Title: Mefistofele
Artist: Ferruccio Furlanetto
Label: Naxos
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 730099024877
Genre: Classical, Opera/Operetta
Release Date: 2011-05-31
Number of Discs: 2
Gifted as both a writer and a musician, Arrigo Boito wrote the libretto to his own opera Mefistofele. Based on Goethe' Faust and the eternal struggle between Good and Evil, Mefistofele is the pinnacle of Boito' compositional achievement.
Tracks:
1.1 Prologue in the Heaven: Prelude
1.2 Prologue in the Heaven: Ave, Signor Degli Angeli (Chorus of Angels)
1.3 Prologue in the Heaven: Ave, Signor (Mefistofele)
1.4 Prologue in the Heaven: T'e Noto Faust? (Mystic Chorus, Mefistofele, Chorus of Angels)
1.5 Prologue in the Heaven: Siam Nimbi Volanti (Chorus of Cherubim, Mefistofele)
1.6 Prologue in the Heaven: Salve, Regina! (Chorus of Penitents on Earth, Chorus of Cherubim, Chorus of Angels)
1.7 Act I Scene 1: Easter Sunday: Perche Di La? (Chorus of Students, 8 Maids, Townfolk)
1.8 Act I Scene 1: Easter Sunday: Al Soave Raggiar Di Primavera (Faust, Wagner, Chorus of Peasants)
1.9 Act I Scene 1: Easter Sunday: Sediam Sovra Quel Sasso (Faust, Wagner, Distant Chorus of Peasants)
1.10 Act I Scene 2: The Pact: Dai Campi, Dai Prati (Faust, Mefistofele)
1.11 Act I Scene 2: The Pact: Son Lo Spirito Che Nega (Mefistofele, Faust)
1.12 Act I Scene 2: The Pact: Se Tu Mi Doni (Faust, Mefistofele)
1.13 Act II Scene 1: The Garden: Cavaliero Illustre E Saggio (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele, Marta)
1.14 Act II Scene 1: The Garden: Dimmi Se Credi, Enrico, Nella Religione? (Margherita, Faust, Marta, Mefistofele)
2.1 Act II Scene 2: Walpurgis Night: Su, Cammina (Mefistofele, Faust, Distant Voices, Chorus of Witches and Wizards)
2.2 Act II Scene 2: Walpurgis Night: Popoli! E Scettro E Clamide (Mefistofele, Chorus of Witches and Wizards)
2.3 Act II Scene 2: Walpurgis Night: Ecco Il Mondo (Mefistofele, Chorus of Witches)
2.4 Act II Scene 2: Walpurgis Night: Stupor! Stupor! (Faust, Mefistofele)
2.5 Act II Scene 2: Walpurgis Night: Su! Riddiam, Riddiamo (Chorus of Witches and Wizards)
2.6 Act III: The Death of Margherita: L'altra Notte in Fondo Al Mare (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)
2.7 Act III: The Death of Margherita: Dio Di Pieta! (Margherita, Faust)
2.8 Act III: The Death of Margherita: Lontano, Lontano (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)
2.9 Act III: The Death of Margherita: Spunta L'aurora Pallida (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)
2.10 Act IV: The Night of the Classical Sabbath: La Luna Immobile (Elena, Pantalis, Faust, Mefistofele)
2.11 Act IV: The Night of the Classical Sabbath: Andantino Danzante
2.12 Act IV: The Night of the Classical Sabbath: Ah! Trionfi Ad Elena! (Chorus of Greek Dancers, Elena)
2.13 Act IV: The Night of the Classical Sabbath: Forma Ideal Purissima (Faust, Elena, Chorus of Dancers, Mefistofele, Pantalis, Nereo)
2.14 Epilogue: The Death of Faust: Cammina (Faust, Mefistofele)
2.15 Epilogue: The Death of Faust: Giunto Sul Passo Estremo (Faust, Mefistofele)
2.16 Epilogue: The Death of Faust: Vien! Lo Distendo Questo Mantel (Mefistofele, Faust, Chorus of Angels, Chorus of Cherubim)