Making Whopee | Rosella Caporale, Oscar Del Barba

Rosella Caporale performs eleven songs arranged by Oscar Del Barba, with orchestra, choir and soloists. American standards and original songs share a vocal and symphonic setting.

Formats and editions

CVLD132SACD — SACD
CVLD132 — Hi-Res WAV file 88.2kHz · 24bit

Musicians

Musicians
Rosella Caporale, voice
Delio Caporale — voice (2, 5)
Fausto Beccalossi, accordion solo on tracks 4
Antonio Zambrini, piano solo on tracks 4
Achille Succi, bass clarinet and alto sax solo on tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10
Oscar Del Barba, piano solo on tracks 11
Caterina Bergo, harp
Coro da Camera del Concentus Musicus Patavinus dell’Università di Padova:
Elizabeth Aronson, Licia Barbarotto, Stefania Cerutti, Giulia Colombo, Laura Galvani, Francesca Lazzarin, Laura Pinola, Elena Dante, Silvia Giannelli, Ludovica Strizoli, José Luis Palazòn, Martinez, Marco Mazzorana, Marco Michelon, Giacomo Dalla Libera, Luca Forchignone, Gianni Tamiello, Marco Zambon.
Fabio Framba conductor, guest on tracks 1, 7
Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Oscar Del Barba, conductor
First violin: Piero Toso
Violins: Stefano Bencivenga, Enrico Rebellato, Sonia Domuschieva, Pavel Cardas, Gianluca Baruffa, Guido Furini, Serena Bicego, Chiaki Kanda, Roberto Zampieri
Violas: Alberto Salomon, Walter Barbiero, Fabrizio Scalabrin
Cellos: Mario Finotti, Caterina Libero, Fernando Sartor
Double basses: Ubaldo Fioravanti, Giorgia Pellarin
Flutes: Mario Folena, Riccardo Pozzato
Oboe: Paolo Brunello, Victor Vecchioni
English horn: Victor Vecchioni
clarinet: Luca Lucchetta
bassoon: Aligi Voltan
French horns: Marco Bertona, Michele Fait, Alberto Prandina
Trumpets: Diego Cal, Roberto Caterini
percussion: Alberto Macchini, Silvia De Checchi

Programme

01 My favourite things / Hammerstein - Rodgers 5:24
02 Making Whopee / Kahn - Donaldson 4:47
03 Sul fiume / O. Del Barba - R.Caporale 5:20
04 Il soldato di latta / O.Del Barba 10:53
05 When you wish upon a star / Harline - Washington 2:31
06 Someday my prince will come / Morey - Churchill 5:03
07 Icaro / O.Del Barba - R.Caporale 4:08
08 Speak low / Weill - Nash 5:18
09 Ninna per noi / O.Del Barba - A.Zamboni 3:27
10 Embraceable You / G.&I.Gershwin 5:42
11 Tenderly / Gross - Lawrence 3:43
Total time:57:04

Recording and mastering

Original digital recording: 88.2 kHz / 24bit — 1–4, 6–11: 2006-06-12/14 — Auditorium Pollini, Padova; 5: 2006-07-01 — Magister Studio, Sala A, Preganziol
Audio chain: 32-track HD recorder; 2 × Prism Sound ADA8 XR
Seven overdubbed voices: When You Wish upon a Star — Delio Caporale: tenor 1, tenor 2, bass; Rosella Caporale: alto 1, alto 2, soprano, solo

Production and credits

Arrangements: Oscar Del Barba
Production: Velut Luna
Executive producer and sound engineer: Marco Lincetto
Artistic direction: Oscar Del Barba
Musical producer: Fabio Framba
Mixdown, editing and mastering: Marco Lincetto & Matteo Costa
Cover and booklet photos — Rosella Caporale: Laura Camia
Inlay photo — Oscar Del Barba: Renzo Bertasi
Layout: L’image
Sales manager: Patrizia Pagiaro

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