The Art of Beverly Sills

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The Art of Beverly Sills
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Artist: Beverly Sills
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2002-11-12
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Mignon: Oui, Pour Ce Soir Je Suis Reine Des Fees...Je Suis Titania La Blonde
  2. Manon: Allons! Il Le Faut-Adieu, Notre Petite Table
  3. Manon: Je Marche Sur Tous Les Chemins-Obeissons Quand Leur Voix Appelle
  4. Louise: Depuis Le Jour
  5. Linda Di Chamounix: Ah! Tardai Troppo...O Luce Di Quest'Anima
  6. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Regnava Nel Silenzio...Quando Rapito In Estasi
  7. I Puritani: Fini...Me Lassa!
  8. I Puritani: Vieni, Vieni Fra Queste Braccia
  9. Roberto Devereux: L'amor Suo Mi Fe' Beata
  10. Maria Stuarda: O Nube
  11. Anna Bolena: Cielo A' Miei Lunghi Spasimi-Coppia Iniqua
Music CD 2
  1. Les Contes D'Hoffman: Les Oiseau Dans La Charmille
  2. Les Contes D'Hoffman: Elle A Fui, La Tourterelle
  3. Zaide: Ruhe Sanft, Mein Holdes Leben
  4. Der Opernball: Im Chambre Separee
  5. Die Lustige Witwe: Es Lebt' Eine Vilja
  6. The Ballad Of Baby Doe: Gold Is A Fine Thing
  7. Die Tote Stadt: Cluck, Das Mir Verblieb
  8. Daphen: Was Blendet So...Ich Komme...Ich Komme
  9. Sechs Lieder Op.19 No.2: Breit' uber Mein haupt Dein Schwarzes Haar

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Music Review: Good example of the "Art of Beverly Sills"
Rating: 5 Stars

Beverly Sills is one of the most well reputed coloratura sopranos of the past fifty years. This CD illustrates why she has attained such renown. First, it shows the range of her singing. While much of her work focused on Donizetti, Bellini, and Rossini, she sang about fifty roles in her career, before retiring in her late 40s. This 2 CD set provides a sense of the range of her work.

The first CD focuses on her operatic singing. The CD begins with a selection from Thomas' "Mignon," culminating in "Je suis Titania la blonde." Her voice is light and clear. She displays great agility. In the middle of this piece, she shows a decent but not great trill; she closes the "cut" with a series of terrific trills. Her ornamentation is nicely done.

Donizetti's "Linda di Chamounix" was another of Sills' characters. "Ah! Tardai troppo. . .O luce di quest'anima" features more clean vocalization. The florid singing is nicely done, with well sung high notes and additional sound trills. A very agile voice on display! From Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," Sills sings "Regnava nel silenzio. . .Quando rapito in estasi." Her voice is smooth. In the aria, she produces a set of trill after trill, each one well done, but in their totality almost overdone (I love trills, but there were almost too many!). "Quando rapito in estasi" is well sung, with much well done florid singing, with appoggiaturas, trills, and other ornamentation.

The remainder of the CD features selections from Bellini's "I Puritani," and Donizetti's "Roberto Devereux," "Maria Stuarda," and "Anna Bolena." I can say pretty much the same about these pieces as already stated before. Excellent technique, wonderful ornamentation.

The second CD begins with the redoubtable piece, sung by "Olympia," from Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann." Well done, with good vocal effects, catching the mechanical aspects of the music. Other pieces on this side come from Mozart, Heuberger, Moore, Korngold, and so on.

One piece worth mentioning, because it captures her approach to a lighter work, from Lehar's "The Merry Widow." She sings the song for what it is, and does not overwhelm it with her voice. Compare with what Richard Tucker did to the enjoyable but rather light song, "What Now My Love?", when he essayed singing pop tunes. Enjoyable for the thrill of his voice; pretty grisly in terms of his overwhelming the music itself. That does not happen here; there is a certain pathos in Sills' singing, as warranted by the song. It suggests the range of her singing.

All in all, a good sampling of "The Art of Beverly Sills." Hearing her voice again after many years reinforces my preexisting view that she ranks as one of the best coloratura sopranos of the past fifty years. There are terrific contemporary singers who sing the same repertoire and do it well. But Beverly Sills certainly compares very well with them. If interested in an introduction to Sillsiana, this is a good place to start.
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