Name: Francesco Cilea: Gloria
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The score glows with colour and atmosphere – Puccini is the obvious comparison, though some of the orchestral writing is reminiscent of the young Korngold. In any case, Cilluffo is an expert... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2024 More…

Release Date: 17th May 2024
Catalogue No: 58004
Label: Dynamic

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Cilea: Gloria

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Francesco Cilea’s Gloria, performed here in its 1932 revised edition, takes as its theme the ultimately tragic story of two lovers caught up in a conflict in 14th-century Siena. The libretto is based on Victorien Sardou’s play La Haine (Hatred) and the opera features Cilea’s refined orchestral writing inspired by the Russian and French schools, with vocal lines that are varied and rewarding. Opera Today called this production ‘musically magical’, while Operawire.com extolled the inventive and convincing staging along with Francesco Cilluffo’s compelling musical direction.

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September 2024

The score glows with colour and atmosphere – Puccini is the obvious comparison, though some of the orchestral writing is reminiscent of the young Korngold. In any case, Cilluffo is an expert advocate...It’s hard, too, to imagine a more persuasive Gloria than Anastasia Bartoli – a commanding, ardent stage presence with a rich Rioja of a voice.

July 2024

The singers vary from good to very good… Bartoli as Gloria fits the picture visually, and has a fine soprano voice which easily encompasses the demands of the role… The orchestra and chorus are fine, and project the music very well. [Cilluffo] directs his forces with aplomb.

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