Rossini: Gazza Ladra (La) (The Thieving Magpie) (Sung in English)

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La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) (Sung in English) (more info)
Performed by: Philharmonia Orchestra
Composed by: Gioachino Rossini
Conducted by: David Parry
Prunella Scales, reader
Russell Smythe, baritone
Nicholas Garrett, bass
Majella Cullagh, soprano
Nerys Jones, mezzo-soprano
Darren Jeffery, baritone
Toby Stafford-Allen, baritone
Philip Tebb, bass
Daniel Slater, vocals
John Graham Hall, tenor
Stuart Kale, tenor
Christopher Purves, baritone
Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano
Barry Banks, baritone
Jeremy White, bass


1.   Overture: Maestoso marziale - 2:23
2.   Overture: Allegro - 6:35
3.   Act I Scene 1: What a day of celebration (Servants, Pippo, Magpie) - 2:39
4.   Act I Scene 1: Get moving - do something (Lucia, Pippo, Servants, Fabrizio, Magpie) - 4:07
5.   Act I Scene 1: I can see my beloved Giannetto (Fabrizio, Lucia, Pippo, Servants) - 2:12
6.   Act I Scene 1: Oh, my heart is full of joy! (Ninetta) - 3:05
7.   Act I Scene 1: Spring is returning (Ninetta) - 3:15
8.   Act I Scene 1: Dearest Ninetta, today's a special day! (Fabrizio, Ninetta, Lucia) - 0:59
9.   Act I Scene 1: Penknives and needles, leather patches (Isacco) - 1:09
10.   Act I Scene 1: I thought so, it's old Isacco (Pippo, Isacco) - 0:29
11.   Act I Scene 1: What's that shouting? (Ninetta, Servants, Villagers, Pippo) - 1:21
12.   Act I Scene 1: Darling! Darling, let me embrace you (Giannetto, Villagers, Servants) - 0:24
13.   Act I Scene 1: Yes, even in the battle (Giannetto, Villagers) - 2:35
14.   Act I Scene 1: Goodbye for now, my darling (Giannetto, Ninetta, Lucia, Fernando) - 1:08
15.   Act I Scene 1: Yesterday, just as the sun was setting (Fernando, Ninetta) - 1:51
16.   Act I Scene 1: I can be strong no longer (Ninetta, Fernando) - 2:39
17.   Act I Scene 1: Oh, daughter, let me embrace you (Fernando, Ninetta) - 5:31
18.   Act I Scene 1: Good morning, my pretty lady (Mayor, Ninetta, Giorgio, Fernando) - 2:01
19.   Act I Scene 1: THIS IS MOST URGENT (Ninetta, Mayor, Fernando) - 2:27
20.   Act I Scene 1: Thank heavens! (Ninetta, Mayor, Fernando) - 3:21
21.   Act I Scene 1: We're alone here (Mayor, Ninetta, Fernando) - 5:08
22.   Act I Scene 1: Such madness and confusion (Fernando, Ninetta, Mayor) - 2:14
23.   Act I Scene 2: Penknives and needles, leather patches (Isacco, Ninetta, Pippo, Lucia, Mayor, Giannetto, Fabrizio, Magpie) - 3:20
24.   Act I Scene 2: This morning in the house of Fabrizio Vingradito (Mayor, Giannetto, Ninetta, Fabrizio, Lucia, Pippo) - 6:08
25.   Act I Scene 2: Did somebody want me? (Isacco, Mayor, Giannetto, Lucia, Pippo, Fabrizio, Ninetta) - 2:04
26.   Act I Scene 2: Grief and calamity tumble around me (Ninetta, Lucia, Pippo, Mayor, Giannetto, Fabrizio) - 5:14
27.   Act I Scene 2: Someone is coming (Giannetto, Ninetta, Lucia, Pippo, Fabrizio) - 0:29
28.   Act I Scene 2: Take this girl away and throw her into prison! (Mayor, Giannetto, Ninetta, Lucia, Pippo, Fabrizio, Servants, Villagers, Isacco) - 3:06

La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) (Sung in English) (more info)
Performed by: Philharmonia Orchestra
Composed by: Gioachino Rossini
Conducted by: David Parry
Prunella Scales, reader
Russell Smythe, baritone
Nicholas Garrett, bass
Majella Cullagh, soprano
Nerys Jones, mezzo-soprano
Darren Jeffery, baritone
Toby Stafford-Allen, baritone
Philip Tebb, bass
Daniel Slater, vocals
John Graham Hall, tenor
Stuart Kale, tenor
Christopher Purves, baritone
Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano
Barry Banks, baritone
Jeremy White, bass


1.   Act II Scene 1: She's shut up in that dark and dismal dungeon (Antonio, Ninetta, Giannetto) - 2:15
2.   Act II Scene 1: Maybe one day you'll forgive me (Ninetta, Giannetto) - 5:34
3.   Act II Scene 1: You'd better go, and quickly (Antonio, Giannetto, Ninetta, Mayor) - 1:21
4.   Act II Scene 1: You're so lovely, your eyes are sparkling (Mayor, Ninetta, Villagers) - 3:44
5.   Act II Scene 1: When you hear the sentence (Mayor, Villagers, Ninetta, Court) - 3:21
6.   Act II Scene 1: Mr Mayor, Mr Mayor - what are you up to? (Antonio, Pippo, Ninetta) - 0:59
7.   Act II Scene 1: Just think that tomorrow, even today (Ninetta, Pippo) - 0:37
8.   Act II Scene 1: No, no, I beg you to take it (Ninetta, Pippo) - 5:43
9.   Act II Scene 1: Lest my darling should forget me (Ninetta, Pippo) - 3:24
10.   Act II Scene 1: By unanimous verdict - we find her guilty (Judge, Giannetto, Fabrizio) - 3:06
11.   Act II Scene 1: The wheels of justice will crush the guilty (Court) - 4:40
12.   Act II Scene 1: Most unhappy of women, your fate is in the balance (Judge, Ninetta) - 3:39
13.   Act II Scene 1: God protect her! (Giannetto, Fabrizio, Mayor, Ninetta) - 3:19
14.   Act II Scene 1: But, your Honours, you're mistaken (Giannetto, Fabrizio, Mayor, Court, Ninetta, Judge, Fernando) - 1:24
15.   Act II Scene 1: Release her! (Fernando, Ninetta, Giannetto, Fabrizio, Mayor, Court) - 3:14
16.   Act II Scene 1: A chasm of sorrow is yawning before me (Ninetta, Giannetto, Fabrizio, Mayor, Fernando, Court) - 3:46
17.   Act II Scene 1: If I cried, I would weep forever (Ninetta, Giannetto, Fernando, Fabrizio, Mayor, Court) - 3:42
18.   Act II Scene 2: What a dump of a village (Ernesto, Pippo, Giorgio, Antonio) - 1:37
19.   Act II Scene 2: Bitter torment burns within you (Villagers) - 2:06
20.   Act II Scene 2: God in heaven, Oh, God of justice (Ninetta, Villagers) - 5:26
21.   Act II Scene 2: Giorgio! Giorgio! Ah, we're so happy! (Pippo, Antonio, Giorgio, Giannetto, Lucia, Fabrizio, Villagers, Mayor) - 2:36
22.   Act II Scene 2: Oh, God preserve us (Lucia, Mayor) - 1:06
23.   Act II Scene 2: We can see her, she is coming! (Pippo, Antonio, Villagers, Mayor, Giorgio, Lucia, Giannetto, Fabrizio) - 1:14
24.   Act II Scene 2: Though I hear your cries of gladness (Ninetta, Lucia, Giannetto, Fabrizio, Fernando, Pippo, Villagers, Mayor, Antonio) - 3:29
25.   Act II Scene 2: Now that the storm is over (Ninetta, Lucia, Antonio, Fabrizio, Villagers, Mayor, Pippo, Giannetto, Fernando) - 2:39

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