Barbara Frittoli - Verdi Opera Arias
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2001-11-13
Music Label: Elektra / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Il Corsaro, opera: Egli non riede ancora...Non so le tetre immagini
- Il Trovatore, opera: Ne' tornei...Tacea la notte placida...Di tale amore
- Luisa Miller, opera: Sinfonia
- Luisa Miller, opera: Tu puniscimi, o Signore...A brani, a brani, o perfido
- Simon Boccanegra, opera: Come in quest'ora bruna
- Il Trovatore, opera: Timor di me?...D'amor sull'ali rosee...Tu vedrai che amore
- La Traviata, opera: Act III Prelude
- La Traviata, opera: Teneste la promessa...Addio del passato
Music reviews of Barbara Frittoli - Verdi Opera Arias
Music Review: A Verdi Soprano Worth Singing About!
Rating: 5 Stars
I've only heard the beautiful Italian Soprano, Barbara Frittoli, as Mimi at the Met. She was lovely, but didn't leave such a lasting impression. That was about five years ago, and my has she grown up since then. In this Verdi centennial, here at last is a recital of ten scenes from eight Verdio operas ranging from the earliest IL CORSARO to as late as DON CARLO. Frittoli's beautifully schooled soprano is big and ripe. She's got a marvelously even scale. She's musical, cares about the characters she portraying and delivers everything with conviction and skill. This is a big voice of spinto proportions, and while I expected her to sing the lyric arias with simple grace (i.e., SIMON BOCCANEGRA and DON CARLO), I was impressed with the delicate tracery of the aria from IL CORSARO. Caballe, Ricciarelli and Sills have all left memorable recordings of "Non so le tutre immagini," and Frittoli's performance belongs in their same exalted league. Violetta's Act I "E strano...Sempre libera," tests the vocal mettle of any soprano who attempts this great scene. Frittoli not only sings with with consumate ease, but makes me believe this is a woman who falling in love against her better judgement. The coloratura runs are exactly placed,the high notes confidently voiced, and the diction is a wonder in this era of mush-mouthed sopranos who prefer vowels to distinct consonants. What a pleasure to encounter such an Italianiate voice with the verbal dexterity of a Tebaldi or Pavarotti. "Tu puniscimi, o Signore...A brani, a brani, o perfido," offers a tantalizing preview of Frittoli's upcoming LUISA MILLER performances at the Met next Spring. She should bring a welcome shot of excitement to this new production which opened this fall to tepid reviews and deservedly so. Frittoli is not afraid to sing softly when the need arises. Some might notice that the voice has a slighly looser vibration than many big lyrics, but the tone never degenerates into a wobble and the top blooms. Ms. Frittoli is more than ably supported by Sir Colin Davis, a conductor I've never before thought of as a Verdian. He conducts the Sinfonia from LUISA MILLER and the Act III Prelude to LA TRAVIATA, making this CD very generous nearly-80 minutes.
Before I heard this new CD, I thought Cecilia Bartoli's new release of unknown Gluck arias would be my recommened vocal recital of the year. Barbara Frittoli has a much harder task--a clutch of often-recorded arias by one of the world's most beloved operatic composers. She not only succeeds in successfully establishing her own personality to this music, but manages to deliver fresh, unaffected performances, beautifully sung and memorable for today's audiences who may have thought there are no Verdi singers around today. Guess again. This is essential.
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