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Fabio Biondi - Moniuszko The Pariah [CD]

Fabio Biondi - Moniuszko The Pariah [CD]

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The opera The Pariah [Paria] is unlike any of Stanislaw Moniuszko's other operas. It differs from them in its subject matter, musical form and the time which the composer devoted to conceiving and composing it. Moniuszko's opera The Pariah took many years to complete and stage. Though he was inspired by Delavigne's tragedy of the same name, he wasn't the first to see its operatic potential; Gaetano Donizetti had also explored it with his opera Il Paria.

By 1859, after successes with Halka and The Raftsman, Moniuszko was highly regarded and received numerous librettos. Returning from Paris, he revisited The Pariah, collaborating with Jan Checinski, who was handed Moniuszko's detailed Polish translation of Delavigne's text. Moniuszko's libretto was meticulously prepared, with careful attention to operatic structure, including act and scene divisions, stage directions, and specific performance instructions. He also included practical notes, such as recommending vowel sounds that are easier to sing. This detailed preparation reflects his dedication to the opera's success.

At the 'Chopin and his Europe' festival, Fabio Biondi interprets operas by Moniuszko alongside the operas of his fellow Italians: Bellini, early Verdi and less familiar Donizetti. In that company, Moniuszko seems rather behind the times. But then the whole of our national culture, stifled by the partitioning powers, was behind the times. Moniuszko, however, lifted himself up with his talent. And his Pariah proves to be an interesting late Romantic opera of European calibre.

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Moniuszko: The Pariah Introduction

Moniuszko: The Pariah Act Two: Scene One ''Son!' Should he be my father?'

Prologue: Scene One 'Amid the shadows of night'

Scene Two 'Idamor! So, today I shall become your wife'

Scene Two 'Catch him!'

Scene Three 'Neala! Why are you not with us?'

Scene Three 'Pariah! Yet another one of this caste, despised'

Scene Four 'Pariah! He is a pariah!'

Ouverture

Scene Five 'An old wanderer has arrived here'

Act One: Tableau One: Scene One 'From under a starry mantle'

Scene Six 'I know a splendid town'

Scene Two 'Send humble prayers from purest soul!'

'Yet in vain I have wandered'

Scene Three 'Oh, my dear! My dearest one!'

Scene Seven 'It is! He himself!'

Tableau Two: Scene One 'Oh! Great Surya!'

Act Three: Scene One 'The altar is set for the star of the world'

'Brahmins, I have called you as the matter is vital'

Scene Two 'Gods of love, gods of delight'

'There is one word to have such great power'

Balet Ballabili

'Eternal God!'

Scene Three 'What do I see?! My father!'

'Whatever you decide today enact without delay'

'You say nothing? You ungrateful creatures!'

Scene Two 'Idamor!'

Scene Four 'O my poor child!'

Scene Five 'How to comprehend a change so terrible?'

'It was not a dream!'

'Death upon them!'

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The opera The Pariah [Paria] is unlike any of Stanislaw Moniuszko's other operas. It differs from them in its subject matter, musical form and the time which the composer devoted to conceiving and composing it. Moniuszko's opera The Pariah took many years to complete and stage. Though he was inspired by Delavigne's tragedy of the same name, he wasn't the first to see its operatic potential; Gaetano Donizetti had also explored it with his opera Il Paria.

By 1859, after successes with Halka and The Raftsman, Moniuszko was highly regarded and received numerous librettos. Returning from Paris, he revisited The Pariah, collaborating with Jan Checinski, who was handed Moniuszko's detailed Polish translation of Delavigne's text. Moniuszko's libretto was meticulously prepared, with careful attention to operatic structure, including act and scene divisions, stage directions, and specific performance instructions. He also included practical notes, such as recommending vowel sounds that are easier to sing. This detailed preparation reflects his dedication to the opera's success.

At the 'Chopin and his Europe' festival, Fabio Biondi interprets operas by Moniuszko alongside the operas of his fellow Italians: Bellini, early Verdi and less familiar Donizetti. In that company, Moniuszko seems rather behind the times. But then the whole of our national culture, stifled by the partitioning powers, was behind the times. Moniuszko, however, lifted himself up with his talent. And his Pariah proves to be an interesting late Romantic opera of European calibre.

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'Costa Rican tenor David Astorga seizes all the vocal trophies as a herioc Idamor and Germxe1n Olvera is a suitably anguished Djares.' x96 BBC Music Magazine (4 stars)

Moniuszko: The Pariah Introduction

Moniuszko: The Pariah Act Two: Scene One ''Son!' Should he be my father?'

Prologue: Scene One 'Amid the shadows of night'

Scene Two 'Idamor! So, today I shall become your wife'

Scene Two 'Catch him!'

Scene Three 'Neala! Why are you not with us?'

Scene Three 'Pariah! Yet another one of this caste, despised'

Scene Four 'Pariah! He is a pariah!'

Ouverture

Scene Five 'An old wanderer has arrived here'

Act One: Tableau One: Scene One 'From under a starry mantle'

Scene Six 'I know a splendid town'

Scene Two 'Send humble prayers from purest soul!'

'Yet in vain I have wandered'

Scene Three 'Oh, my dear! My dearest one!'

Scene Seven 'It is! He himself!'

Tableau Two: Scene One 'Oh! Great Surya!'

Act Three: Scene One 'The altar is set for the star of the world'

'Brahmins, I have called you as the matter is vital'

Scene Two 'Gods of love, gods of delight'

'There is one word to have such great power'

Balet Ballabili

'Eternal God!'

Scene Three 'What do I see?! My father!'

'Whatever you decide today enact without delay'

'You say nothing? You ungrateful creatures!'

Scene Two 'Idamor!'

Scene Four 'O my poor child!'

Scene Five 'How to comprehend a change so terrible?'

'It was not a dream!'

'Death upon them!'

Track Listing

Moniuszko: The Pariah Introduction

Moniuszko: The Pariah Act Two: Scene One '"Son!" Should he be my father?'

Prologue: Scene One 'Amid the shadows of night'

Scene Two 'Idamor! So, today I shall become your wife'

Scene Two 'Catch him!'

Scene Three 'Neala! Why are you not with us?'

Scene Three 'Pariah! Yet another one of this caste, despised'

Scene Four 'Pariah! He is a pariah!'

Ouverture

Scene Five 'An old wanderer has arrived here'

Act One: Tableau One: Scene One 'From under a starry mantle'

Scene Six 'I know a splendid town'

Scene Two 'Send humble prayers from purest soul!'

'Yet in vain I have wandered'

Scene Three 'Oh, my dear! My dearest one!'

Scene Seven 'It is! He himself!'

Tableau Two: Scene One 'Oh! Great Surya!'

Act Three: Scene One 'The altar is set for the star of the world'

'Brahmins, I have called you as the matter is vital'

Scene Two 'Gods of love, gods of delight'

'There is one word to have such great power'

Balet Ballabili

'Eternal God!'

Scene Three 'What do I see?! My father!'

'Whatever you decide today enact without delay'

'You say nothing? You ungrateful creatures!'

Scene Two 'Idamor!'

Scene Four 'O my poor child!'

Scene Five 'How to comprehend a change so terrible?'

'It was not a dream!'

'Death upon them!'

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