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La Vida breve, opera, G. 35/39 (2 versions)
Composed by Manuel de Falla
Performed by Granada Orquesta Ciudad
with Cristina Faus, Ricardo Gozalbes, Luis Heredia Fernanandez, Miquel Ochando, Octavio Arevalo, Victor Torres, Enrique Baquerizo, Mariola Cantarero, Estrella Estevez, Mabel Perelstein, Immaculada Egido, Antonio Ordonez
Editorial Reviews
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De Falla's early but powerful opera tells a classic tale of betrayal: Paco woos the Gypsy girl Salud but marries Carmela, a girl of his own class. Salud, accompanied by members of her family, interrupts the wedding, turns Carmela off Paco by her passionate denunciation of him, and then dies of mortification. The composer weaves this melodrama into a musical fabric that includes two colorful Spanish dances, flamenco singing, and broodingly effective choruses of Gypsy workmen The performance is surprisingly bland: Egido (Salud) is dramatic but has a tendency to screech, Ordoñez (Paco) is colorless, and the orchestral playing is listless. The balances are unsteady, with the instruments often covering the singers. López-Cobos and his Cincinnati forces offer a much better performance. --Paul Turok
De Falla's early but powerful opera tells a classic tale of betrayal: Paco woos the Gypsy girl Salud but marries Carmela, a girl of his own class. Salud, accompanied by members of her family, interrupts the wedding, turns Carmela off Paco by her passionate denunciation of him, and then dies of mortification. The composer weaves this melodrama into a musical fabric that includes two colorful Spanish dances, flamenco singing, and broodingly effective choruses of Gypsy workmen The performance is surprisingly bland: Egido (Salud) is dramatic but has a tendency to screech, Ordoñez (Paco) is colorless, and the orchestral playing is listless. The balances are unsteady, with the instruments often covering the singers. López-Cobos and his Cincinnati forces offer a much better performance. --Paul Turok
Falla - La Vida Breve / Edigo · Perelstein · Ordonez · Josep Pons,Manuel de Falla,Immaculada Egido,Mabel Perelstein,Josep Pons,Orquesta Ciudad de Granada,Cor de Valencia,Antonio Ordonez,Enrique Baquerizo,Victor Torres,Harmonia Mundi,Classical,Opera,Orchestral & Symphonic,Spanish/Portuguese 20th/21st Century Opera
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