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This selection of pieces from Offenbach operettas (and one opera) raises a question: why hasn't Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Vesselina Kasarova made more of a specialty of comic roles in her recordings? Her operatic discography, with very few exceptions, consists of serious characters, but the flair with which she performs these arias and ensembles demonstrates a real comic gift, and that's something of a rarity in opera stars. (Her stage roles, in fact, are pretty well balanced between serious and comic operas, with a fair number of Rossini, Mozart, and Offenbach comedies in her repertoire.) The current disc at least begins to rectify the gap in her recorded legacy. Kasarova acts splendidly with her voice, and the wit of Offenbach's music, whether sly, wicked, or broad, clearly comes across. The bulk of the disc is devoted to excerpts from his more familiar works, like La Périchole, Les contes d'Hoffmann, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein, La belle Hélène, and Orphée en Enfers, but also includes less known works like Pomme d'api and Barbe-bleue. Kasarova is particularly effective in exploiting the humor in the arias from La Périchole, La Grande-Duchesse, and Orphée. She brings her typical warm, full, creamy tone and broad range of vocal color to the music, so even when she is mugging (quite appropriately), she sounds marvelous. Ulf Schirmer leads Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks and München Rundfunkorchester in just the kinds of vivacious performances this music requires. The sound is clear, brisk, and well balanced.
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Pomme d'Api (Jacques Offenbach)
Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-Soprano - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-Soprano - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
La Périchole (Jacques Offenbach)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Performer - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-Soprano - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-Soprano - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-Soprano - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (Jacques Offenbach)
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-Soprano - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Performer - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-Soprano - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Barbe-Bleue (Jacques Offenbach)
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-Soprano - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-Soprano - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Orphée aux enfers (Jacques Offenbach)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Performer - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Andrew Lepri Meyer, Tenor - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-Soprano - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-Soprano - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Performer - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Performer - Klemens Kamp, Recording Engineer - Jörg Moser, Producer - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Ulf Schirmer, Conductor
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Albumbeschreibung
This selection of pieces from Offenbach operettas (and one opera) raises a question: why hasn't Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Vesselina Kasarova made more of a specialty of comic roles in her recordings? Her operatic discography, with very few exceptions, consists of serious characters, but the flair with which she performs these arias and ensembles demonstrates a real comic gift, and that's something of a rarity in opera stars. (Her stage roles, in fact, are pretty well balanced between serious and comic operas, with a fair number of Rossini, Mozart, and Offenbach comedies in her repertoire.) The current disc at least begins to rectify the gap in her recorded legacy. Kasarova acts splendidly with her voice, and the wit of Offenbach's music, whether sly, wicked, or broad, clearly comes across. The bulk of the disc is devoted to excerpts from his more familiar works, like La Périchole, Les contes d'Hoffmann, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein, La belle Hélène, and Orphée en Enfers, but also includes less known works like Pomme d'api and Barbe-bleue. Kasarova is particularly effective in exploiting the humor in the arias from La Périchole, La Grande-Duchesse, and Orphée. She brings her typical warm, full, creamy tone and broad range of vocal color to the music, so even when she is mugging (quite appropriately), she sounds marvelous. Ulf Schirmer leads Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks and München Rundfunkorchester in just the kinds of vivacious performances this music requires. The sound is clear, brisk, and well balanced.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:18
- Main artists: Vesselina Kasarova
- Composer: Jacques Offenbach
- Label: RCA Red Seal
- Genre: Klassiek
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
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