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Two years after the 1824 premiere of Donizetti's comic melodrama L’aio nell’imbarazzo, the composer drastically revised the work under the new title Don Gregorio. The role of Gregorio Cordebono in the original version of the opera is taken in this Donizetti Festival performance by the charismatic bass-baritone Alex Esposito, who was judged ‘masterful … heroic in his effort to make the humour shine through ... diction and coloratura were perfect.’ (bachtrack)
This album is the audio version of the audiovisual recording of Donizetti's L’aio nell’imbarazzo released in April 2024 on the Dynamic label. (DYN-37993/DYN-57993)
![DONIZETTI, G.: Aio nell'imbarazzo (L') [Opera]](../../../sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/8.660565-66.jpg "DONIZETTI, G.: Aio nell'imbarazzo (L') [Opera]")
Gaetano DONIZETTI (1797–1848)
L’aio nell’imbarazzo
Melodramma giocoso in two acts (1824)
Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti (1784–1852)
after Giovanni Giraud (1776–1834)
Marilena Ruta, Soprano • Caterina Dellaere, Mezzo-sopranoFrancesco Lucii, Lorenzo Martelli, Tenors
Alessandro Corbelli, Lorenzo Liberali, Baritones
Alex Esposito, Bass-baritone • Hana Lee, Fortepiano
Orchestra e Coro Donizetti Opera
Vincenzo Milletarì
Donizetti’s L’aio nell’imbarazzo (‘The Embarrassed Tutor’) is a melodramma giocoso in two acts, premiered to considerable acclaim in 1824. Its subject is the belated attempt by the elderly Marquis Giulio to keep his sons innocent of the ways of world and the comedy of errors that result. Two years later Donizetti drastically revised the opera, which duly appeared under the title Don Gregorio. This production uses the critical edition and restores the work, as far as possible, to Donizetti’s original conception – including excised arias, and emphasising the composer’s sparkling orchestration.
Trio: Come, come, come, come?
- Il marchese Giulio Antiquati Il marchese Giulio Antiquati Alessandro Corbelli, Baritone
- Gregorio Cordebono Gregorio Cordebono Alex Esposito, Bass-baritone
- Il marchese Enrico Il marchese Enrico Francesco Lucii, Tenor
- Madama Gilda Tallemanni Madama Gilda Tallemanni Marilena Ruta, Soprano
- Il marchese Pippetto Il marchese Pippetto Lorenzo Martelli, Tenor
- Leonarda Leonarda Caterina Dellaere, Mezzo-soprano
- Simone Simone Lorenzo Liberali, Baritone
Claudio Fenoglio, Chorus Master
Hana Lee, Fortepiano
Orchestra Donizetti Opera
![DONIZETTI, G.: Alfredo il grande [Opera] (Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, 2023) (NTSC)](../../../sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/DYN-38031.jpg "DONIZETTI, G.: Alfredo il grande [Opera] (Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, 2023) (NTSC)")
Siragusa • Fiume • Corrado
Orchestra Donizetti Opera
Hungarian Radio Choir
Rovaris • Pintor
– American Record Guide
![DONIZETTI, G.: Favorite (La) [Opera] (Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, 2022) (NTSC)](../../../sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/DYN-37992.jpg "DONIZETTI, G.: Favorite (La) [Opera] (Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, 2022) (NTSC)")
Stroppa • Camarena • Sempey • Stavinsky
Orchestra Donizetti Opera
Coro Donizetti Opera
Coro dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Frizza • Carrasco
– BBC Music Magazine
![DONIZETTI, G.: Fille du régiment (La) [Opera] (Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, 2021) (NTSC)](../../../sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/DYN-37943.jpg "DONIZETTI, G.: Fille du régiment (La) [Opera] (Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, 2021) (NTSC)")
Blanch • Lesca • Bordogna
Osborn • Spotti • Doñas
Orchestra Donizetti Opera
Coro dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala
– BBC Music Magazine ★★★★★
![DONIZETTI, G.: Elisir d'amore (L') [Opera] (Royal Opera House, 2023) (NTSC)](../../../sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/OA1385D.jpg "DONIZETTI, G.: Elisir d'amore (L') [Opera] (Royal Opera House, 2023) (NTSC)")
Sierra • Avetisyan • Terfel
Pinkhasovich • Dufresne
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera Chorus
Quatrini • Pelly
– Crescendo
![DONIZETTI, G.: Don Pasquale [Opera] (Royal Opera House, 2019) (NTSC)](../../../sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/OA1315D.jpg "DONIZETTI, G.: Don Pasquale [Opera] (Royal Opera House, 2019) (NTSC)")
Terfel • Hotea • Werba • Peretyatko
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera Chorus
Pidò • Michieletto
– The Flip Side
![DONIZETTI, G.: Convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (Le) [Opera] (Lyon Opera, 2017) (NTSC)](../../../sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/OA1335D.jpg "DONIZETTI, G.: Convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (Le) [Opera] (Lyon Opera, 2017) (NTSC)")
Naouri • Ciofi • Rice • Meloni
Orchestra and Chorus of Opéra de Lyon
Viotti • Pelly
– MusicWeb International