Performer: Linda Richardson
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London
Conductor: John Wilson
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Release: 2021
Size: 1.09 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Giuseppe Verdi:
01. Pace, pace, mio Dio! from ‘La forza del destino’
La traviata
02.’È strano! è strano!’. Allegro –
03.’Sempre libera’. Allegro brillante
Giacomo Puccini:
La bohème, SC 67
04. D’onde lieta uscì
Tosca, SC 69
05. Vissi d’arte
Gaetano Donizetti:
Anna Bolena, A. 30
06. Piangete voi? Andante – Calando –
07.’Al dolce guidami’. Cantabile – Presto
Giuseppe Verdi:
Un Ballo in Maschera
08. Morrò, ma prima in grazia
Rigoletto
09. Caro nome
La traviata
10. Addio, del passato
Vincenzo Bellini:
Norma
11. Casta Diva
Giacomo Puccini:
Suor Angelica, SC 87
12. Senza memma
Madama Butterfly, SC 74
13. Un bel dì, vedremo
14. Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio!
The British soprano Linda Richardson has performed extensively across the UK and continental Europe under conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Edo de Waart, Sir Mark Elder, Daniele Rustioni, Libor Pešek, and Carlo Rizzi. Her extensive repertoire includes roles ranging from Monteverdi and Mozart to Janácek, Britten, and Wagner.
Linda Richardson writes: ‘I have had the privilege of performing many of the great leading soprano roles in the operatic repertoire, but as my career progressed, I found a special love and affinity for the roles that stood as pillars in Italian opera. The beautiful melodic lines, dramatic language, and the overall musical craftsmanship of these Italian composers make their characters especially thrilling. I chose these particular arias because they show the huge variety of heroines that can be found in the greatest Italian operas. Although most of the arias are expressions of love and loss it is the individual emotional journey of each character which I find so compelling’.