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American mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato has released several albums of lesser-known operatic repertory without a hint of the musty museum in sight. Her personality seems especially well-suited to this collection of arias from Naples in the early 19th century, a category that includes the young Rossini. DiDonato offers the superb Riedi al soglio from Zelmira (track 4), one of the underrated Rossini showpieces, and there is a pair of arias each from Donizetti and Bellini. The rest of the program is devoted to composers lesser-known (Pacini, Mercadante) or totally obscure (Michele Carafa, Carlo Valentini). The last named of these is represented by an aria from an opera about a sleepwalker called Il sonnambulo, and DiDonato's method involves substituting a new take for a familiar one on a particular theme. This is effective, and she makes the case for much of this material. Most important of all, she sounds great, and she's having fun. DiDonato has been a rising star among the opera cognoscenti for some years now, but it is likely that this release, with the combined marketing muscle of Erato and Warner Classics behind it, will help her become a major star.
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Stella di Napoli (Giovanni Pacini)
Giovanni Pacini, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Choeur De l'Opéra National De Lyon, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Riccardo Minasi, Conductor, FeaturedArtist - Héloise Mas, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
Adelson e Salvini (Vincenzo Bellini)
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Riccardo Minasi, Conductor, FeaturedArtist
© 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
Le nozze di Lammermoor (Michele Carafa)
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Jean-Michel Bertelli, Clarinet, FeaturedArtist - Riccardo Minasi, Conductor, FeaturedArtist - Michele Carafa, Composer
© 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
Zelmira (Gioachino Rossini)
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Choeur De l'Opéra National De Lyon, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Nabil Suliman, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Riccardo Minasi, Conductor, FeaturedArtist - Rémi Mathieu, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
La Vestale (Saverio Mercadante)
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Saverio Mercadante, Composer - Riccardo Minasi, Conductor, FeaturedArtist
© 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth (Gaetano Donizetti)
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Riccardo Minasi, Conductor, FeaturedArtist - Morgane Fauchois, Glockenspiel, FeaturedArtist
© 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Vincenzo Bellini)
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Riccardo Minasi, Conductor, FeaturedArtist
© 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
Il sonnambulo (Carlo Valentini)
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Riccardo Minasi, Conductor, FeaturedArtist - Carlo Valentini, Composer - Héloise Mas, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
Maria Stuarda (Gaetano Donizetti)
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Choeur De l'Opéra National De Lyon, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Riccardo Minasi, Conductor, FeaturedArtist
© 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
Saffo (Giovanni Pacini)
Giovanni Pacini, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Choeur De l'Opéra National De Lyon, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Nabil Suliman, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Riccardo Minasi, Conductor, FeaturedArtist - Héloise Mas, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Rémi Mathieu, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
Album review
American mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato has released several albums of lesser-known operatic repertory without a hint of the musty museum in sight. Her personality seems especially well-suited to this collection of arias from Naples in the early 19th century, a category that includes the young Rossini. DiDonato offers the superb Riedi al soglio from Zelmira (track 4), one of the underrated Rossini showpieces, and there is a pair of arias each from Donizetti and Bellini. The rest of the program is devoted to composers lesser-known (Pacini, Mercadante) or totally obscure (Michele Carafa, Carlo Valentini). The last named of these is represented by an aria from an opera about a sleepwalker called Il sonnambulo, and DiDonato's method involves substituting a new take for a familiar one on a particular theme. This is effective, and she makes the case for much of this material. Most important of all, she sounds great, and she's having fun. DiDonato has been a rising star among the opera cognoscenti for some years now, but it is likely that this release, with the combined marketing muscle of Erato and Warner Classics behind it, will help her become a major star.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:07
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Joyce DiDonato
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Erato - Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
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