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Par amour

Romantic Romantic Dramatic Melancholic
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Composer
Franco Alfano, Alfredo Catalini, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet, Giacomo Puccini, Henri Tomasi, Gius
Artist
Vannina Santoni, Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Marie Zeitouni
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Feb 14, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1118
UPC
3701624511183

About

Love is the common thread running through this first recorded recital by soprano Vannina Santoni; it's also an opportunity to look back over her fifteen-year career, through her leading roles, alongside her favourite musicians. With the help of the Orchestre National de Lille and Quebecois conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni, she places her sensual voice at the service of famous operatic arias featuring the amorous heroines of Gounod, Massenet, Puccini ('O mio babbino caro'), Catalini ('Ne andro' from La Wally) and Verdi (Desdemona's poignant 'Ave Maria' from Otello). The programme also includes a rare but sublime aria from Franco Alfano's Tolstoy-inspired opera Risurrezione (1904), as well as the magnificent 'Saint-Sulpice' duet from Massenet's Manon, with tenor Julien Dran. Finally, Vannina Santoni pays homage to her Corsican roots with a new orchestration of the lullaby 'O Ciucciarella' that Corsican mothers have sung to their children for generations.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 Risurrezione, Act II: Giunge il treno … Dio pietoso 04:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    Risurrezione, Act II: Giunge il treno … Dio pietoso
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Franco Alfano
    Performer
    Vannina Santoni
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National de Lille
    Conductor
    Jean-Marie Zeitouni
  2. 2 La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne andro lontana 05:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne andro lontana
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Vannina Santoni
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National de Lille
    Conductor
    Jean-Marie Zeitouni
  3. 3 Act I: Ariette: Ah! Je veux vivre dans le reve … 03:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: Ariette: Ah! Je veux vivre dans le reve …
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Vannina Santoni
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National de Lille
    Conductor
    Jean-Marie Zeitouni
  4. 4 Act II: Entr'acte 02:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II: Entr'acte
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National de Lille
    Conductor
    Jean-Marie Zeitouni
  5. 5 Act III: Toi! Vous! - Oui, c'est moi! 08:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act III: Toi! Vous! - Oui, c'est moi!
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Julien Dran, Vannina Santoni
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National de Lille
    Conductor
    Jean-Marie Zeitouni
  6. 6 Act II: Prelude 01:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II: Prelude
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National de Lille
    Conductor
    Jean-Marie Zeitouni
  7. 7 Act II: Allons! … il le faut! … Adieu, notre petite table 04:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II: Allons! … il le faut! … Adieu, notre petite table
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Vannina Santoni
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National de Lille
    Conductor
    Jean-Marie Zeitouni
  8. 8 Otello, Act IV: Era più calmo? … Ave Maria … 17:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    Otello, Act IV: Era più calmo? … Ave Maria …
    Duration
    17:39
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Vannina Santoni, Albane Carrère
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National de Lille
    Conductor
    Jean-Marie Zeitouni
  9. 9 Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro 02:48
    Track
    9
    Title
    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Vannina Santoni
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National de Lille
    Conductor
    Jean-Marie Zeitouni
  10. 10 Le Villi, Act I: Se come voi piccina io Fossi 05:24
    Track
    10
    Title
    Le Villi, Act I: Se come voi piccina io Fossi
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Vannina Santoni
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National de Lille
    Conductor
    Jean-Marie Zeitouni
  11. 11 Thaïs, Act II: Ah! je suis seule enfin … Dis-moi que je suis belle 07:32
    Track
    11
    Title
    Thaïs, Act II: Ah! je suis seule enfin … Dis-moi que je suis belle
    Duration
    07:32
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Vannina Santoni
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National de Lille
    Conductor
    Jean-Marie Zeitouni
  12. 12 6 Melodies populaires corses: No. 1. Ciuciarella (arr. T. Cascio for voice and orchestra) 04:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    6 Melodies populaires corses: No. 1. Ciuciarella (arr. T. Cascio for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Henri Tomasi
    Performer
    Vannina Santoni
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National de Lille
    Conductor
    Jean-Marie Zeitouni