Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Performer: Anna Netrebko
Orchestra: Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino
Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4791052
Release: 2013
Size: 1.05 GB
Recovery: +3%
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Macbeth – Version 1865 For The Paris Opéra
01. “Nel dì della vittoria io le incontrai”
02. “Vieni t’affretta”
03. “Or tutti sorgete”
04. “La luce langue”
05. “Una macchia è qui tuttora”
Giovanna d’Arco
06. “Qui! Qui…dove più s’apre libero il cielo”
07. “O fatidica foresta”
I vespri siciliani
08. “Arrigo! Ah! parli a un core”
09. “Mercè, dilette amiche”
Don Carlo
10. “Tu che le vanità”
Il Trovatore
11. “Vanne … lasciami”
12. “D’amor sull’ali rosee”
13. “Miserere … Quel son, quelle preci”
14. “Tu vedrai che amore”
Already one of the most anticipated classical albums of 2013, this sumptuous, all-Verdi programme is Anna’s heartfelt birthday tribute to the master of Italian grand opera, with selections from Il Trovatore, Macbeth, I vespri siciliani, Don Carlo and Giovanna d’Arco. Music of emotion, power and extraordinary drama – personally selected and performed by the best-selling soprano of the 21st century. 2013 marks Anna’s ten years as a solo performer, and ten years with Deutsche Grammophon. It’s Netrebko’s first solo album in over five years, from the best-selling soprano of the 21st century.
Crowned “the Violetta of our age” (Financial Times), Netrebko is the undisputed superstar – “la prima donna assoluta” (New York Post) – of opera today.
Netrebko lays claim to the tragic repertoire of Italian grand opera: “Already celebrated for her glamorous face and voice, the fiery Russian-born diva has developed into a great tragic performer.” (New York Post)
A decade on from the award-winning Opera Arias, Anna reunites with specialist Verdi conductor Gianandrea Noseda to continue this extraordinary musical journey.
Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, critically acclaimed soprano Anna Netrebko explores five heroines from his operas: Lady Macbeth from Macbeth, Joan from Giovanna d’Arco, Elena from I Vespri Siciliani, Elisabetta from Don Carlo, and Leonora from Il Trovatore. As might be expected of an album of psychological studies, Netrebko delves into the darker places of these women’s souls, and her singing is as intense as her characterizations. Supported by her longtime associate, conductor Gianandrea Noseda, and accompanied by the Orchestra of the Teatro Regio Torino, Netrebko reappears on Deutsche Grammophon after an absence of five years, and ten years after her debut album, Opera Arias, which was also recorded with Noseda. Despite the long delay in recording, Netrebko shows no loss of power, focus, or control, and she presents herself in the prime of her career, as a complete artist who commands respect through her integrity and emotional honesty. Netrebko is joined by tenor Rolando Villazón in “Quel son, quelle preci” from the Finale of Il Trovatore, so fans of both superstars should take special note of this dramatic track. This 2013 album has been released in two formats, a standard disc, and a deluxe limited edition that offers the CD with a retrospective on DVD.