Gluck: Paride ed Elena

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...Work of 1762, it represents sure the tastes and the topics of the age. The booklet is rigorously in written Italian and from Ranieri De' Calzabigi, it follows the outline of subdivision in three actions and more scenes, and put in music from Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 -1787). This work constitutes the watershed between a baroccheggiante way of dealing the grand opera and new tonalities that will carry to the great operistica season of the 800. The booklet is elaborated on the cue of Greek myths, a lot in voga to the age, and in particular from that one of Orfeo and its incredible history of love with Euridice. In synthesis: Orfeo was son of Apollo and Calliope; the God Apollo gave it a Lira with which lofty Orfeo bicame an "citareda". Euridice, instead, was daughter of Nereo and Doride, and its beauty, beyond that to make... Read review

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Advantages: A great singer
Disadvantages: You may be but off by a male singing this high

...as a soprano when he sings. ‘Heroes’ is a collection of 18th century arias written by Handel, Gluck and Mozart. These provide a perfect showcase for Scholl’s unique talent. From the first bars of a recitative taken from Handel’s ‘Serse’ I was hooked. Scholl’s version of ‘Che faro sensa Euridice’ from Gluck’s opera ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’ (you will know the tune when you hear it) is simply stunning. His realisation of some of Mozart’s earliest operatic arias is a delight. All the music on this CD has a dignity, which is the result of Scholl’s effortless technical mastery and purity of tone. This is a strange and lovely album that I guarantee will give many, many hours of pleasure. The ‘Heroes’ of the title refers not so much to the composers... Read review

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Advantages: Kasarova's personal touch. Virtuosic without showing off
Disadvantages: She doesn't keep singing forever

...any legato line to achieve it. Like her idol, WA Mozart, this gal can operate within the boundary while generating a singing experience that transcends it. The tracks included are: 1. HANDEL: Rinaldo: Or la tromba in suon festante 2. GLUCK: Orfeo ed Euridice: Che faro senza Euridice 3. MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete che cosa e amor 4. MOZART: Don Giovanni: Batti, batti, o bel Masetto 5. ROSSINI: La Cenerentola: Nacqui all'affanno/ Non piu mesta 6. ROSSINI: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa 7. ROSSINI: L'Italiana in Algeri: Amici in ogni evento/ Pensa alla patra 8. DONIZETTI: Anna Bolena: Spossa a Percy/ Per questa fiamma indomita 9. DONIZETTI: La Favorita: Fia dunque vero/ O mio Fernando 10. BELLINI: I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio Her repertoire had grown even wider since this CD came out... Read review

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