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Arrigo Boito
Person · male · Kingdom of Italy · Padua · born 1842 · died 1918 · recording since 1985
Italian poet and opera composer and librettist of Verdi's opera ''Otello'' (1842-1918)
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Also known as Arrigo Boϊto · Tobia Gorrio · 阿里戈·博伊托
Timeline
13 events▣ Album 10◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1840s
1910s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Berlioz: Requiem / Boito: Prologue to Mefistofele / Verdi: Te Deum
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
· Album
Album: Strauss: Scenes from “Salome“ / 5 Lieder / Boito: Prologue from “Mefistofele”
Album
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2010s
2020s
Biography
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Biography
Arrigo Boito (Italian: [arˈriːɡo ˈbɔito]; born Enrico Giuseppe Giovanni Boito; 24 February 1842 – 10 June 1918) was an Italian librettist, composer, poet and critic whose only completed opera was Mefistofele. Among the operas for which he wrote the libretti are Giuseppe Verdi's monumental last two operas Otello and Falstaff as well as Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda.
Along with Emilio Praga and his brother Camillo Boito, he is regarded as one of the prominent representatives of the Scapigliatura (Italian bohemian) artistic movement. He wrote essays under the anagrammatic pseudonym of Tobia Gorrio.
Biography
Boito was born in Padua. He was the son of Silvestro Boito, a painter of miniatures, who was not of noble birth but passed himself off as a nobleman, and his wife, a Polish countess, Józefina Radolińska. His older brother, Camillo Boito, was an Italian architect and engineer as well as a noted art critic, art historian and novelist.
Boito studied music at the Milan Conservatory with Alberto Mazzucato until 1861, where he was a contemporary of Albert Visetti and Amintore Galli. In 1866, with Galli, Franco Faccio, and Emilio Praga, Boito fought under Giuseppe Garibaldi in the Seven Weeks' War in which the Kingdom of Italy and Prussia fought against Austria, after which Venice was ceded to Italy.
Between 1887 and 1894, he had an affair with the celebrated actress Eleonora Duse. Their relationship was carried out in a highly clandestine manner, presumably because of Boito's many aristocratic friends and acquaintances. Despite this, their voluminous correspondence over the years survives. The two remained on good terms until his death.
Towards the end of his musical career, Boito succeeded Giovanni Bottesini as director of the Parma Conservatory after the latter's death in 1889 and held the post until 1897. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Music from the University of Cambridge in 1893, and on his death in Milan, he was interred there in the Cimitero Monumentale. He was an atheist.
A memorial concert was given in his honour at La Scala in 1948. The orchestra was conducted by Arturo Toscanini. Recorded in very primitive sound, the concert has been issued on CD.
Career in music
Boito wrote very little music, but completed (and later destroyed) the opera Ero e Leandro and left incomplete a further opera, Nerone, which he had been working at, on and off, between 1877 and 1915. Excluding its last act, for which Boito left only a few sketches, Nerone was finished after his death by Arturo Toscanini and Vincenzo Tommasini and premiered at La Scala in 1924. He also left a Symphony in A minor in manuscript.
Mefistofele
His only completed opera, Mefistofele, based on Goethe's Faust, was given its first performance on 5 March 1868, at La Scala, Milan. The premiere, which he conducted himself, was badly received, provoking riots and duels over its supposed "Wagnerism", and it was closed by the police after two performances. Verdi commented, "He aspires to originality but succeeds only at being strange." Boito withdrew the opera from further performances to rework it, and it had a more successful second premiere, in Bologna on 10 April 1875. This revised and drastically cut version also changed Faust from a baritone to a tenor. Mefistofele is the only work of his performed with any regularity today, and Enrico Caruso included its two tenor arias in his first recording session. The prologue to the opera, set in Heaven, is a favourite concert excerpt.
Libretti
Boito's literary powers never waned. As well as writing the libretti for his own operas, he wrote them for greater operas by two other composers. As "Tobia Gorrio" (an anagram of his name), he provided the libretto for Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda.
Collaboration with Verdi
Shortly after he had collaborated with Verdi on Inno delle nazioni ("Anthem of the Nations", London, 1862), Boito offended him in a toast to his long-time friend, the composer (and later conductor) Franco Faccio. The rapprochement was effected by the music publisher Giulio Ricordi, whose long-term aim was to persuade Verdi to write another opera. Verdi agreed that Boito should revise the libretto of the original 1857 Simon Boccanegra. Musicologist Roger Parker speculates that this was based on a desire to "test the possibility" of working with Boito, before possibly embarking on a larger project. The revised Boccanegra premiered to great acclaim in 1881. With that, their mutual friendship and respect blossomed, and that larger project became Otello. Although Verdi's aim to write the music for an opera based on Shakespeare's King Lear never came to fruition (despite the existence of a libretto), Boito provided subtle and resonant libretti not just for Otello (based on Shakespeare's play Othello) but also for Falstaff (which was based on two other Shakespeare plays, The Merry Wives of Windsor and parts of Henry IV). After those many years of close association, when Verdi died in 1901, Boito was at his bedside.
Libretti by Boito
The years given are those of the premieres. Boito also provided the text to Verdi's cantata Inno delle Nazioni which was first given on 24 May 1862 at Her Majesty's Theatre, London.
Recordings
Recordings of two operas exist:
Mefistofele
Nerone
Depictions in media
The play After Aida — a 1985 play-with-music by Julian Mitchell — depicts the struggle of Giulio Ricordi and Franco Faccio to get the retired Verdi to collaborate with young Boito on a project, which resulted in Otello.
In November 2001, Tell Giulio the Chocolate is Ready, a radio play by Murray Dahm, was produced and broadcast by Radio New Zealand. The play is based on the letters of the Verdi-Boito correspondence and explores the genesis and production of Verdi and Boito's opera Otello. The play and broadcast included those sections of the opera as they appeared in the correspondence (such as Iago's Credo).
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 47 | 96.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -67 | 5.8th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (13 release groups · 10 studio albums)
Albums · 10
1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 37 tracks · 2:26:39
Disc 11Mefistofele: Prologo in Cielo. Preludio5:382Mefistofele: Prologo in Cielo. "Ave, Signor degli angeli e dei santi!"3:593Mefistofele: Prologo in Cielo. "Ave Signor!"4:074Mefistofele: Prologo in Cielo. "T'è noto Faust?"3:035Mefistofele: Prologo in Cielo. "Siam nimbi volanti dai limbi"2:126Mefistofele: Prologo in Cielo. "Salve Regina!"6:347Mefistofele: Act 1. "Perchè di là?"4:298Mefistofele: Act 1. "Al soave raggiar di primavera"5:159Mefistofele: Act 1. "Sediam sovra quel sasso"6:3310Mefistofele: Act 1. "Dai campi, dai prati"3:1811Mefistofele: Act 1. "Che baccano!"1:2212Mefistofele: Act 1. "Sono lo spirito che nega"4:4813Mefistofele: Act 1. "Se tu mi doni un'ora di riposo"3:54Disc 21Mefistofele: Act 2. "Cavaliero illustre e saggio"5:202Mefistofele: Act 2. "Dimmi se credi, Enrico"4:543Mefistofele: Act 2. "Dio clemente, nuova, ignara"2:054Mefistofele: Act 2. "Su, cammina, cammina, cammina"2:555Mefistofele: Act 2. "Folletto"1:236Mefistofele: Act 2. "Ascolta!"3:297Mefistofele: Act 2. "Popoli! E scettro e clamide"2:358Mefistofele: Act 2. "Ecco il mondo"5:509Mefistofele: Act 2. "Ah! su! riddiamo, riddiamo"3:4710Mefistofele: Act 3. "L'altra notte in fondo al mare"7:4811Mefistofele: Act 3. "Dio di pietà! son essi!"5:2512Mefistofele: Act 3. "Lontano, lontano, lontano"2:5113Mefistofele: Act 3. "Sorge il di!"2:0114Mefistofele: Act 3. "Spunta l'aurora pallida"3:43Disc 31Mefistofele: Act 4. "La luna immobile"3:592Mefistofele: Act 4. "Ecco la notte del classico Sabba"2:353Mefistofele: Act 4. Danza2:184Mefistofele: Act 4. "Ah! Trionfi ad Elena"1:015Mefistofele: Act 4. "Notte cupa, truce"3:586Mefistofele: Act 4. "Forma ideal, purissima"3:407Mefistofele: Act 4. "O incantesimo! parla! parla!"6:068Mefistofele: Epilogo. "Cammina, cammina,..."4:569Mefistofele: Epilogo. "Giunto sul passo estremo"5:1710Mefistofele: Epilogo. "Ave Signor, Signor degli angeli"3:311993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 37 tracks · 2:20:55
Disc 11Mefistofele: Prologo Preludio5:512Mefistofele: Prologue "Ave, Signor degli angeli e dei santi!" (Falangi Celesti)3:293Mefistofele: Prologue "Ave Signor!" (Mefistofele)4:144Mefistofele: Prologue "T'è noto Faust?" (Chorus Myticus)3:105Mefistofele: Prologue "Siam nimbi volanti dai limbi" (Cherubini)2:166Mefistofele: Prologue "Salve Regina!" (Le Penitenti)6:247Mefistofele: Atto I. "Perchè di là?" (Coro)4:258Mefistofele: Atto I. "Al soave raggiar di primavera" (Faust)4:489Mefistofele: Atto I. "Sediam sovra quel sasso" (Faust)6:1710Mefistofele: Atto I. "Dai campi, dai prati" (Faust)2:5311Mefistofele: Atto I. "Che baccano!" (Mefistofele)1:2012Mefistofele: Atto I. "Sono lo spirito che nega" (Mefistofele)4:4313Mefistofele: Atto I. "Se tu mi doni un'ora di riposo" (Faust)3:5814Mefistofele: Atto II, Scena I. "Cavaliero illustre e saggio" (Margherita)5:0615Mefistofele: Atto II, Scena I. "Dimmi se credi, Enrico" (Margherita)4:0016Mefistofele: Atto II, Scena I. "Dio clemente, nuova, ignara" (Margherita)2:03Disc 21Mefistofele: Atto II, Scena II. "Su, cammina, cammina, cammina" (Mefistofele)3:142Mefistofele: Atto II, Scena II. "Folletto" (Faust)1:183Mefistofele: Atto II, Scena II. "Ascolta!" (Mefistofele)3:254Mefistofele: Atto II, Scena II. "Popoli! E scettro e clamide" (Mefistofele)2:425Mefistofele: Atto II, Scena II. "Ecco il mondo" (Mefistofele)5:546Mefistofele: Atto II, Scena II. "Ah! su! riddiamo, riddiamo" (Streghe, Stregoni)3:367Mefistofele: Atto III. "L'altra notte in fondo al mare" (Margherita)7:448Mefistofele: Atto III. "Dio di pietà! son essi!" (Margherita)4:459Mefistofele: Atto III. "Lontano, lontano, lontano" (Faust, Margherita)2:1310Mefistofele: Atto III. "Sorge il dì" (Mefistofele)1:5311Mefistofele: Atto III. "Spunta l'aurora pallida" (Mefistofele)3:2912Mefistofele: Atto IV. "La luna immobile" (Elena)4:0313Mefistofele: Atto IV. "Ecco la notte del classico Sabba" (Mefistofele)2:2214Mefistofele: Atto IV. Danza2:2015Mefistofele: Atto IV. "Ah! Trionfi ad Elena" (Coretidi)1:0516Mefistofele: Atto IV. "Notte cupa, truce" (Elena)3:4817Mefistofele: Atto IV. "Forma ideal, purissima" (Faust)3:4118Mefistofele: Atto IV. "O incantesimo! parla! parla!" (Elena)5:3719Mefistofele: Epilogo "Cammina, cammina..." (Mefistofele)4:4220Mefistofele: Epilogo "Giunto sul passo estremo" (Faust)4:4221Mefistofele: Epilogo "Ave Signor, Signor degli angeli" (Falangi Celesti)3:251999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:13:55
1Mefistofele - Prologio: Preludio5:482Mefistofele - Prologio: Ave, Signor degli angeli e dei santi!3:343Mefistofele - Atto I: Sedium sovra quel sasso6:314Mefistofele - Atto I: Dai campi, dai prati3:325Mefistofele - Atto I: Che baccano!1:196Mefistofele - Atto I: Sono lo spirito che nega4:377Mefistofele - Atto I: Se tu mi doni un'ora di riposo3:598Mefistofele - Atto II: Cavaliero illustre e saggio5:099Mefistofele - Atto II: Dimmi se credi, Enrico, nella religione4:2110Mefistofele - Atto II: Dio clemente, nuova, ignara son1:5711Mefistofele - Atto III: L'altra notte in fondo al mare7:4912Mefistofele - Atto III: Dio di pietà! son essi!4:3313Mefistofele - Atto III: Lontano, lontano, lontano2:1614Mefistofele - Atto III: Sorge il di!1:5115Mefistofele - Atto III: Spunta l'aurora pallida3:2816Mefistofele - Epilogo: Cammina, cammina,...4:4217Mefistofele - Epilogo: Giunto sul passo estremo5:0418Mefistofele - Epilogo: Ave Signor, Signor degli angeli3:252003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 34 tracks · 2:10:38
Disc 11Mefistofele: Prologo in cielo. “Preludio”4:162Mefistofele: Prologo in cielo. “Ave Signor degli Angeli” (Chor)4:063Mefistofele: Prologo in cielo. “Ave Signor” (Mefistofele)3:594Mefistofele: Prologo in cielo. “Té noto Faust?” (Mefistofele, Chor)3:545Mefistofele: Prologo in cielo. “Fratelli teniamci per man” (Chor)4:186Mefistofele: Prologo in cielo. “Ave, Ave” (Chor)3:087Mefistofele: Akt 1. “Perchè di la?” (Chor)3:488Mefistofele: Akt 1. “Al soave raggiar” (Faust, Wagner)4:379Mefistofele: Akt 1. “Sediam sovra quel sasso” (Faust, Wagner, Chor)4:5010Mefistofele: Akt 1. “Dai campi, dai prati” (Faust, Mefistofele)4:2311Mefistofele: Akt 1. “Una parte vivente” (Mefistofele, Faust)4:0912Mefistofele: Akt 1. “Strano figlio del Caos” (Faust, Mefistofele)4:3113Mefistofele: Akt 2. “Cavaliero illustre e saggio”4:3014Mefistofele: Akt 2. “Dimmi se credi, Enrico” (Margherita, Faust)2:5915Mefistofele: Akt 2. “Addio, convien ch’io vada” (Margherita, Marta, Faust, Mefistofele)3:16Disc 21Mefistofele: Akt 2. “Su, cammina, cammina” (Mefistofele, Faust, Chor)3:162Mefistofele: Akt 2. “Folletto, folletto” (Mefistofele, Faust, Chor)2:313Mefistofele: Akt 2. “Siam salvi” (Mefistofele, Chor)4:004Mefistofele: Akt 2. “Ecco il mondo” (Mefistofele)2:395Mefistofele: Akt 2. “Riddiamo…riddiamo” (Faust, Mefistofele, Chor)3:086Mefistofele: Akt 2. “Ridda e fuga infernale” (Chor)3:087Mefistofele: Akt 3. “Vorspiel”2:518Mefistofele: Akt 3. “L’altra notte in fondo all mare” (Margherita)3:399Mefistofele: Akt 3. “Salvala!” (Margherita, Mefistofele, Faust)4:3610Mefistofele: Akt 3. “Lontano, lontano” (Margherita, Mefistofele, Faust)4:0311Mefistofele: Akt 3. “Spunta l’aurora pallida” (Margherita, Mefistofele, Faust, Chor)3:0212Mefistofele: Akt 4. “La luna immobile” (Elena, Pantalis, Faust, Mefistofele)4:0413Mefistofele: Akt 4. “Delibe l’aura” (Faust, Mefistofele)3:5014Mefistofele: Akt 4. “Notte cupa, truce” (Elena, Chor)4:1615Mefistofele: Akt 4. “Forma ideal purissima” (Elena, Pantalis, Faust, Mefistofele, Nereo, Chor)4:1516Mefistofele: Akt 4. “Dimmi come farò a parlar” (Elena, Faust, Chor)4:2617Mefistofele: Epilog. “Cammina, cammina” (Mefistofele, Faust)4:1318Mefistofele: Epilog. “Giunto sul passo estremo” (Faust, Mefistofele)4:1819Mefistofele: Epilog. “Vien! Io distendo questo mantel” (Mefistofele, Faust, Chor)3:392003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 28 tracks · 2:15:25
Disc 11Prologue - Introduction4:472Prologue - Ave, Signor degli angeli e dei santi3:293Prologue - Signor, perdona se il mio gergo4:204Prologue - T'è noto Faust3:345Prologue - Fratelli, teniamoci per mano7:386Act I - Perché di là4:007Act I - Al soave raggiar di primavera5:028Act I - Sediam sovra quel sasso4:549Act I - Dai campi, dai prati4:4010Act I - Son lo spirto che nega7:4911Act II - Cavaliero illutre e saggio4:2812Act II - Dimmi, se credi, Enrico6:41Disc 21Act II - Su, cammina, cammina, cammina9:432Act II - Ecco il mondo3:073Act II - Stupor! Stupor!5:194Act III - L'altra notte in fando al mare6:555Act III - Salvala!2:006Act III - Ecco, la strada è questa3:317Act III - Lontano, lontano, lontano4:308Act III - Spunta l'aurora pallido3:209Act IV - La luna immobile3:5810Act IV - Ecco la notte del classico Sabba5:5011Act IV - Notte cupa, truce4:3312Act IV - Forma ideal, purissima4:1813Act IV - Amore! mistero!4:2314Epilogue - Cammina, cammina, superbo pensier4:3815Epilogue - Giunto sul passo estremo4:4316Epilogue - Ave, Signor degli angeli e dei santi3:15Mefistofele (Frankfurter museumsorchester)
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:00:35
1PROLOGO: Preludio5:362PROLOGO: Ave signor (Falangi celesti)3:203PROLOGO: Ave signor (Mefistofele)4:064PROLOGO: T' è noto faust2:315PROLOGO: Siam nimbi volanti dai limbi1:366PROLOGO: Salve regina5:537ATTO: I. SCENA 1: Perchè di là3:478ATTO: I. SCENA 1: Al soave raggiar4:389ATTO: I. SCENA 1: Sediam sovra quel sasso5:5510ATTO: I. SCENA 2: Ah! Ah! Ah!4:2311ATTO: I. SCENA 2: Son lo spirito3:2112ATTO: I. SCENA 2: Strano figlio del caos4:5513ATTO: II. SCENA 1: Cavaliero illustre e saggio10:342005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 37 tracks · 2:26:37
Disc 11Mefistofele: Prologue. Preludio5:382Mefistofele: Prologue. Ave, Signor degli angeli e dei santi! (Falangi Celesti)3:593Mefistofele: Prologue. Ave Signor! (Mefistofele)4:074Mefistofele: Prologue. T'è noto Faust? (Chorus Mysticus)3:035Mefistofele: Prologue. Siam nimbi volanti dai limbi (Cherubini)2:126Mefistofele: Prologue. Slave Regina! (Le Penitenti)6:347Mefistofele: Act I. Perchè di là? (Coro)4:298Mefistofele: Act I. Al soave raggiar di primavera (Faust)5:159Mefistofele: Act I. Sediam sovra quel sasso (Faust)6:3310Mefistofele: Act I. Dai campi, dai prati (Faust)3:1811Mefistofele: Act I. Che baccano! (Mefistofele)1:2212Mefistofele: Act I. Sono lo spirito che nega (Mefistofele)4:4813Mefistofele: Act I. Se tu mi doni un'ora di riposo (Faust)3:5414Mefistofele: Act II, Scene I. Cavaliero illustre e saggio (Margherita)5:2015Mefistofele: Act II, Scene I. Dimmi se credi, Enrico (Margherita)4:5416Mefistofele: Act II, Scene I. Dio clemente, nuova, ignara (Margherita)1:57Disc 21Mefistofele: Act II, Scene II. Su, cammina, cammina, cammina (Mefistofele)2:562Mefistofele: Act II, Scene II. Folletto! (Faust)1:233Mefistofele: Act II, Scene II. Ascolta! (Mefistofele)3:294Mefistofele: Act II, Scene II. Popoli! e scettro e clamide (Mefistofele)2:355Mefistofele: Act II, Scene II. Ecco il mondo (Mefistofele)5:506Mefistofele: Act II, Scene II. Ah! su! riddiamo, riddiamo (Streghe, Stregoni)3:477Mefistofele: Act III. L'altra notte in fondo al mare (Margherita)7:488Mefistofele: Act III. Dio di pietà! son essi! (Margherita)5:259Mefistofele: Act III. Lontano, lontano, lontano (Faust, Margherita)2:5110Mefistofele: Act III. Sorge il dì! (Mefistofele)2:0111Mefistofele: Act III. Spunta l'aurora pallida (Margherita)3:4812Mefistofele: Act IV. La luna immobile (Elena)3:5913Mefistofele: Act IV. Ecco la notte del classico Sabba (Mefistofele)2:3514Mefistofele: Act IV. Danza2:1815Mefistofele: Act IV. Ah! Trionfi ad Elena (Coretidi)1:0116Mefistofele: Act IV. Notte cupa, truce (Elena)3:5817Mefistofele: Act IV. Forma ideal, purissima (Faust)3:4018Mefistofele: Act IV. O incantesimo! parla! parla! (Elena)6:0619Mefistofele: Epilogue. Cammina, cammina, ... (Mefistofele)4:5620Mefistofele: Epilogue. Giunto sul passo estremo (Faust)5:1721Mefistofele: Epilogue. Ave Signor, Signor degli angeli (Falangi Celesti)3:31Strauss: Scenes from “Salome“ / 5 Lieder / Boito: Prologue from “Mefistofele”
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:20
1Salome, op. 54, TrV 215: Schluss‐Szene “Es ist kein Laut zu vernehmen”17:172Salome, op. 54, TrV 215: Tanz der sieben Schleier9:3835 Lieder mit Orchesterbegleitung, op. 27 no. 2, TrV 170: Cäcilie1:5945 Lieder mit Orchesterbegleitung, op. 41 no. 1, TrV 195: Wiegenlied4:1855 Lieder mit Orchesterbegleitung, op. 37 no. 2, TrV 187: Ich liebe dich2:1465 Lieder mit Orchesterbegleitung, op. 27 no. 4, TrV 170: Morgen3:4575 Lieder mit Orchesterbegleitung, op. 10 no. 1, TrV 141: Zueignung1:378Mefistofele: Prologo in cielo: I. Tempo. Preludio e coro9:519Mefistofele: Prologo in cielo: II. Tempo. Scherzo strumentale “Ave, Signor”4:1510Mefistofele: Prologo in cielo: Intermezzo dramatico “T’è noto Faust?”3:1611Mefistofele: Prologo in cielo: III. Tempo. Scherzo vocale ”Siam nimbi – volanti – dai limbi”2:0412Mefistofele: Prologo in cielo: IV. Salmodia finale “Salve Regina! S’innalzi un’eco”6:062011 · studio album
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Disc 11Mefistofele: Prologue in Heaven: Prelude4:432Mefistofele: Prologue in Heaven: Ave, Signor degli angeli3:143Mefistofele: Prologue in Heaven: Ave, Signor4:064Mefistofele: Prologue in Heaven: T'è noto Faust?2:495Mefistofele: Prologue in Heaven: Siam nimbi volanti1:576Mefistofele: Prologue in Heaven: Salve Regina6:207Mefistofele: Act I: Scene 1, Easter Sunday: Perché di là?3:558Mefistofele: Act I: Scene 1, Easter Sunday: Al soave raggiar di primavera4:329Mefistofele: Act I: Scene 1, Easter Sunday: Sediam sovra quel sasso5:3310Mefistofele: Act I: Scene 2, The Pact: Dai campi, dai prati4:2311Mefistofele: Act I: Scene 2, The Pact: Son lo Spirito che nega4:2712Mefistofele: Act I: Scene 2, The Pact: Se tu mi doni3:5513Mefistofele: Act II: Scene 1, The Garden: Cavaliero illustre e saggio4:5514Mefistofele: Act II: Scene 1, The Garden: Dimmi se credi, Enrico, nella religione?6:13Disc 21Mefistofele: Act II: Scene 2, Walpurgis Night: Su cammina, cammina, cammina7:122Mefistofele: Act II: Scene 2, Walpurgis Night: Popoli! E scettro e clamide2:303Mefistofele: Act II: Scene 2, Walpurgis Night: Ecco il mondo3:174Mefistofele: Act II: Scene 2, Walpurgis Night: Stupor! Stupor!2:015Mefistofele: Act II: Scene 2, Walpurgis Night: Su! Riddiam, riddiamo3:596Mefistofele: Act III, The Death of Margherita: L'altra notte in fondo al mare6:597Mefistofele: Act III, The Death of Margherita: Dio di pieta!4:558Mefistofele: Act III, The Death of Margherita: Lontano, lontano4:159Mefistofele: Act III, The Death of Margherita: Spunta l'aurora pallida3:4810Mefistofele: Act IV, Night of the Classical Sabbath: La luna immobile5:3811Mefistofele: Act IV, Night of the Classical Sabbath: Andantino danzante2:0812Mefistofele: Act IV, Night of the Classical Sabbath: Ah! Trionfi ad Elena!5:2413Mefistofele: Act IV, Night of the Classical Sabbath: Forma ideal purissima8:0114Mefistofele: Epilogue, The Death of Faust: Cammina4:0415Mefistofele: Epilogue, The Death of Faust: Giunto sul passo estremo4:0316Mefistofele: Epilogue, The Death of Faust: Vien! Lo distendo questo mantel3:532025 · studio album
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Disc 11Nerone, Atto I: «Canto d’amore vola col vento» (3 Voci femminili, Coro, Simon Mago, Tigellino, Voce di basso, Nerone, Voce di tenore)4:462Nerone, Atto I: «Queste ad un lido fatal» (Nerone, Simon Mago, Tigellino, 2 Viandanti, Asteria)6:173Nerone, Atto I: «Sei còlta – Chi ama la morte» (Simon Mago, Asteria)4:574Nerone, Atto I: «Dove ancor lo scontrasti?» (Simon Mago, Asteria)3:285Nerone, Atto I: «Padre nostro che sei ne’ cieli» (Rubria, Asteria)3:056Nerone, Atto I: «Fanuèl! – Non t’alzar» (Rubria, Fanuèl, Simon Mago)3:297Nerone, Atto I: «Gloria al tuo Dio dall’alto di queste tombe!» (Simon Mago, Fanuèl)6:188Nerone, Atto I: «Nessun ci segue?» (Nerone, Tigellino)3:119Nerone, Atto I: «Egli è là, s’appressa, s’ode il clamor!» (Coro, Tigellino, Nerone, Dositèo, Gobrias, Lo Schiavo ammonitore)8:3210Nerone, Atto II: «Stupor! Portento!» (Coro, Gobrias, Dositèo, Simon Mago, Cerinto, Uno Schiavo del tempio)5:2611Nerone, Atto II: «Non cantan più» (Simon Mago, Gobrias, Asteria, Nerone)7:4912Nerone, Atto II: «Sparisci! No… no. Sei del miraglio l’illusion» (Nerone, Asteria, Voce dell’Oracolo)7:2613Nerone, Atto II: «Cieca la salma nell’orror ripiomba…» (Asteria, Nerone, Voce dell’Oracolo, Dositèo)4:0414Nerone, Atto II: «Pretoriani! Accorrete! Mirate!» (Nerone, Gobrias, Coro, Simon Mago, Asteria)5:31Disc 21Nerone, Atto III: «E vedendo le turbe ad udir pronte» (Fanuèl, Coro, Rubria, Pèrside)5:092Nerone, Atto III: «A te i ligustri – A te l’allor» (Rubria, Pèrside, Coro, Asteria)4:173Nerone, Atto III: «Di pace… una dolente…» (Asteria, Rubria)3:414Nerone, Atto III: «Fanuèl… Fanuèl…» (Rubria, Fanuèl, Gobrias)4:565Nerone, Atto III: «Va’ guardingo, attento esplora» (Simon Mago, Gobrias, Rubria, Fanuèl)2:316Nerone, Atto III: «Furar tentai ciò che negasti» (Simon Mago, Fanuèl, Coro, Rubria)2:227Nerone, Atto III: «Vivete in pace» (Fanuèl, Coro, Rubria, Pèrside)7:268Nerone, Atto IV Parte 1: «Vittoria!» (Coro)2:189Nerone, Atto IV Parte 1: «I verdi han vinto… è salva Roma» (Gobrias, Simon Mago, Coro)3:0810Nerone, Atto IV Parte 1: «Che vuoi dir?» (Nerone, Tigellino, Coro, Gobrias, Simon Mago, Fanuèl)6:0411Nerone, Atto IV Parte 1: «Una Vestale! – Sien salvi!» (Coro, Nerone, Rubria, Simon Mago, Fanuèl, Gobrias, Tigellino)6:3212Nerone, Atto IV Parte 1: «L’incendio è nelle fornici» (Gobrias, Coro)3:1213Nerone, Atto IV Parte 2: «Scendi. Cerchiam tra i morti» (Asteria, Fanuèl)2:5314Nerone, Atto IV Parte 2: «Ciel!… Respira!… Vivrà!» (Fanuèl, Asteria, Rubria)2:5915Nerone, Atto IV Parte 2: «Una mano pia ti ricoperse colla bianca stola» (Fanuèl, Rubria)3:1616Nerone, Atto IV Parte 2: «M’odi… la morte a ogni attimo mi strugge…» (Rubria, Fanuèl)4:2617Nerone, Atto IV Parte 2: «Sento che ascende l’ombra d’un vespero strano» (Rubria, Fanuèl)3:2418Nerone, Atto IV Parte 2: «Rubria – L’incendio ne avvolge!» (Fanuèl, Asteria)3:15
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Berlioz: Requiem / Boito: Prologue to Mefistofele / Verdi: Te DeumSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 2:05:56Disc 1 1Requiem, op. 5: I. Requiem et kyrie11:21 2Requiem, op. 5: II. Dies irae12:16 3Requiem, op. 5: III. Quid sum miser2:48 4Requiem, op. 5: IV. Rex tremendae5:49 5Requiem, op. 5: V. Quaerens me4:50 6Requiem, op. 5: VI. Lacrymosa10:39 7Requiem, op. 5: VII. Offertorium8:40 8Requiem, op. 5: VIII. Hostias3:34 Disc 21Requiem, op. 5: IX. Sanctus11:58 2Requiem, op. 5: X. Agnus Dei12:29 3Prologue to Mefistofele: I. Prelude and Chorus9:24 4Prologue to Mefistofele: II. Instrumental Scherzo and Dramatic Intermezzo4:12 5Prologue to Mefistofele: III. Vocal Scherzo5:06 6Prologue to Mefistofele: IV. Final Psalmody7:01 7Te Deum15:49 | Compilation | 1985 | |
| 1996 | MefistofeleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 34 tracks · 2:20:58Disc 1 1Mefistofele: Prologo. Preludio6:23 2Mefistofele: Prologo. Chorus: “Ave Signor”3:47 3Mefistofele: Prologo. Scherzo instrumentale——Appearance of Mefistofele; Trio4:12 4Mefistofele: Prologo. Intermezzo3:08 5Mefistofele: Prologo. Scherzo vocale——Cherubim: “Siam nimbi volanti dai limbi”2:07 6Mefistofele: Prologo. Salmodia Finale——Chorus: “Salve Regina!”6:45 7Mefistofele: Atto I, scena 1. Chorus: “Perchè di là”3:57 8Mefistofele: Atto I, scena 1. Faust: “Al soave raggiar” / Chorus: “Juhé, juhé”4:31 9Mefistofele: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e romanza——Faust: “Sediam sovra quel sasso.”6:06 10Mefistofele: Atto I, scena 2. Faust: “Dai campi, dai prato …”2:20 11Mefistofele: Atto I, scena 2. Faust: “Ola!” “Chi urla?”2:04 12Mefistofele: Atto I, scena 2. La canzone del fischio——Mefistofele: “Son lo spirito che nega”3:53 13Mefistofele: Atto I, scena 2. Faust & Mefistofele: “Strano figlio del caos”5:19 14Mefistofele: Atto II, scena 1. Margherita: “Cavaliere illustre …”10:19 Disc 21Mefistofele: Atto II, scena 2. Mefistofele: “Su, cammina…”7:28 2Mefistofele: Atto II, scena 2. Danza di Streghe2:26 3Mefistofele: Atto II, scena 2. Ballata del mondo——Mefistofele: “Ecce il mondo”5:32 4Mefistofele: Atto II, scena 2. Ridda e fuga infernale——Chorus: “Ah! u! Riddiamo …”3:42 5Mefistofele: Atto III: Margherita: “L’altra notte in fondo al mare”6:51 6Mefistofele: Atto III: Faust: “Salvala!”5:58 7Mefistofele: Atto III: Margherita & Faust: “Lontano, lontano”2:22 8Mefistofele: Atto III: Mefistofele: “Sorge il dì!”1:54 9Mefistofele: Atto III: Margherita: “Spunta … l’aurora pallida …”3:43 10Mefistofele: Atto IV: Elena & Pantalis: “La luna immobile”3:45 11Mefistofele: Atto IV: Mefistofele: “Ecco la notte del classico Sabba”2:21 12Mefistofele: Atto IV: Dance and Women’s Chorus: “Trionfi ad Elena”3:16 13Mefistofele: Atto IV: Elena: “Notte, cupa, truce”2:54 14Mefistofele: Atto IV: Women’s Chorus: “Chi vien?”2:13 15Mefistofele: Atto IV: Faust: “Forma ideal purissima”4:08 16Mefistofele: Atto IV: Elena & Faust: “Ah! Amore! misterio! Celeste, profondo!”4:20 17Mefistofele: Epilogo. Mefistofele: “Cammina, cammina …”4:38 18Mefistofele: Epilogo. Romanza di Faust——Faust: “Giunto sul passo estremo”2:50 19Mefistofele: Epilogo. Faust: “Ecco la nuova turba”2:03 20Mefistofele: Epilogo. Chorus: “Ave Signor” / Mefistofele: “Odi il canto d’amor”3:43 | Live | 1996 | |
| 2004 | MefistofeleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 37 tracks · 2:21:20Disc 1 1Mefistofele: Prologo. Preludio5:59 2Mefistofele: Prologo. Ave, Signor Degli angeli e dei santi (La Falangi Celesti)3:58 3Mefistofele: Prologo. Ave, Signor (Mefistofele)3:58 4Mefistofele: Prologo. T'è noto Faust? ... Il più bizzarro pazzo ch'io mi conosca (Coro Mysticus, Mefistofele) Sanctus! Sanctus! (La Falangi Celesti)3:11 5Mefistofele: Prologo. Siam nimbi volanti dai limbi (Cherubini, Mefistofele)2:28 6Mefistofele: Prologo. Salve, Regina! (Le Penitenti, Falangi Celesti, Cherubini)6:47 7Mefistofele: Atto primo, scena prima. Perché di là? (Coro)4:23 8Mefistofele: Atto primo, scena prima. Al soave raggiar di primavera (Faust, Wagner)2:11 9Mefistofele: Atto primo, scena prima. Uhé! Juhé! Juheisa! Juhé! (Coro)2:52 10Mefistofele: Atto primo, scena prima. Sediam sovra quel sasso (Faust, Wagner, Coro)6:05 11Mefistofele: Atto primo, scena seconda. Dai campi, dai prati (Faust, Mefistofele)4:38 12Mefistofele: Atto primo, scena seconda. Son lo spirito che nega (Mefistofele)3:25 13Mefistofele: Atto primo, scena seconda. Strano figlio del Caos (Faust, Mefistofele)1:07 14Mefistofele: Atto primo, scena seconda. Se tu mi doni un'ora di riposo (Faust, Mefistofele)0:59 15Mefistofele: Atto primo, scena seconda. Fin da stanotte (Mefistofele, Faust)2:45 16Mefistofele: Atto seconda, scena prima. Cavaliero illustre e saggio (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele, Marta)4:49 17Mefistofele: Atto seconda, scena prima. Dimmi, se credi, Enrico, nella religione...Non vo'turber le fedi delle coscienze buone (Margherita, Faust)4:23 18Mefistofele: Atto seconda, scena prima. Dio clemente, nuova, ignara son del mondo...E l'analito superno...Ah! Davver? Né in trappola cadeste ancor?..Non so, credetelo, che sia l'amore (Margherita, Faust, Marta, Mefistofele)1:55 19Mefistofele: Atto seconda, scena seconda. Su cammina, cammina, cammina (Mefistofele)2:44 20Mefistofele: Atto seconda, scena seconda. Folletto (Faust, Mefistofele, Coro, Streghe, Stregoni)4:53 Disc 21Mefistofele: Atto seconda, scena seconda. Popoli! E scettro e clamide non date al Re sovrano? (Mefistofele, Streghe, Stregoni)2:20 2Mefistofele: Atto seconda, scena seconda. Ecco il mondo? (Mefistofele, Streghe, Stregoni)3:33 3Mefistofele: Atto seconda, scena seconda. Stupor! Stupor! (Faust, Mefistofele, Streghe, Stregoni)5:31 4Mefistofele: Atto terzo. L'altra notte in fondo al mare (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)7:36 5Mefistofele: Atto terzo. Dio di pietà! (Margherita, Faust)4:56 6Mefistofele: Atto terzo. Lontano, lontano, lontano (Margherita, Faust)2:16 7Mefistofele: Atto terzo. Sorge ul sì (Mefistofele, Margherita, Faust)1:35 8Mefistofele: Atto terzo. Spunta...l'aurora pallida (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele, Falangi Celesti)4:03 9Mefistofele: Atto quarto. La luna immobile innonda l'etere (Elena, Pantalis, Faust)4:08 10Mefistofele: Atto quarto. Ecco la notte del classico Sabba (Mefistofele, Faust)2:25 11Mefistofele: Atto quarto. Ballet2:11 12Mefistofele: Atto quarto. Ah! Trionfi ad Elena (Coretidi)1:01 13Mefistofele: Atto quarto. Notte cupa, truce, senza fine, funebre! (Elena, Coretidi)3:55 14Mefistofele: Atto quarto. Forma ideal purissima della bellezza eterna! (Faust, Elena, Mefistofele, Pantalis, Nereo, Coretidi)9:36 15Mefistofele: Epilogo. Cammina, cammina...superbo pensier...O rimembranza! (Mefistofele, Faust)4:29 16Mefistofele: Epilogo. Giunto sul passo estremo (Faust, Mefistofele)4:48 17Mefistofele: Epilogo. All'erta! All'erta! (Mefistofele, Faust, Falangi Celesti, Cherubini)3:27 | Live | 2004 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Arrigo Boito head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 47 | 96.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -67 | 5.8th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | won |
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Tier rule: historic figure (47 language versions, career ended)
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Wikidata: Q219491 · MusicBrainz: 344d0eae-3b48-4da7-8c56-af771c4f6c1e
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