

GS 2520
Nebra: Vendado es amor, no es ciego
Label Catalogue Number:
GCD922520
GCD922520
Running Time: 02:05:06
Release Date: June 2020
Originally recorded in 2019
Originally recorded in 2019
Genre:
Classical
Opera
Classical
Opera
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About
Out on Glossa is the first-ever recording of one of the most important preserved dramatic works by one of the major figures of the European full Baroque, José de Nebra: Vendado es Amor, no es ciego, a 1744 summertime zarzuela success in Madrid. Alberto Miguélez Rouco conducts an animated vocal sextet and Los Elementos in a production prepared for and executed under the auspices of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Rather than the moralizing plots of the dramma per musica, zarzuelas focused on tales of love, power and slanging matches between mythological figures with commentary provided by comic – frequently bawdy – characters. In this work from Nebra’s maturity, such complications are skillfully interwoven by one of the leading Spanish dramatists from the first half of the 18th century, José de Cañizares, allowing Nebra ample opportunity to knit together colorful orchestral music (including a fandango) with a lively and virtuosic string of solo and ensemble arias and choruses. This Baroque entertainment is noteworthy for the involvement of Alicia Amo in the pivotal role of the nymph Eumene, much put-upon by goddesses Diana (Eva María Soler Boix) and Venus (Natalie Pérez) and by her somewhat dim love interest, shepherd Anquises (Giulia Semenzato). One of Spain’s foremost and in-demand dubbing artists for actors, Javier Dotú provides a lively linking narration (an English translation is supplied for the whole work alongside the Spanish text) for the musical numbers, and the SCB’s director, Thomas Drescher provides a compelling booklet essay.
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Reviews
“… The performance by Los Elementos is filled with joy and verve, as if this were presented in Madrid in Nebra’s time. While the sound of the work is occasionally raucous, it never deviates from being done excellently, with clear sound and fine sense of ensemble… Here, we have a fine example of Nebra’s genius in providing entertainment that is rhythmically vibrant, musically adept, and contains local allusions that cannot fail to give pleasure. It makes a nice contrast to the stilted and sometimes static opera seria, not to mention the superficiality of the opera buffa, whatever the silliness of the text. In any collection of music of the Classical period, this would be a wonderful adornment.”
Bertil van Boer – Fanfare – March/April 2021
“…Nebra’s score is an unalloyed delight, owning to a melodic freshness that sparkles with irresistible verve and touches the heart in equal measure… is a score that arouses considerable surprise that Nebra is not far better known, and not just in Spain. This positive impression is enhanced by an outstanding young cast …”
Brian Robins – Opera – January 2021
“… The 1994 born Spanish countertenor and conductor Alberto Miguelez Rouco conducts the strongly rhythmic music with impetus and a good feeling for the drama of the score. He is able to seamlessly combine the juxtaposition of burlesque folklorism and action-centred ‘high’ opera style of Italian origin, even if the music is repeatedly interrupted by the narrator with sometimes overlong texts. The choir and instrumental ensemble Los Elementos approach the music with virtuoso versatility, so that the whole becomes an enduringly captivating listening experience. The solo performances leave no room for complaint, and so this recording is a very convincing plea for another revival in the genre of baroque zarzuela.” ****
Norbert Tischer – Pizzicato.lu – 25 June 2020
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