The Thieving Magpie

Album by Gioachino Rossini & Majella Cullagh & Barry Banks & Philharmonia Orchestra & David Parry

The Thieving Magpie (La gazza ladra) is an opera by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini, premiered in 1817. The score blends bel canto vocal writing with buoyant orchestral passages and lively ensembles, characterised by rhythmic drive and colourful orchestration, and it represents a key work from Rossini's early period as he honed his comic-operatic style.
First released: 2003

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Thieving Magpie: Overture: Maestoso marziale
    2:24
  2. 2.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: She's Shut Up in That Dark and Dismal Dungeon (Antonio, Ninetta, Giannetto)
    2:15
  3. 3.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: Maybe One Day You'll Forgive Me (Ninetta, Giannetto)
    5:34
  4. 4.
    The Thieving Magpie: Overture: Allegro
    6:34
  5. 5.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: What a Day of Celebration (Servants, Pippo, Magpie)
    2:39
  6. 6.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: You'd Better Go, and Quickly (Antonio, Giannetto, Ninetta, Mayor)
    1:21
  7. 7.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: You're So Lovely, Your Eyes Are Sparkling (Mayor, Ninetta, Villagers)
    3:44
  8. 8.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: Get Moving - Do Something (Lucia, Pippo, Servants, Fabrizio, Magpie)
    4:07
  9. 9.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: I Can See My Beloved Giannetto (Fabrizio, Lucia, Pippo, Servants)
    2:11
  10. 10.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: When You Hear the Sentence (Mayor, Villagers, Ninetta, Court)
    3:20
  11. 11.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: Oh, My Heart Is Full of Joy! (Ninetta)
    3:05
  12. 12.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: Mr Mayor, Mr Mayor - What Are You Up To? (Antonio, Pippo, Ninetta)
    0:58
  13. 13.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: Just Think That Tomorrow, Even Today (Ninetta, Pippo)
    0:37
  14. 14.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: Spring Is Returning (Ninetta)
    3:14
  15. 15.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: No, No, I Beg You to Take It (Ninetta, Pippo)
    5:43
  16. 16.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: Dearest Ninetta, Today's a Special Day! (Fabrizio, Ninetta, Lucia)
    0:59
  17. 17.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: Lest My Darling Should Forget Me (Ninetta, Pippo)
    3:23
  18. 18.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: Penknives and Needles, Leather Patches (Isacco)
    1:09
  19. 19.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: By Unanimous Verdict - We Find Her Guilty (Judge, Giannetto, Fabrizio)
    3:06
  20. 20.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: I Thought So, It's Old Isacco (Pippo, Isacco)
    0:28
  21. 21.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: The Wheels of Justice Will Crush the Guilty (Court)
    4:40
  22. 22.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: What's That Shouting? (Ninetta, Servants, Villagers, Pippo)
    1:21
  23. 23.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: Most Unhappy of Women, Your Fate Is in the Balance (Judge, Ninetta)
    0:39
  24. 24.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: Darling! Darling, Let Me Embrace You (Giannetto, Villagers, Servants)
    2:24
  25. 25.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: God Protect Her! (Giannetto, Fabrizio, Mayor, Ninetta)
    3:18
  26. 26.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: Yes, Even in the Battle (Giannetto, Villagers)
    2:35
  27. 27.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: Goodbye for Now, My Darling (Giannetto, Ninetta, Lucia, Fernando)
    1:08
  28. 28.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: But, Your Honours, You're Mistaken (Giannetto, Fabrizio, Mayor, Court, Ninetta, Judge, Fernando)
    1:23
  29. 29.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: Release Her! (Fernando, Ninetta, Giannetto, Fabrizio, Mayor, Court)
    3:14
  30. 30.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: Yesterday, Just as the Sun Was Setting (Fernando, Ninetta)
    1:50
  31. 31.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: I Can Be Strong No Longer (Ninetta, Fernando)
    2:39
  32. 32.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: A Chasm of Sorrow Is Yawning Before Me (Ninetta, Giannetto, Fabrizio, Mayor, Fernando, Court)
    3:45
  33. 33.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 1: If I Cried, I Would Weep Forever (Ninetta, Giannetto, Fernando, Fabrizio, Mayor, Court)
    3:42
  34. 34.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: Oh, Daughter, Let Me Embrace You (Fernando, Ninetta)
    5:31
  35. 35.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: Good Morning, My Pretty Lady (Mayor, Ninetta, Giorgio, Fernando)
    2:01
  36. 36.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 2: What a Dump of a Village (Ernesto, Pippo, Giorgio, Antonio)
    1:36
  37. 37.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 2: Bitter Torment Burns Within You (Villagers)
    2:06
  38. 38.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: THIS IS MOST URGENT (Ninetta, Mayor, Fernando)
    2:26
  39. 39.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: Thank Heavens! (Ninetta, Mayor, Fernando)
    3:21
  40. 40.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 2: God in Heaven, Oh, God of Justice (Ninetta, Villagers)
    5:26
  41. 41.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 2: Giorgio! Giorgio! Ah, We're So Happy! (Pippo, Antonio, Giorgio, Giannetto, Lucia, Fabrizio, Villagers, Mayor)
    2:35
  42. 42.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: We're Alone Here (Mayor, Ninetta, Fernando)
    5:08
  43. 43.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 1: Such Madness and Confusion (Fernando, Ninetta, Mayor)
    2:13
  44. 44.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 2: Oh, God Preserve Us (Lucia, Mayor)
    1:06
  45. 45.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 2: Penknives and Needles, Leather Patches (Isacco, Ninetta, Pippo, Lucia, Mayor, Giannetto, Fabrizio, Magpie)
    3:20
  46. 46.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 2: We Can See Her, She Is Coming! (Pippo, Antonio, Villagers, Mayor, Giorgio, Lucia, Giannetto, Fabrizio)
    1:13
  47. 47.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 2: This Morning in the House of Fabrizio Vingradito (Mayor, Giannetto, Ninetta, Fabrizio, Lucia, Pippo)
    6:08
  48. 48.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 2: Though I Hear Your Cries of Gladness (Ninetta, Lucia, Giannetto, Fabrizio, Fernando, Pippo, Villagers, Mayor, Antonio)
    3:29
  49. 49.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act II: Scene 2: Now That the Storm Is Over (Ninetta, Lucia, Antonio, Fabrizio, Villagers, Mayor, Pippo, Giannetto, Fernando)
    2:41
  50. 50.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 2: Did Somebody Want Me? (Isacco, Mayor, Giannetto, Lucia, Pippo, Fabrizio, Ninetta)
    2:03
  51. 51.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 2: Grief and Calamity Tumble Around Me (Ninetta, Lucia, Pippo, Mayor, Giannetto, Fabrizio)
    5:14
  52. 52.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 2: Someone Is Coming (Giannetto, Ninetta, Lucia, Pippo, Fabrizio)
    0:29
  53. 53.
    The Thieving Magpie: Act I: Scene 2: Take This Girl Away and Throw Her Into Prison! (Mayor, Giannetto, Ninetta, Lucia, Pippo, Fabrizio, Servants, Villagers, Isacco)
    3:07

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