[5] Another production was given at the Mannes College of Music in New York in 1991. The opera opens on the Spartan coast, where Paris’s followers are making offerings to Venus, imploring her to prosper Paris’s venture. parts: Paride ed Elena, Wq. Eraste, Helen’s adviser, invites Paris to the palace. Aria “Ma, chi sei” (Paride, Amore) Paride ed Elena, Wq. In most accounts, she’s the wife of Menelaus, Sparta’s king; here, she’s only betrothed to him. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It lacks, as Gluck himself admitted, the dramatic power of other works – no fathers sacrificing their children or wives dying to save their husbands – but for sheer musical pleasure, it stands in a class of its own among his works. He presses his case in a trio and duet…. A 1986 recording on Orfeo has done honorable service for Paride ed Elena … Paride ed Elena. Scoppia così la guerra tra Greci e Troiani, che provocherà infiniti lutti. In the wrong hands, even Orfeo ed Euridice, his most popular work, can seem as remote and antiquated (if not downright antediluvian) as Monteverdi’s Orfeo of 1607. Elena e Paride, una coppia una sciagura. ( Log Out /  Eraste (who is, of course, Cupid in disguise) tells Helen that Paris has left. In the final scene Paris and Helen make ready to embark for Troy. 6. About Us; Chandos Records is one of the world's premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Elena (Helen), Queen of Sparta (soprano): Katherina Schindler, Paride (Paris), son of Priam, king of Troy (castrato, now soprano): Giuseppe Millico, Amore (Amor), under the name of Erasto, Helen’s confidante (soprano): Teresa Kurz, Pallade (Pallas Athene) (soprano): Gabriella Tagliaferri, The Scene is first near Sparta, then Sparta in the royal palace. Not even Pallas Athene, descending from heaven, can make them change their minds; not even the doom of Troy. Paride ed Elena (títol original en italià, Paris i Elena) és un dramma per musica en cinc actes amb música de Christoph Willibald Gluck, la tercera de les seves òperes de reforma italianes, posterior a Orfeu ed Euridice i Alceste.Com les seves predecessores, el llibret va ser escrit per Ranieri de' Calzabigi. [7] What seems to have been the London première was on 21 October 2003, at the Barbican Hall. [20], The critic may have had in mind the concert in Berlin on 28 November 1863 when, "RARE GLUCK OPERA: 'PARIS AND HELEN' IN U. S. PREMIERE", "Gluck Work Has U. S. Bow 183 Years After Vienna Premiere", "The Language of Gluck - Evocation of His Purpose", "Billionaire required for nights of passion", "Paride ed Elena: birthday celebrations for Gluck", https://www.odysseyopera.org/2019-gluck-paride-ed-elena/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MDW3hBSuwo, "Reform romcom: Odyssey Opera's 'Paride ed Elena, "Gluck's Preamble To Trojan War Is Modern In Spirit". PARIDE ED ELENA Gluck Archiv Produktion 00289 477 5415 (2 CDs) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When I was in my teens and just beginning to collect LPs, there was a wide choice of Gluck recordings--but unfortunately they were all called Orfeo ed Euridice. After the première in the Burgtheater, Vienna, in 1770, there were 25 further performances in Vienna before 1800 (contrasting with more than 100 of his Orfeo ed Euridice and more than 70 of Alceste). Iphigénie en Aulide (Gluck) – The Opera Scribe, Paride (Paris), son of Priam, king of Troy (castrato, now soprano), Amore (Amor), under the name of Erasto, Helen’s confidante (soprano), Rrecitativo: Principe, a te sen’ viene (Un Trojano, Paride), Recitativo: Stranier, la mia Regina (Amore, Paride), Recitativo: Regina! Hardly; both are attracted, but Helen resists Paris’s flattery. SHARE. Paris, in fact, never knew this Helen. This reputation is, let it be said, misplaced. [8], There have been concert performances from time to time, and one in 1983 was followed by a recording. Paris, Prince of Troy, has come to Sparta to win Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world. Paride ed Elena es la tercera de las llamadas "óperas de reforma" del compositor germano Christoph W. Gluck. Helen asks Paris to sing her a Trojan song, and Paris sings an early version of “Drink to me only with thine eyes”. Likewise, one can hear Rossini’s opera seria in Paris’ lyrical wooing of Helen in Act III, where he melts her reserve by the pure beauty of the voice. Paris appears, and Helen at last agrees to go with him to Troy. Però Elena … The score is warm and expressive, full of 18th century grace. Aria "Le belle imagini d'un dolce amore" Paride ed Elena, Wq. Essential Opera celebrates the start of its 5th season – and Christoph Willibald Gluck’s 300th anniversary – with a passionate masterpiece, Paride ed Elena (Paris and Helen). Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out /  [6], In the UK, the first performance was in Manchester in November 1963. The hero Paris is in Sparta, having chosen Aphrodite above Hera and Athena, sacrificing to Aphrodite and seeking, with the encouragement of Erasto, the love of Helen. PLAYLIST. An epic love story that has echoed through both art and history for millenia, Paride ed Elena combines human emotions with the whims and machinations of gods and goddesses. (Amore, Elena), Recitativo: Opportuno giungesti (Amore, Elena, Paride), Solo e Coro: Va coll’ amata in seno (Pallade), Recitativo: Le vostre gioie (Amore, Elena, Paride), Terzetto: Sempre a te sarò (Paride, Elena, Amore). Gluck: Paride ed Elena. Paride ed Elena es la tercera de las llamadas "óperas de reforma" del compositor germano Christoph W. Gluck. Arias from the opera that enjoy an independent concert existence include Paris's minor-key declaration of love, "O del mio dolce ardor" (O of my gentle love), in the first act. In the second act, again in a minor key, Paris fears that he may lose Helen in "Le belle imagini" (The fair semblance) and in the fourth would prefer death to life without Helen, "Di te scordarmi, e vivere" (To forget you and to live). Change ). Easy to say, replies Paris; has she looked at herself? A live performance from Italy in 1983 was preserved on an old MRF “pirate” and boasts, as Elena, Katia Ricciarelli in her most limpid and lovely vocal state. Paride ed Elena (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːride ed ˈɛːlena]; Paris and Helen) is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck.It is the third of Gluck's so-called reform operas for Vienna, following Alceste and Orfeo ed Euridice, and the least often performed of the three.Like its predecessors, the libretto was written by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. The opera tells the story of the events between the Judgment of Paris and the flight of Paris and Helen to Troy. It seems that Gluck did not bring this opera to Paris - he was in Paris from 1773, but it was not performed there at this time. Gluck: Paride ed Elena. Listen to classical music CDs online. For such an obscure work, Paride ed Elena has been extremely lucky on records. [11][12], Odyssey Theatre staged the opera in Boston in February 2019. Duello tra Paride e Menelao, riassunto Appunto di italiano che contiene il riassunto del duello tra Paride e Menelao, tratto dall’Iliade, in cui gioca un ruolo di primo piano la figura di Elena Paride ed Elena (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːride ed ˈɛːlena]; Paris and Helen) is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck. [3][n 1], The opera received its first performance in the USA in 1954 at the Town Hall in Manhattan. Eventually, through the intervention of Erasto, who reveals himself as Cupid, she gives way, but Pallas Athene (Athena) warns them of sorrow to come. VIDEO. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. ‘O del mio dolce ardor’ was the first ever aria that I learnt to sing. È la terza opera della riforma gluckiana dopo Orfeo ed Euridice e Alceste Libretto. This reputation is, let it be said, misplaced. L’eroe trojano (Elena), Recitativo: Per te, Signor (Elena, Paride, Amore), Solo e Recitativo: Quegli occhi belli (Paride, Elena, Amore), Recitativo: Non più! Find release reviews and credits for Gluck: Paride Ed Elena - on AllMusic - 1995 Paris starts to doubt his chances of winning Helen; only Venus’s promises still give him hope. Anyone who hasn’t tried Gluck’s operas, or who is still unconvinced, will also be melted by Paride’s beauty, and fall in love with Elena and her creator. 39: Act II. (writer_of_accompanying_material) Created / Published Verlag von E.A. It was premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 3 November 1770. ( Log Out /  Those who think opera is passionate melodrama in Italian, ending with a dead soprano, may be nonplussed by Gluck’s eighteenth century treatment of Greek legends. It was performed in Vienna; the Viennese were, apparently, nonplussed; and, unlike Alceste or Orfeo, it was never staged in nor retooled for France. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Gluck: Paride ed Elena - Magdalena Kožená, Susan Gritton, Paul McCreesh on AllMusic - 2005 About Chandos. Capitolo 10 - Storia del principe Paride e della regina Elena Il re Menelao e la regina Elena vivevano felicemente a Sparta, con la loro figlia Ermione. The opera was staged at the Drottningholm Theatre in Stockholm in 1987, with Magdalena Kožená as Paris. So that in this music one must not expect to find the same force and energy; just as, in a picture representing a subject in full light, one would not expect the same effects of chiaroscuro, the same contrasts, as in a picture painted in half-light…”. “Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null, / Dead perfection, no more” (as the poet says). "The history of music is not simply the history of masterpieces… Posterity is not always fair and can be fickle, and our keenest hope is that the curiosity of the reader will be attracted to a number of works that merit more than a passing reference in music history." She dismisses him. The aria "O del mio dolce ardor" was arranged for orchestra by Tchaikovsky in October 1870.[2]. Paris and Helen meet at her royal palace and each is struck by the other's beauty. Noble, high-minded, austere, but also dull – as poised and as marmoreal as a Classical statue. It’s hard to say why Gluck didn’t bring Helen to Paris. In "Paride ed Elena," all of the roles are sung by female sopranos. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Wq.39 Paride ed Elena tells the story of their first meeting to their flight from Sparta and centers on three characters: Paris, Helen, and Cupid who is instrumental in persuading Helen to choose love over duty. Magdalena Kozená (Paride), Susan Gritton (Elena), Carolyn Sampson (Amore), Gillian Webster (Pallade) Gabrieli Consort & … . Elena a revenit la Menelaus dar, conform altor surse, după distrugerea Troiei, ar fi fugit în Asia Mică. But it didn’t capture the heart of Paris. Bampton Classical Opera Unveils Cast for Upcoming Gluck Production, "Gluck: Paride ed Elena / McCreesh, Kozená, Gritton", International Music Score Library Project, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paride_ed_Elena&oldid=1003328187, Articles containing Italian-language text, Articles with International Music Score Library Project links, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 January 2021, at 13:29. Paride ed Elena! Claron McFadden (Elena), Roberta Alexander (Paride), Dorothea Frey (Amore), Kerstin Ganninger (Pallade) Stagione Vocal Ensemble, La, Stagione, Michael Schneider Obscure operas are often obscure for a reason and a revival proves it. GLUCK: PARIDE ED ELENA 118842. Aphrodite, goddess of love, promised Paris Helen’s love, as a reward for giving her the golden apple. Gluck: Paride ed Elena . …but Helen, about to yield, orders him to leave and forget her. Nevertheless a New York Times critic wrote that it had been performed in Berlin in 1863. Classical Music Recommendations for Fellow Beginners – Exploring Unpopular Culture, 101. MP3 • • • Annotate this sheet music. Like its predecessors, the libretto was written by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. DG Archiv: E4775415. Paride Ed Elena: "Non lontana esser già parmi" By Christoph Willibald Gluck Susan Gritton, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli, Magdalena Kožen á. As Paris recovers, Helen wonders whether she should stay with him or leave. LIKE 1. No. 39: Act I. The opera was put on in Naples in 1777 but no other productions have been traced until 1901, when it was revived in Prague, and 1905, when it was produced in Hamburg (in German, in a cut version in two acts). “Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null, / Dead perfection, no more” (as the poet says). Aria "Di te scordami" Paride ed Elena, Wq. This is a trick to make her reveal her feelings, and it works. Paride ed Elena è un'opera lirica di Christoph Willibald Gluck su libretto di Ranieri de' Calzabigi rappresentata per la prima volta come Parid und Helena al Burgtheater di Vienna, il 3 novembre 1770.L'opera era dedicata al duca portoghese Giovanni di Braganza. You don’t have to make any allowances, though, for Paride ed Elena, a work as lovely and as warmly alive as its heroine. In despair Paris pleads with her, and she begins to give way. [13][14][15][16][17][18], Bampton Classical Opera plans to perform the opera in summer 2021,[19] the 2020 performances having been postponed. Gluck, let’s face it, has a reputation. (Elena, Paride, Amore), Duetto: Fingere più non so (Paride, Elena), Recitativo: Vengo, o Regina (Amore, Elena, Paride), Terzetto: Ah, lo veggo (Elena, Paride, Amore), Recitativo: Si, spietata s’accende (Paride, Elena), Recittivo: Lo temei: non mi sento (Elena), Recitatitvo: Elena a me s’asconde1 (Amore, Elena), Recitativo: Consolati, o Reigna! Fu sempre sotto la protezione di Afrodite e la sua bellezza causò una guerra che produsse infiniti lutti e rovine. Dramma per musica By Christoph Willibald Gluck Libretto: Ranieri de’ Calzabigi First performed: Burgtheater, Vienna, 3 November 1770 Dossier Gluck, let’s face it, has a reputation. Of course he knows; Eraste is Cupid in disguise. GLUCK, C.W. Paris și Elena (titlu original în limba italiană Paride ed Elena ) este o dramă muzicală din 1770 scrisă de Christoph Willibald Gluck a treia operă dintr-o trilogie care mai este formată din Orfeu și … Louis david, gli amori di paride ed elena, 1788, 02.jpg 3,456 × 2,264; 4.14 MB Paris and Helena.jpg 725 × 600; 170 KB The Love of Paris and Helen … Love your commentary of this opera! Paris pursues, Helen resists, until she yields to his love at the end – but that love, we are told by Pallas (not so much the wise Athene, grey-eyed counsellor of gods and heroes, as the jealous goddess who destroyed Arachne), will lead to war. Paris collapses, and Helen sends Eraste for help. (Paride, Elena, Amore), Terzetto: Forsè piu d’una beltà (Elena, Paride, Amore, Recitativo: Tutto qui mi sorprende (Paride), Recitativo: Prence, la tua presenza (Elena, Paride), Recitativo: Non più! About Chandos. Arias of Paris have been adapted by tenors, with transposition an octave lower, or appropriated by sopranos and mezzo-sopranos. 39: Act I. Solo quando Troia cade Elena fa ritorno in patria. Mireille Asselin sings the role of Helen, Meghan Lindsay performs as Paris in a trouser role and Erica Schuller plays Cupid. Una bellezza fatale a un'intera città La bellissima Elena è la sposa di Menelao, re di Sparta. “It does not provide the composer,” Gluck wrote in the score’s dedication, “with those strong passions, those great images, those tragic situations which, in Alceste, move the spectators so deeply, and give such great opportunities for artistic effect. Love at first sight? Il Libro Secondo dell’Iliade si è chiuso sull’immagine dei due eserciti, quello acheo e quello troiano, schierati nella pianura del fiume Scamandro. Iliade Libro Terzo. It is the third of Gluck's so-called reform operas for Vienna, following Alceste and Orfeo ed Euridice, and the least often performed of the three. The chorus “Vieni al mar” anticipates “Scenda amor” in Idomeneo, while the orchestral opening to the last scene sounds a lot like “Soave al vento”! 1:01 PREVIEW Paride Ed Elena: "Sì, spietata. Ernest Newman considered the following duet, which “opposes Helen’s sense of duty to the passion of Paris”, “the finest psychological expression in the whole opera”. This time it’s through a letter, urging her to elope with him. Helen realises that he’s serenading (and trying to seduce) her, and orders him to stop. 39: Act II. (Presumably this isn’t an authentic historical recreation; the Viennese censor would have raised objections to a nude chorus.) Deutsche Grammophon 0289 477 5415 2. Di lei si innamora Paride, che la porta con sé a Troia. Alone, Helen is torn between love and duty, but resolves to be virtuous. La información incluida dentro del libro del presente CD informa de esta manera: mientras que Orfeo ed Euridice forma parte del repertorio actual y Alceste (su segunda ópera de reforma) aparece ocasionalmente, Paride ed Elena continua hasta la fecha siendo un tesoro oculto. Paride ed Elena Alt ernative. Paris and Helen’s first meeting, in the Spartan throne room. 39: Act I. GLUCK, C.W. Title Dramma per musica in cinque atti Name Translations Pâris et Hélène; Paris y Elena; Paris și Elena; Парис и Елена; パリーデとエレーナ: Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 305406388; BNF: 140135857: Composer Gluck, Christoph Willibald: Opus/Catalogue Number Op./Cat. 39: Act II. The score clearly influenced Mozart (and can be compared to his operas without doing either a disservice). Riassunto del Libro Terzo dell’Iliade Iliade Libro Terzo: il duello tra Paride e Menelao. Paris and Helen watch the Spartan athletes perform gymnastics in the palace courtyard. Aria "Spiagge amate" Paride ed Elena, Wq. Gluck’s works are intense, subordinating music to drama (anticipating and earning the approval of Wagner), and with memorable tunes to boot. Paris enters, and describes his longing for Helen. German Contributor Names Gluck, Christoph Willibald -- Ritter von -- 1714-1787 (composer) Stransky, Josef. Paride ed Elena Christoph Willibald Gluck. Buy download online. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2005 CD release of Paride Ed Elena on Discogs. Una delle coppie più famose in questo secondo episodio del mio podcast! Ora, il Libro Terzo dell’Iliade si apre sui due eserciti che marciano l’uno contro l’altro. Elena era la più bella donna del mondo antico, la più famosa, la più amata, ma successivamente anche la più odiata. Aria "O del mio dolce ardor" Paride ed Elena, Wq. : Paride ed Elena [Opera] C6 0027. Helen of Troy, legend says, was the most beautiful woman in the world – and Gluck’s opera is one of the most beautiful I know. Label: Archiv Produktion - 00289 477 5415 • Format: 2x, CD • Country: Europe • Genre: Classical • Style: Opera : Paride ed Elena [Opera] by Christoph Willibald Gluck. BUY TICKETS. Magdalena Kozená (Paride), Susan Gritton (Elena), Carolyn Sampson (Amore), and  Gillian Webster (Pallide), with the Gabrieli Consort and Players, conducted by Paul McCreesh. Buy download online. Noble, high-minded, austere, but also dull – as poised and as marmoreal as a Classical statue. Paride ed Elena (Paris and Helen) is the third of Gluck's so-called reform operas for Vienna, following Alceste (Alcestis) and Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydice), and the least often performed of the three. Distraught, she warns women not to trust men’s tears and sighs. The story is simple; it moves in a straight line, without any complications, yet holds the attention throughout. His second aria is "Spiagge amate" (Beloved shores). [9][10], In 2014 Essential Opera performed the opera in Toronto and Kitchener, Canada. He knows why Paris has come, and Venus herself will help him. Capriccio: C60027-2. Crystal Manich’s winning and amusing production of Gluck’s Paride ed Elena for Odyssey Opera proved exactly the opposite. – Vincent Giroud, First performed: Burgtheater, Vienna, 3 November 1770. La información incluida dentro del libro del presente CD informa de esta manera: mientras que Orfeo ed Euridice forma parte del repertorio actual y Alceste (su segunda ópera de reforma) aparece ocasionalmente, Paride ed Elena continua hasta la fecha siendo un tesoro oculto.