 2016; a film of the production followed on C Major, which won numerous accolades. This audio recording was made during the same performances. The production features an excellent cast with the title role taken by Pavel Cernoch.

Tracklist:

Amleto, Act I: Viva Il Re! (Live)
Amleto, Act I: Principe Amleto! (Live)
Amleto, Act I: È Pertinace Invero Un Tal Corruccio - Requie Ai Defunti (Live)
Amleto, Act I: Prence, Signor, Mio Buon Marcello (Live)
Amleto, Act I: Signor, Questa Notte (Live)
Amleto, Act I: Su La Danza Si Scateni (Live)
Amleto, Act I: Soffia La Brezza Acuta (Live)
Amleto, Act I: Tu Dêi Saper (Live)
Amleto, Act II: Egli Ha Mania Di Gironzar Soventi (Live)
Amleto, Act II: Essere O Non Essere! (Live)
Amleto, Act II: Chi Vien? La Giovinetta Ofelia (Live)
Amleto, Act II: Viva Il Re! (Live)
Amleto, Act II: E Son Presti I Cantor? (Live)
Amleto, Act II: Regina Nel Core (Live)
Amleto, Act III: O Nera Colpa! - O Padre Nostro (Live)
Amleto, Act III: Qui L'attendete - Figliuol, Dal Cieco Furiar Rimanti (Live)
Amleto, Act III: Ah! Che Alfine All'empio Scherno - Io Rea, Che Il Padre (Live)
Amleto, Act III: Morte Al Re! - La Bara Involta (Live)
Amleto, Act IV: Oggi A Me, Domani A Te - Marcia Funebre (Live)
Amleto, Act IV: Serena, Ridente, Ripiena D'amore (Live)
Amleto, Act IV: Illustri Cortigiani E Cavalieri (Live)

UPC: 730099045476
Label: Naxos Opera Classics
Release Date: 8.9.19
Format: CD

Faccio / Vienna Symphony Orchestra / So - Amleto (2 CD)