Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Teuzzone

Tactus TC 672280 (3 CDs)

CD 1: Act I
CD 2: Act II
CD 3: Act III


DRAMATIS PERSONAE:

Troncone: Mauro Pagano (tenor)
Teuzzone: Maurizia Barazzoni (soprano)
Zidiana: Fernanda Piccini (alto)
Zelinda: Susanna Bortolanei (alto)
Cino: Angelo Manzotti (sopranista)
Sivenio: Marcello Lippi (bass)
Egaro: Andrea Favari (bass)
Argonte: Mauro Pagano (tenor)

Teuzzone is a male rôle, Egaro was written for an alto

Angelo Manzotti has the following arias:

  • Taci per poco ancora (I, 5; CD 1 [10])
  • Mi va scherzando (I, 12; CD 1 [20])
  • Nel suo cacere ristretto (II, 12; CD 2 [18])
  • Quanto costi (III, 1; CD 3 [2])
  • Son fra scogli e fra procelle (III, 4; CD 3 [7])
  • L'aura, l'erba (duetto with Sivenio) (III, 11; CD 3 [17])


    Orchestra dell'Opera Barocca di Guastalla:

    2 trumpets, recorder, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, viola d'amore, mandolin, strings & b.c.

    Luca Lagasio-Pesenti, viola d'amore and mandolin
    Sara Dieci, Francesco Moi, Roberto Salsedo, harpsichord

    direction: Sandro Volta

    recording: Teatro Communale "Ruggeri" Guastalla, 1996

    remark: the "timpani scordati" are mentioned in the booklet text, but there is no player in the list of instrumentalists. I don't know how the funeral march (CD 3, [17]) has been scored.