Masters of the Voice: Soprano

Masters of the Voice: Soprano

Masters of the Voice: Soprano
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Performer: Armando Gabba
Performer: George London
Performer: Giulio Fioravanti
Performer: Rolando Panerai
Performer: Geoffrey Moses
Performer: Giovanni Foiani
Performer: Silvio Maionica
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Composer: Georges Bizet
Composer: Gustave Charpentier
Composer: Francesco Cilea
Composer: Leo Delibes
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
Composer: Antonin Dvorak
Composer: Charles Gounod
Composer: George Frederick Handel
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Composer: Jules Massenet
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-07-13
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Die Zauberfl?te (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Der H?lle Rache kocht in meinem Herze
  2. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Vedrai, carino
  3. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?
  4. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Komm, Hoffnung...Meister, Rocco
  5. Die Sch?pfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: Nun beut die Flur
  6. Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Tornami a vagheggiar
  7. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: He Shall Feed His Flock
  8. Don Pasquale, opera: So anchio la virt? magica
  9. Semiramide, opera: Bel raggio lusinghier
  10. Rom?o et Juliette, opera: Ah, je veux vivre
  11. Die Walk?re (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Nun z?ume dein Ross, reisige Maid
  12. Die Walk?re (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Dir rat'ich, Vater, r?ste dich selbst
  13. Tannh?user, opera, WWV 70: Dich, teure Halle, gr?? ich wieder
  14. Rigoletto, opera: Caro nome
  15. Aida, opera: Ritorna vincitor!
  16. La Traviata, opera: E strano!...Ah, fors'? lui
Music CD 2
  1. Tosca, opera: Vissi d'arte
  2. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro
  3. La Rondine (The Swallow), opera: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
  4. Carmen, opera: Je dis que rien ne m'?pouvante
  5. Lakm?, opera: O? va la jeune Indoue (Bell Song)
  6. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel d? vedremo
  7. La boh?me, opera: Quando m'en vo (Musetta's Waltz)
  8. Manon, opera in 5 acts: Adieu, notre petite table
  9. Mignon, opera in 3 acts: Je Suis Titania
  10. Rusalka, opera, B. 203 (Op. 114): Song to the Moon (Mesicku na nebi hlubok?m)
  11. Louise, opera: Depuis le jour
  12. Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Die Zeit, die ist ein sonderbar Ding
  13. Adriana Lecouvreur, opera: Del sultano Amuratte...Io son l'umile ancella
  14. Glitter and Be Gay, for soprano & orchestra (from 'Candide')

Music reviews of Masters of the Voice: Soprano

Music Review: A constellation of star sopranos
Rating: 4 Stars

2 CDs, 30 pieces, many sopranos. For people like me, who love the soprano voice, this is, as we used to say in the Midwest, "Hog heaven." Sopranos involved include major names from the past five decades--Birgit Nilsson, Leontyne Price, Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Regine Crespin, Mirella Freni, Beverly Sills, June Anderson, Kathleen Battle, Montserrat Caballe, Renee Fleming, Ileana Cotrubas, Edita Gruberova, Lucia Popp, and still others.

This is so rich a product that I think that the best way of proceeding is to examine illustrative works, rather than try to catalog all the pieces. Overall, this is a fun piece. One can certainly ask why some were included and others excluded. One can also question why particular sopranos with specific pieces. But that's part of the fun, in fact, in collections like this. It gets people to ask questions. So, here is my reflection on a set of cuts.

Cheryl Studer singing Mozart's "Die Holle Rache." Not the best version. Compare with Sumi Jo and Natalie Dessay, for example. There is some strain that I detect in her voice at certain points in this aria. Still, it is a solid version. Yes, she does hit the staccato high notes, although not as well as others.

Joan Sutherland, "Bel raggio lusinghier." Dame Joan takes a crack at this Rossini coloratura aria. Not surprisingly, she gives the listener a satisfying version. That big voice of hers adds a lot of pop. Her voice may not be the prettiest nor her articulation an exemplar, but what a great coloratura soprano. There are nice trills (as one would expect) and she shows her vocal agility nicely. When she sings the cabaletta, her vocal pyrotechnics, with more florid singing still on the repeat, are exciting to experience. To close, nice staccato singing and a well hit final high note.

Birgit Nilsson, one of my favorite Wagnerian sopranos, sings from "Die Walkure." "Non Zaune dein Ross" is nicely sung. The "Hojoto" gets one's adrenalin going. A sterling Brunnhilde.

Renata Tebaldi sings a wonderful version of "Un bel di" (from Puccini's "Madame Butterfly"). The great Tebaldi! How musical her version and how rich her voice. I feel separated by so much time, from Tebaldi and Callas and Moffo and Sutherland when they were in their prime. This is a fine illustration of the art of "La Tebaldi."

"Je Suis Titania" by Beverly Sills. Sills was another wonderful coloratura soprano. She displays great vocal agility. If I understand the term properly. there are appoggiaturas aplenty. She closes this work off with four trills and a final high note. Lovely to listen to.

"Glitter and be gay" comes from Leonard Bernstein's "Candide." June Anderson sings this version, conducted by Bernstein himself. Context: I have listened to other versions, including those by Sumi Jo and Natalie Dessay. In my personal judgment, this does not compare well. Anderson is okay, but there is not the technical skill and the sparkle that I heard from the other two sopranos. Overall, this is an okay version--but not so special.

Compilations such as this turn some people off. Others enjoy the potpourri quality, getting introduced to a wide array of singers. I'm with the latter category, so find this an enjoyable 2 CD work.

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