GRANADOS, E.: María del Carmen [Opera] (Veronese, Suaste, Wexford Festival Opera Chorus, Belarussian National Philharmonic, Bragado-Darman)
María del Carmen was Enrique Granados’ first great operatic success and the stage work he held in highest regard. It was received with great acclaim at its première in 1898, admired for its refined and brilliant orchestral writing and for its profound lyricism. Using the folklore, language and sounds of Murcia in south-eastern Spain alongside the influence of Wagnerian thematic techniques, the opera is set in a rural village where a water shortage and a love triangle inflame the mutual hatred between the peasant farmer Pencho and his wealthy rival Javier.
Tracklist
Feliu y Codina, José - Lyricist
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Sharratt, Nicholas (tenor)
Ashworth, Alex (baritone)
Mirabelli, Ricardo (baritone)
Arrabal, Alberto (baritone)
Curry, David (tenor)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Vázquez, Silvia (soprano)
Montresor, Gianfranco (baritone)
Alcalá, Dante (tenor)
Kostyuk, Larisa (mezzo-soprano)
Kempster, Stewart (bass)
Suaste, Jesús (baritone)
| 1 | Act I: Preludio: ¡Madre del amor, dulce majestad, luz del labrador, prez de la ciudad! (Chorus) | 06:33 |
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Ashworth, Alex (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Ashworth, Alex (baritone)
Sharratt, Nicholas (tenor)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Mirabelli, Ricardo (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Arrabal, Alberto (baritone)
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus (Choir)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Arrabal, Alberto (baritone)
Ashworth, Alex (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
| 7 | Act I Scene 6: Una limosna para una misa de salud, "Canción de la Zagalica" (María del Carmen, Fuensanta, Don Fulgencio, Pepuso, Roque) | 06:59 |
Vázquez, Silvia (soprano)
Curry, David (tenor)
Arrabal, Alberto (baritone)
Ashworth, Alex (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Arrabal, Alberto (baritone)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Alcalá, Dante (tenor)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus (Choir)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Alcalá, Dante (tenor)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Montresor, Gianfranco (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Montresor, Gianfranco (baritone)
Mirabelli, Ricardo (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Montresor, Gianfranco (baritone)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Mirabelli, Ricardo (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Kostyuk, Larisa (mezzo-soprano)
Kempster, Stewart (bass)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
| 6 | Act II Scene 5: ¡Muy contenta! Y aquí me traen, como aquel que llevan al suplicio (María del Carmen) | 03:46 |
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
| 8 | Act II Scene 7: ¿Y qué quiere este hombre a quien maldigo desde el fondo de mi alma? (Javier, Pencho, María del Carmen) | 04:10 |
Suaste, Jesús (baritone)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Arrabal, Alberto (baritone)
Alcalá, Dante (tenor)
Suaste, Jesús (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Alcalá, Dante (tenor)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus (Choir)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
| 12 | Act II Scene 11: ¡Pencho! ¡Pencho!… (Chorus) - Vengo a delatarme para salvar a esta mujer (Pencho, Domingo, María del Carmen, Javier, Chorus, Antón, Migalo, Pepuso) | 05:32 |
Montresor, Gianfranco (baritone)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Alcalá, Dante (tenor)
Mirabelli, Ricardo (baritone)
Kempster, Stewart (bass)
Arrabal, Alberto (baritone)
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus (Choir)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Suaste, Jesús (baritone)
Alcalá, Dante (tenor)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus (Choir)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
| 16 | Act III Scene 2: Pencho de mi alma, prepárate a huir (María del Carmen, Fuensanta, Pencho, Chorus) | 01:56 |
Vázquez, Silvia (soprano)
Suaste, Jesús (baritone)
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus (Choir)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Suaste, Jesús (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Suaste, Jesús (baritone)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Vázquez, Silvia (soprano)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Suaste, Jesús (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Montresor, Gianfranco (baritone)
Veronese, Dianna (soprano)
Suaste, Jesús (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Montresor, Gianfranco (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Suaste, Jesús (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
Suaste, Jesús (baritone)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)
| 24 | Act III Scene 10: Vamos pues, vamos allá, vamos a prender a Pencho ya (Chorus, María del Carmen, Javier, Pencho) | 02:35 |
Alcalá, Dante (tenor)
Suaste, Jesús (baritone)
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus (Choir)
Belarussian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bragado-Darman, Max (Conductor)





























