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Bravura diva

Title: Bravura diva [electronic resource].
Author: Larmore, Jennifer
Publication: London : Opera Rara, 2005.

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Summary

Jennifer Larmore's exceptional affinity with the bel canto repertoire, supported by her formidable technical armoury, has allowed Opera Rara the luxury of recording for this disc some of the most difficult vocal music of the 19th century. Virtuosity, then, is the theme of this album. It features music written for several of the greatest singers of the early 19th century, including Carolina Bassi, Rosmonda Pisaroni, Isabella Colbran and Maria Malibran. A lot has been written about the vocal abilities of these legendary singers. The music they sang is often very florid, the drama reinforced by pyrotechnical vocal hurdles, which on paper look just this side of impossible. It's only when you hear a singer of the calibre of Jennifer Larmore actually leaping those hurdles that you begin to understand what the fuss was all about. Works by Costa, Rossini, Pacini, Mercadante and Lauro Rossi are all featured on this CD which is accompanied by a fully coloured 100 page booklet with notes on each contribution written by the eminent specialist in 19th century opera Jeremy Commons.

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Note

Principally opera excerpts; the 5th work a vocal duet with piano.
Program and biographical notes in English, French, German, and Italian, with texts and English translations (104 p. : ill.) laid in container.

Event (note)

Recorded at St. Clement's Church, London, and Henry Wood Hall, London, principally between 2001 and 2005; some selections previously released.

Language (note)

Sung in Italian.

Source of Description (note)

Description based on hard copy version record.

Contents

Eloisa : scena ed aria 'Suon profondo' / Sir Michael Costa (12:46) -- Bianca e Falliero. Aria 'Tu non sai' / Gioachino Rossini (8:15) -- Andronico. Duetto 'Vanne se alberghi in petto' / Saverio Mercadante (9:29) -- Elisabetta regina d'Inghilterra. Cavatina 'Quant'è grato all'alma mia' / G. Rossini (7:30) -- Il desio : Duetto di bravura 'Quanto al cor mi parlò' / Luigi Arditi (8:32) -- Amelia. Cavatina 'L'alma mia che in Adolfo' / Lauro Rossi -- Carlo di Borgogna. Duetto 'L'ombra mira di colei' (14:47) ; Temistocle. Cavatina 'Tacete! ohimè quei cantici' (7:52) / Giovanni Pacini.

LCCN

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OCLC

811458281

Author

Larmore, Jennifer. voc

Title

Bravura diva [electronic resource].

Imprint

London : Opera Rara, 2005.

Performer

Jennifer Larmore, soprano ; Majella Cullagh, soprano (the 3rd and 5th-6th works) ; Bruce Ford, tenor (the 7th) ; David Harper, piano (the 5th) ; the London Philharmonic Orchestra (the 1st-3rd, 4th, 6th, and 8th) ; the Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (the 2nd, 4th, and 8th) ; the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (the 7th) ; Antonello Allemandi, conductor (the 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 8th) ; David Parry, conductor (the 2nd and 7th) ; Giuliano Carella, conductor (the 4th).

Event

Recorded at St. Clement's Church, London, and Henry Wood Hall, London, principally between 2001 and 2005; some selections previously released.

Language

Sung in Italian.

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Cullagh, Majella. voc

Ford, Bruce. voc

Harper, David (Pianist) Performer

Allemandi, Antonello. Conductor

Parry, David, 1949- Conductor

Carella, Giuliano. Conductor

Costa, Michael, Sir, 1808-1884. Eloisa.

Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Bianca e Falliero. Tu non sai qual colpo atroce.

Mercadante, Saverio, 1795-1870. Andronico. Vanne se alberghi in petto.

Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra. Quant'è grato all'alma mia.

Arditi, Luigi, 1822-1903. Desio.

Rossi, Lauro, 1812-1885. Amelia. Alma mia che in Adolfo.

Pacini, Giovanni, 1796-1867. Carlo di Borgogna. Ombra mira di colei.

Pacini, Giovanni, 1796-1867. Temistocle. Tacete! ohimè quei cantici.

London Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir. Performer

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Performer

Other Form:

Source record: Larmore, Jennifer. Bravura diva. London : Opera Rara, 2005 (OCoLC)60460611

Other Standard Identifier

GBQXY0902012

GBQXY0902013

GBQXY0902014

GBQXY0902015

GBQXY0902016

GBQXY0902017

GBQXY0902018

GBQXY0902019

GBQXY0902020

GBQXY0902021

GBQXY0902022

GBQXY0902023

GBQXY0902024

GBQXY0902025

GBQXY0902026

GBQXY0902027

GBQXY0902028

GBQXY0902029

GBQXY0902030

GBQXY0902031

GBQXY0902032

Publisher No.

ORR231 Opera Rara

Branch Call Number

eNYPL Music

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