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Vesselina Kasarova - Rossini: Arias & Duets / Fagen, Florez

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Composer
ROSSINI, GIOACHINO
Artist
Vesselinan Kasarova
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Mar 09, 1999
Catalog #
74321571312
UPC
743215713128

About

You might call it youth serving youth. One of the finest singers to emerge in the 1990s, Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Vesselina Kasarova made this disc when she was thirty-two, by which age Gioacchino Rossini had written all of the operas represented within and twenty-five others. Kasarova, who counts Maria Callas among her idols, is an aficionado of the bel canto style and says she finds Rossini's low-voiced roles, many of which were influenced by castrato singing, interesting for their variety of vocal demands, as the many specialized categories of voice we have today weren't so set then.
On this program of arias and duets with tenor Juan Diego Flórez she sings the parts of heroes en travesti (male parts played by women) from 'Semiramide' and the little-known 'Bianca e Fallierro,' serious heroines from 'Armida' and 'La donna del lago' and comic roles from 'L'Italiana in Algieri' and 'La Cenerentola' as well as the tenor title role from 'Otello,' transposed as one might hear it done at a gala benefit. Of course Kasarova's voice is beautiful, smooth and rich, but most impressive is her absorption of the characters and their various moods. Perhaps she really has taken the Callas model to heart.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 Bianca e Falliero, Act II: Tu non sai qual colpo atroce 08:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    Bianca e Falliero, Act II: Tu non sai qual colpo atroce
    Duration
    08:33
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Vesselina Kasarova
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen
  2. 2 L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Act II: Per lui che adoro 06:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Act II: Per lui che adoro
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Vesselina Kasarova, Theodor Weimer, Wolfgang Klose, Dankwart Siegele
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen
  3. 3 La Cenerentola (Cinderella), Act I: Una volta c'era un re 10:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    La Cenerentola (Cinderella), Act I: Una volta c'era un re
    Duration
    10:30
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Vesselina Kasarova, Henrike Paede, Monica Schmitt, Juan Diego Flórez
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen
  4. 4 Semiramide, Act I: Eccomi alfine in Babilonia 11:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    Semiramide, Act I: Eccomi alfine in Babilonia
    Duration
    11:09
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Vesselina Kasarova
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen
  5. 5 Armida, Act I: Amor! … Possente nome! 10:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    Armida, Act I: Amor! … Possente nome!
    Duration
    10:12
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Vesselina Kasarova, Juan Diego Flórez
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen
  6. 6 L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Act I: Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno! 06:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Act I: Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno!
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Vesselina Kasarova
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen
  7. 7 Otello, ossia Il moro di Venezia, Act II: Duet: Ah! vieni, nel tuo sangue 04:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    Otello, ossia Il moro di Venezia, Act II: Duet: Ah! vieni, nel tuo sangue
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Vesselina Kasarova, Juan Diego Flórez
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen
  8. 8 La donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake), Act II: Tanti affetti in un momento 07:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    La donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake), Act II: Tanti affetti in un momento
    Duration
    07:53
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Vesselina Kasarova
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen