5060113446534

Richard Flury: Casanova E L'albertolli

Carlo Allemano; Lavinia Bini; Mattia Olivieri; Marco Bussi; Lucia Cirillo; Luigi De Donato; Federic

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: TOCC0653

Release Date:  07 February 2025

Label:  Toccata Classics - Cd / Toccata Classics

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5060113446534

Genres:  Classical  Opera  

Composer/Series:  Richard Flury

  • Description

    Two traditions coalesce in Casanova e l'Albertolli (1937), the third of the four operas by the Swiss late-Romantic composer Richard Flury (1896-1967): Italian bel canto and the Swiss Festspiel - high art and popular culture. Styled a 'Commedia lirica', it invests the comic intrigue onstage with sweeping melodies of Puccinian richness, combining them with choruses based on Ticino folksong - it even has a yodelling chorus - in an engaging hybrid that deserves to be far better known. At the end, of course, evil is banished and love rewarded, but the entire score is dappled with happy inspirations that will bring a smile to the listener's lips.