Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian - Puccini: Madama Butterfly, SC 74 (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

After having recorded La Fanciulla del West, conductor Lawrence Foster now expands his Puccini discography on PENTATONE with Madama Butterfly, together with the Coro & Orquestra Gulbenkian, as well as Elisabeth Kulman (Suzuki), Stefano Secco (Pinkerton), Lester Lynch (Sharpless) and Melody Moore (Cio-Cio-San) in the title role. Despite its disastrous premiere, Madama Butterfly has become one of Puccini’s most successful and popular operas. While the Japanese ambience usually captures the attention, the original dramatic conception and exceptional symphonic qualities of the work are often overlooked. Lawrence Foster’s interpretation brings out the symphonic character of the opera, while Melody Moore’s charismatic interpretation of the title role fully realizes the work’s tragic and dramatic potential.

Tracklist:
Disc 1 (01:06:12)
1. Stefano Secco, Alexander Kaimbacher, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: E soffitto… e pareti (02:22)
2. Stefano Secco, Lester Lynch, Alexander Kaimbacher, Elisabeth Kulman, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Questa è la cameriera (04:39)
3. Stefano Secco, Lester Lynch, Alexander Kaimbacher, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Dovunque al mondo (04:18)
4. Stefano Secco, Lester Lynch, Alexander Kaimbacher, Coro Gulbenkian, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Quale smania vi prende! (04:17)
5. Melody Moore, Lester Lynch, Coro Gulbenkian, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Quanto cielo! Ancora un passo or via (03:09)
6. Melody Moore, Lester Lynch, Stefano Secco, Alexander Kaimbacher, Coro Gulbenkian, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Gran ventura (03:59)
7. Melody Moore, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Cecília Rodrigues, Lester Lynch, Stefano Secco, Alexander Kaimbacher, Tiago Batista, Filipa Passos, Sara Marques, Coro Gulbenkian & Lawrence Foster – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: L'Imperial Commissario (02:58)
8. Melody Moore, Stefano Secco, Alexander Kaimbacher, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Vieni, amor mio! (02:42)
9. Melody Moore, Stefano Secco, Lester Lynch, Alexander Kaimbacher, Florian Kofler, Jorge Leiria, Lawrence Foster, Gulbenkian Orchestra & Coro Gulbenkian – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Ieri son salita tutta sola (04:45)
10. Melody Moore, Sara Marques, Cecília Rodrigues, Stefano Secco, Kevin Short, Alexander Kaimbacher, Elisabeth Kulman, Coro Gulbenkian, Lawrence Foster, Gulbenkian Orchestra & Tiago Batista – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Ed eccoci in famiglia (05:32)
11. Melody Moore, Stefano Secco, Elisabeth Kulman, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Viene la sera (03:34)
12. Melody Moore, Stefano Secco, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malìa (04:05)
13. Melody Moore, Stefano Secco, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act I: Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino (07:33)
14. Melody Moore, Elisabeth Kulman, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: E Izaghi ed Izanami (07:41)
15. Melody Moore, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: Un bel dì, vedremo (04:38)

Disc 2 (01:16:22)
1. Melody Moore, Lester Lynch, Alexander Kaimbacher, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: C'è. Entrate (03:49)
2. Melody Moore, Lester Lynch, Alexander Kaimbacher, Amitai Pati, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: Non lo sapete insomma (02:05)
3. Melody Moore, Lester Lynch, Alexander Kaimbacher, Amitai Pati, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: A voi però giurerei fede costante (04:06)
4. Melody Moore, Lester Lynch, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: Ora a noi (05:49)
5. Melody Moore, Lester Lynch, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: E questo? E questo? (02:40)
6. Melody Moore, Lester Lynch, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: Che tua madre dovrà (03:11)
7. Melody Moore, Lester Lynch, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: Io scendo al piano (01:38)
8. Melody Moore, Elisabeth Kulman, Alexander Kaimbacher, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: Vespa! Rospo maledetto! (02:14)
9. Melody Moore, Elisabeth Kulman, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: Una nave da guerra (02:54)
10. Melody Moore, Elisabeth Kulman, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio (05:25)
11. Melody Moore, Elisabeth Kulman, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: Or vienmi ad adornar (05:07)
12. Coro Gulbenkian, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 1: Coro a bocca chiusa (02:47)
13. Coro Gulbenkian, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 2: Oh eh! Oh eh! Oh eh! (07:52)
14. Melody Moore, Elisabeth Kulman, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 2: Già il sole! (01:49)
15. Stefano Secco, Lester Lynch, Elisabeth Kulman, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 2: Povera Butterfly (03:15)
16. Stefano Secco, Lester Lynch, Elisabeth Kulman, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 2: Io so che alle sue pene (03:55)
17. Stefano Secco, Lester Lynch, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 2: Addio, fiorito asil (01:51)
18. Melody Moore, Elisabeth Kulman, Liesbeth Devos, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 2: Glielo dirai? (02:56)
19. Melody Moore, Elisabeth Kulman, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 2: Tu, Suzuki (01:42)
20. Melody Moore, Liesbeth Devos, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 2: Son la causa innocente (01:48)
21. Melody Moore, Liesbeth Devos, Lester Lynch, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 2: Sotto il gran ponte del cielo (01:15)
22. Melody Moore, Elisabeth Kulman, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 2: Come una mosca prigioniera (02:54)
23. Melody Moore, Stefano Secco, Lawrence Foster & Gulbenkian Orchestra – Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II Pt. 2: Con onor muore (05:20)


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