Completely mute roles in Italian Opera Buffa are more common than one thinks. It's also a hilarious concept when you stop to think about it.
Domenico Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto Pierrette Alarie, soprano; Léopold Simoneau, tenor; Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin; Lee Schaenen, conductor - French & Italian Arias and Duets. Léopold Simoneau/Pierrette Alarie - Deutsche Grammophon |
Act I duet: “Cara, non dubitar” |
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: La Serva Padrona Uberto: Petteri Salomaa, bass; Serpina: Jeanne Marie Bima, soprano; Musica Poetica Freiburg; Hans Ludwig Hirsch, conductor - Pergolesi. La Serva Padrona. Salomaa. Bima. Hans Ludwig Hirsch - Arts authentic |
Jesús Guiridi: Diez melodías vascas (1940) Euskadiko Orkestra Sinfonikoa; Jesús Angel Gómez Martínez, conductor - Sounds of the Basque Country. Basque National Orchestra - Claves Records |
I. Narrativa
II. Amorosa III. Religiosa IV. Epitalámica V. De Ronda VI. Amorosa VII. De Ronda VIII. Danza IX. Elegíaca X. Festiva |