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Violetta, a CD featuring Anna Netrebko, is essentially an album of highlights from La Traviata, and although the focus is rightly on her, the musical quality of all the performances and of the entire album is terrific. The recording comes from a production at the 2005 Salzburg Festival. With an all-star cast that also features Rolando Villazón and Thomas Hampson, the performances generated an ecstatic reaction from the Salzburg audiences, and the recording captures the excitement of the experience. The soloists, orchestra, and chorus perform with a vibrant energy that propels the drama with unusual urgency. Netrebko sings flawlessly with a sumptuous, velvety legato, and she is completely engaging as Violetta, beautifully capturing her high spirits, her inner strength, and her physical frailty. "Ah, fors'è lui" is particularly moving. Villazón is a fine foil for her, with a dark, burnished tenor and an impetuous, sometimes explosive temperament. Hampson's Germont is vocally superb, but he seems somewhat disengaged and doesn't bring the same level of emotional investment to his role as the romantic leads. Carlo Rizzi leads the Vienna Philharmonic with meticulous attention to the details of Verdi's scoring, giving the music a punchiness that tends to get smoothed out in many performances. The orchestral balances are exceptionally fine, so that each scene is distinctively shaded and colored. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is wonderfully clear and present, capturing the positive elements of a live performance without the distractions or limitations that frequently mar live recordings.
© Stephen Eddins /TiVo
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La traviata (Giuseppe Verdi)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Carlo Rizzi, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, d
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Alexandre Dumas, Author, Original Text Author - Anna Netrebko, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Associate Producer - Henning Birkenhake, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Maillard, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bogdan Dr. Roscic, Producer, Executive Producer - Gregor Hornacek, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
Violetta, a CD featuring Anna Netrebko, is essentially an album of highlights from La Traviata, and although the focus is rightly on her, the musical quality of all the performances and of the entire album is terrific. The recording comes from a production at the 2005 Salzburg Festival. With an all-star cast that also features Rolando Villazón and Thomas Hampson, the performances generated an ecstatic reaction from the Salzburg audiences, and the recording captures the excitement of the experience. The soloists, orchestra, and chorus perform with a vibrant energy that propels the drama with unusual urgency. Netrebko sings flawlessly with a sumptuous, velvety legato, and she is completely engaging as Violetta, beautifully capturing her high spirits, her inner strength, and her physical frailty. "Ah, fors'è lui" is particularly moving. Villazón is a fine foil for her, with a dark, burnished tenor and an impetuous, sometimes explosive temperament. Hampson's Germont is vocally superb, but he seems somewhat disengaged and doesn't bring the same level of emotional investment to his role as the romantic leads. Carlo Rizzi leads the Vienna Philharmonic with meticulous attention to the details of Verdi's scoring, giving the music a punchiness that tends to get smoothed out in many performances. The orchestral balances are exceptionally fine, so that each scene is distinctively shaded and colored. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is wonderfully clear and present, capturing the positive elements of a live performance without the distractions or limitations that frequently mar live recordings.
© Stephen Eddins /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:32
- Main artists: Anna Netrebko
- Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
- Collection: First Release
© 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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