Composer(s): Mayr, Johann Simon
Conductor(s): Hauk, Franz
Orchestra(s): Concerto de Bassus
Label: Naxos
Series: Opera Classics
Genre: Opera
Period: Classical
Catalogue No: 8.660462-63
Barcode: 730099046275
Release Date: 06/2021

MAYR, J.S.: Elena [Opera] (J.S. Wagner, Ochoa, Graczyk, Mallmann, M. Schäfer, Capitelli, Simon Mayr Choir, Concerto de Bassus, Hauk)

During the 1813–14 carnival season in Naples, Simon Mayr wrote a much-admired opera semiseria called Elena. The post-revolutionary Napoleonic era saw great enthusiasm for the rescue opera genre and Elena is a perfect example, in which a complex plot, based on French models, sees an innocent falsely accused of a capital offence. Mayr’s subtle accommodation of Neapolitan opera and Viennese Classicism ensures a series of choruses and recitatives that drive the action forward, punctuated with arias, romances, ensembles, lyric richness and moments of witty buffo colour.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Mayr, Johann Simon
Tottola, Andrea Leone - Lyricist
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Feith, Anna (soprano)
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Simon Mayr Choir (Choir)
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Graczyk, Mira (soprano)
Ochoa, Daniel (bass)
Thum, Harald (tenor)
Zhi, Fang (tenor)
Schäfer, Markus (tenor)
1Sinfonia08:15
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
2Act I Scene 1: Introduction: Come veloce ruota tu giri (Peasants, Anna, Ernesta, Urbino)05:15
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Feith, Anna (soprano)
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Simon Mayr Choir (Choir)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
3Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Or bene al padre tuo (Urbino, Anna, Ernesta)01:14
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Feith, Anna (soprano)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
4Act I Scene 1: Aria: Che dolce piacere (Urbino)05:06
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
5Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Eh vada pure (Anna)00:17
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
6Act I Scene 2: Aria: Quanno co la perucca (Carlo)06:09
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
7Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Oh gran virtù del canto! (Carlo, Anna, Ernesta)01:46
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Feith, Anna (soprano)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
8Act I Scene 3: Duet: Buon dì… pardon garbato (Riccardo, Carlo)07:16
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
9Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Or via giacchè siam soli (Carlo, Riccardo, Urbino, Anna)03:21
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
10Act I Scene 4: Aria: Brutto uccello di rapina! (Anna)03:52
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
11Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Non son chi son (Urbino, Paolino, Riccardo)00:55
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Graczyk, Mira (soprano)
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
12Act I Scene 4: Romance: Un Provvenzale d'illustre stato (Riccardo, Paolino)04:42
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Graczyk, Mira (soprano)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
13Act I Scene 6: Quartet and Chorus: Cantiam de' nostri cuori (Chorus, Carlo, Harvesters, Anna, Ernesta, Paolino, Urbino)07:49
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Feith, Anna (soprano)
Graczyk, Mira (soprano)
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Simon Mayr Choir (Choir)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
14Act I Scene 6: Scene: Son solo… o miei sospiri! - Aria: Ah! se mirar potessi (Costantino)09:43
Ochoa, Daniel (bass)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
15Act I Scene 7: Recitative: A dir ver il Signor Governatore (Carlo, Costantino, Riccardo)02:45
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Ochoa, Daniel (bass)
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
16Act I Scene 8: Trio: Oh Ciel! che miro! (Costantino, Riccardo, Carlo)05:12
Ochoa, Daniel (bass)
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
Disc 2
1Act I Scene 9: Recitative: Povero Costantino, quanti sofferto avrai stenti (Riccardo, Costantino, Carlo, Urbino, Anna)01:45
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Ochoa, Daniel (bass)
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
2Act I Scene 9: Finale: Che ascolto! (Riccardo, Anna, Urbino, Costantino, Carlo, Ernesta, Herald, Governor, Guards, Paolino, Shepherd, Elena, Adolfo)17:37
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Ochoa, Daniel (bass)
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Feith, Anna (soprano)
Thum, Harald (tenor)
Zhi, Fang (tenor)
Graczyk, Mira (soprano)
Simon Mayr Choir (Choir)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
3Act II Scene 1: Recitative: Entriamo, e al Conte Edmondo (Ernesta, Anna, Urbino)00:57
Feith, Anna (soprano)
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
4Act II Scene 1: Trio: S'è ver, che un vivo ardore (Anna, Ernesta, Urbino)03:15
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Feith, Anna (soprano)
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
5Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Tosto al Governator di Tarascone (Governor, Ernesta, Anna, Urbino, Edmondo)02:20
Zhi, Fang (tenor)
Feith, Anna (soprano)
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Schäfer, Markus (tenor)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
6Act II Scene 3: Scene: Oh tu, che ognor fastosa - Aria: Vieni a me… (Edmondo, Guards)08:48
Schäfer, Markus (tenor)
Simon Mayr Choir (Choir)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
7Act II Scene 4: Recitative: Governatore è vero ciò che intesi testè? (Edmondo, Governor, Carlo)03:57
Schäfer, Markus (tenor)
Zhi, Fang (tenor)
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
8Act II Scene 5: Duet: Chiaro favella, e breve (Edmondo, Carlo)06:24
Schäfer, Markus (tenor)
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
9Act II Scene 5: Recitative: E un vil pastor de miei voler vantarsi delusore potrà? (Edmondo, Carlo, Governor)01:52
Schäfer, Markus (tenor)
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Zhi, Fang (tenor)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
10Act II Scene 6: Scene: I sensi generosi - Aria: Di pietà, che in te favella (Governor)04:59
Zhi, Fang (tenor)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
11Act II Scene 6: Recitative: Tutto rigore egli è, ma il vero ignora (Edmondo, Elena, Adolfo, Carlo)02:52
Schäfer, Markus (tenor)
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Graczyk, Mira (soprano)
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
12Act II Scene 7: Aria: Ah! non partir! (Elena)05:48
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
13Act II Scene 7: Recitative: Oh cor di madre a che non giungi mai? (Edmondo, Carlo, Elena)01:05
Schäfer, Markus (tenor)
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
14Act II Scene 8: Scene and Sextet: Ma qual gente si appressa? (Edmondo, Anna, Elena, Carlo, Chorus, Guards, Governor, Costantino)10:27
Schäfer, Markus (tenor)
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Zhi, Fang (tenor)
Ochoa, Daniel (bass)
Simon Mayr Choir (Choir)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
15Act II Scene 8: Recitative: Guardie, colui che tanto cercaste è in poter vostro (Edmondo, Carlo, Anna, Costantino, Elena, Governor, Adolfo, Urbino)03:12
Schäfer, Markus (tenor)
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Ochoa, Daniel (bass)
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Zhi, Fang (tenor)
Graczyk, Mira (soprano)
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
16Act II Scene 9: Finale: Gnorsì… nuje ve credimmo (Carlo, Chorus, Adolfo, Edmondo, Anna, Governor, Urbino, Costantino, Elena)02:02
Mallmann, Niklas (bass)
Graczyk, Mira (soprano)
Schäfer, Markus (tenor)
Capitelli, Anna-Doris (mezzo-soprano)
Zhi, Fang (tenor)
Mattersberger, Andreas (bass)
Ochoa, Daniel (bass)
Wagner, Julia Sophie (soprano)
Simon Mayr Choir (Choir)
Concerto de Bassus (Orchestra)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:30:57