Rossini - Colbran, the Muse (Opera Arias)
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Label: Virgin
Cat No: 6945790
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 2nd November 2009
Contents
Works
ArmidaSemiramide
Artists
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Conductor
Edoardo MullerWorks
ArmidaSemiramide
Artists
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Conductor
Edoardo MullerAbout
If La Cenerentola does not appear in this new recital, recorded in Rome in June 2009, her other signature Rossini role holds a place of honour: she has been described by the UK’s Sunday Times as “the world’s reigning Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia”.
Rossini’s two best-known comic operas proved essential in building the Kansas-born singer’s reputation over the last decade, but this recital focuses primarily on his serious works.
This Rossini programme includes two arias from La donna del lago. She takes the role of Elena, written for a soprano, but a great success in the 1980s for DiDonato’s idol, fellow high mezzo Frederica von Stade. The other arias on the CD were also all composed for soprano: they come from Otello, Semiramide, Armida, Maometto II and Elisabetta regina d'Inghilterra. DiDonato proved that she can triumph in music written for soprano with her complete recording of Handel’s Alcina and her debut in 2008 in the role of Mozart’s Donna Elvira; the performances at London’s Royal Opera House prompted The Guardian to describe her as “the real star … singing her first Elvira and nailing even the topmost notes,” while The Daily Telegraph praised her performance in a similar vein: “The star of the show was … Joyce DiDonato, who sang Elvira with a style, sensitivity and bravura that outclassed everyone else on stage.”
“A superstar in the Rossini repertory” - Chicago Tribune
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