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Visioni in opera

Riccardo Arrighini

Composers
Verdi; Wagner; Puccini
Released
2013
Label
Symphobia
Forces
Piano
Personnel
Riccardo Arrighini piano

The album is broader and more orchestral in reach than Arrighini’s Puccini-only project, moving from intimate arias to Wagner overtures and the Aida procession.

Its title, “visions in opera”, suits arrangements that treat the original scenes as images to be recast rather than attempting to reproduce their theatrical scale.

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The originalsVerdi, Wagner, Puccini · classical source works

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Source works

The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.

  1. Aida - Marcia TrionfaleVerdi: Aida: Triumphal March
  2. Rienzi - OuvertureWagner: Rienzi: Overture
  3. E lucevan le stellePuccini: Tosca, Act III: ‘E lucevan le stelle’
  4. Turandot - Coro A Bocca ChiusaPuccini: Madama Butterfly, Act II: Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
  5. Tristano e isotta - OuvertureWagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude
  6. La Traviata - Libiam Né Lieti CaliciVerdi: La traviata, Act I: ‘Libiamo ne’ lieti calici’ (Brindisi)
  7. La cavalcata delle walkirieWagner: Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
  8. Tannhauser - OuvertureWagner: Tannhäuser: Overture
  9. Turandot - Nessun DormaPuccini: Turandot, Act III: “Nessun dorma”