Verdi: Attila (Live) Münchner Rundfunkorchester & Ivan Repušić

• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901): Prelude:
• 1 Attila: Prelude (Live) 02:57
• Prologue:
• 2 Attila, Prologue: Urli, rapine (Live) 01:50
• 3 Attila, Prologue: Eroi, levatevi (Live) 02:19
• 4 Attila, Prologue: Di vergini straniere (Live) 00:56
• 5 Attila, Prologue: Allor che i forti corrono (Live) 02:33
• 6 Attila, Prologue: Bella e quell ira, o vergine (Live) 03:05
• 7 Attila, Prologue: Uldino, a me dinanzi (Attila) [Live] 05:10
• 8 Attila, Prologue: Ma se fraterno vincolo (Live) 00:54
• 9 Attila, Prologue: Vanitosi! (Live) 02:07
• 10 Attila, Prologue: Qual notte! (Live) 04:37
• 11 Attila, Prologue: Quai voci! (Live) 02:15
• 12 Attila, Prologue: Ella in poter del barbaro! (Live) 02:19
• 13 Attila, Prologue: Cessato alfine il turbine (Live) 03:47
• Act I:
• 14 Attila, Act I: Liberamente or piangi (Live) 05:39
• 15 Attila, Act I: Qual suon di passi! (Live) 01:34
• 16 Attila, Act I: Sì, quello io son (Live) 03:08
• 17 Attila, Act I: Va! Racconta al sacrilego infame (Live) 03:12
• 18 Attila, Act I: Uldino! Uldin! (Live) 01:46
• 19 Attila, Act I: Mentre gonfiarsi l anima (Live) 03:24
• 20 Attila, Act I: Oltre quel limite (Live) 02:09
• 21 Attila, Act I: Parla! Imponi! (Live) 03:44
• 22 Attila, Act I: No! Non e sogno (Live) 04:41
• Act II:
• 23 Attila, Act II: Tregua e cogl unni (Live) 02:04
• 24 Attila, Act II: Dagl immortali vertici (Live) 02:42
• 25 Attila, Act II: Che vien?... Salute ad Ezio (Live) 01:35
• 26 Attila, Act II: E gettata la mia sorte (Live) 02:29
• 27 Attila, Act II: Del ciel l immensa volta (Live) 01:23
• 28 Attila, Act II: Ezio, ben vieni! (Live) 03:35
• 29 Attila, Act II: Ah!...Lo spirto de monti (Live) 03:32
• 30 Attila, Act II: Si riaccendan le quercie (Live) 02:13
• 31 Attila, Act II: Oh, miei prodi! (Live) 02:49
• ACT III:
• 32 Attila, Act III: Qui del convengo e il loco (Live) 04:56
• 33 Attila, Act III: Che piu s indugia (Live) 02:49
• 34 Attila, Act III: Te sol quest anima (Live) 02:43
• 35 Attila, Act III: Non involarti, seguimi (Live) 04:30
• Total Runtime 01:41:26

Info for Verdi: Attila (Live)

Following Giuseppe Verdi's "Luisa Miller", with which Ivan Repušić made his debut as principal conductor of the Münchner Rundfunkorchester in September 2017, the conductor’s successful cycle of early masterpieces by the famous Italian opera composer now continues with “Attila”. In the recording of the concert performance from the Prinzregententheater, outstanding performers provide authentic fluidity and vocal splendour. This highlight of Munich musical life from the end of last year is now being released on BR-KLASSIK as a double CD. Like its predecessors "Nabucco" and "I Lombardi", Verdi's early masterpiece "Attila" is a choral opera in the best sense, and gained an enthusiastic reception from the Italian unification movement: its themes reflected the aspirations of the Risorgimento in the restless Italy of that time. The concert performance of the opera (in the original Italian) at Munich’s Prinzregententheater received an enthusiastic reception from the critics. “A feast of song” was mentioned several times, and vocal quality and the fine performances by Ildebrando D'Arcangelo and Liudmyla Monastyrska came in for special praise. The Bavarian Radio Chorus, said the critics, clearly conveyed its joy at the theatrical effect of the work, and the dramatic and dramaturgical context was delivered with great success by conductor Ivan Repušić and the Münchner Rundfunkorchester. This "Attila" is genuine theatrical Verdi: vital, powerful, passionate and full of life.

Liudmyla Monastyrska, soprano (Odabella)
Stefano La Colla, tenor (Foresto)
Stefan Sbonnik, tenor (Uldino)
George Petean, baritone (Ezlo)
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, bass-baritone (Attila)
Gabriel Rollinson, bass (Leone)

Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Ivan Repušić, conductor
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Ivan Repušić
Croatian conductor Ivan Repušić (1978) made his debut in 2011 at the Deutsche Oper with Puccini's opera La bohème, becoming the Kapellmeister for that distinguished institution the following season, and has since conducted numerous operas, including Tosca, A Masked Ball, Traviata, Macbeth, The Magic Flute, Lucia di Lammermoor, etc.

From 2010 to 2013, he served as the first Kapellmeister of the Staatsoper Hannover, where he successfully conducted performances of operas Falstaff, Otello, Tannhäuser, Eugene Onegin, La bohème, Carmen, The Obduction from the Seraglio, Faust and many others. He also made successful debuts and continued conducting at other important German opera houses, such as the Hamburg State Opera, Semperoper Dresden, Komische Oper Berlin, and Staatsoper Hannover.

He has conducted all the major Croatian orchestras and opera ensembles, as well as the Berlin Deutsche Oper, Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan, Prague Symphony Orchestra, the State Opera Orchestra Hannover, the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, etc. He performed at all the major Croatian festivals, as well as held guest performances at numerous European halls and festivals, including the famous Musikverein in Vienna, Baden Baden Festspielehaus, Konzerthaus in Berlin, Smetana Hall in Prague, and Festival Verdi Parma.

Ivan Repušić studied conducting at the Zagreb Music Academy with Igor Gjadrov and Vjekoslav Šutej, continuing his studies with renowned conductors such as Jorma Panula and Gianluigi Gelmetti, as well as assisting Kazushi Ono (Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe) and Donald Runnicles (Deutsche Oper Berlin). He began conducting in 2002, as conductor and from 2006 to 2008 as Opera Director at the Croatian National Theatre Split which resulted in an array of successful opera performances, such as Don Carlos, Aida, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi, La bohème, Manon Lescaut, Simon Boccanegra, Nabucco, Pagliacci, Eugene Onegin, etc. He was Music Director of the Split Summer Festival from 2006 to 2009, and the Dubrovnik Summer Festival from 2010 to 2012. Since 2005, he has been Chief Conductor of the Zadar Chamber Orchestra.

He was the recipient of some of the most prestigious awards in Croatia.

Beside his conducting endeavors, Repušić continually pursues his pedagogical work as Adjunct Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Split. His upcoming performances include Deutsche Oper Berlin (Tosca, Lucia di Lammermoor, Turandot, Traviata), Semperoper Dresden (Simon Boccanegra), Hamburg State Opera (La bohème), Aalto Musiktheater Essen (Falstaff), Nationaltheater Mannheim (Cavalleria rusticana, Pagliacci), concerts with Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Brussels Philharmonic, Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra and many others.

Booklet for Verdi: Attila (Live)