Munchner Rundfunkorchester: Ferdinand Herold: Zampa ou La Fiancee de marbre - COMPACT DISCS

Munchner Rundfunkorchester: Ferdinand Herold: Zampa ou La Fiancee de marbre - COMPACT DISCS

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Ferdinand Herold: Zampa ou La Fiancee de marbre

Artist:

Munchner Rundfunkorchester

Label:

Bru Zane

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

8055776010274

Genre:

Classical Artists

Release Date:

2026-09-18

Number of Discs:

2

Zampa enjoyed a triumph at the Opera-Comique on 3 May 1831. This was probably because Melesville's libretto displayed some resemblances to Mozart's Don Giovanni: a godless and lawless protagonist, the pirate Zampa, attempts to force Camille, betrothed to Alphonse, to marry him, but the statue of Alice Manfredi, one of his earlier victims, comes to life and carries him off to Hell. The action skilfully combines tragic and comic elements. In musical terms, Herold responds to the Romantic sensibilities of his time: he incorporates a few discreet 'Gothic' touches, plays on local colour (the plot unfolds in Sicily), and exploits the dramatic resources of orchestration and harmony (Berlioz noted 'chords of a wild, fantastical appearance'). Zampa amplifies the opera-comique through borrowings from grand opera: vocal styles blending French and Italian elements, spectacular events such as the eruption of Mount Etna (recalling the denouement of La Muette de Portici in 1828), and the contrast between collective and intimate scenes. The work is clearly a response to the concurrent gestation of Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable.

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