Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
Performer: Katarina Karnéus, Barry Banks, Christopher Maltman
Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Opera Rara
Catalogue: ORC50
Release: 2014
Size: 535 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Rita
01. Preludio
02. “De mon auberge ainsi” (Rita)
03. “En vérité, tout m’a réussi depuis que…” (Rita)
04. “C’est elle, je frémis” (Rita, Pepe)
05. “Voilà ce que c’est que d’acheter chat…” (Pepe, Gasparo)
06. “Mon ménage pour modèle” (Gasparo)
07. “Aussi quand je la battais c’était…” (Pepe, Gasparo, Rita)
08. “Il me vient une idée…” (Pepe, Gasparo)
09. “Ah! ah! ah! Il paraît mon ancient…” (Pepe, Gasparo)
10. “Tra la la la la la la la la…” (Pepe)
11. “Tu parais bien gai…” (Pepe, Gasparo, Rira)
12. “Ô chère âme ! Chère femme !” (Pepe, Gasparo)
13. “Qu’est-ce que c’est… où vais-tu… ?” (Pepe, Gasparo, Rita)
14. “Il est manchot !” (Pepe, Gasparo, Rita)
15. “Je vais chercher mes armes, mon brave…” (Pepe, Gasparo, Rita)
16. “Mais il faut à mon programme” (Pepe, Gasparo, Rita)
Written in 1841, Rita, an opera comique in one act, was composed by Gaetano Donizetti to a French libretto by Gustave Vaëz. It was never performed in Donizetti’s lifetime and premiered posthumously at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 7 May 1860. Opera Rara’s new release is a double first – the first recording of the newly restored critical edition of the score, in the original French, and our first project with the critically acclaimed, Hallé, conducted by Sir Mark Elder (Music Director, the Hallé and Artistic Director, Opera Rara) with Katarina Karénus (Rita), Barry Banks (Pepé) and Christopher Maltman (Gasparo). This 1CD set comes with a fully illustrated booklet with a complete libretto and English translation and informative note, by Francesco Bellotto, about the opera.