Rossini & Donizetti - French Bel Canto Arias | Pentatone PTC5186955

Rossini & Donizetti - French Bel Canto Arias

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Label: Pentatone

Cat No: PTC5186955

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 7th October 2022

Contents

Works

Donizetti, Gaetano

La Fille du regiment
» C'en est donc fait... Salut a la France (Act 2)
» Il faut partir
Les Martyrs
» O ma mere... Qu'ici ta main glacee benisse ton enfant (Act 1)
Lucia di Lammermoor
» Gilbert... O fontaine... Que n'avons-nous des ailes? (Act 1)

Rossini, Gioachino

Guillaume Tell
» Ils s'eloignent enfin
» Sombre foret
Le Comte Ory
» En proie a la tristesse... Celeste providence
Le Siege de Corinthe
» L'heure fatale approche... Juste ciel (Act 3)
» Que vais-je devenir... Du sejour de la lumiere (Act 2)

Artists

Lisette Oropesa (soprano)
Dresdner Philharmonie

Conductor

Corrado Rovaris

Works

Donizetti, Gaetano

La Fille du regiment
» C'en est donc fait... Salut a la France (Act 2)
» Il faut partir
Les Martyrs
» O ma mere... Qu'ici ta main glacee benisse ton enfant (Act 1)
Lucia di Lammermoor
» Gilbert... O fontaine... Que n'avons-nous des ailes? (Act 1)

Rossini, Gioachino

Guillaume Tell
» Ils s'eloignent enfin
» Sombre foret
Le Comte Ory
» En proie a la tristesse... Celeste providence
Le Siege de Corinthe
» L'heure fatale approche... Juste ciel (Act 3)
» Que vais-je devenir... Du sejour de la lumiere (Act 2)

Artists

Lisette Oropesa (soprano)
Dresdner Philharmonie

Conductor

Corrado Rovaris

About

On her second solo album Lisette Oropesa has combined two of her greatest loves, the French language and Italian bel canto. This recording with the Dresdner Philharmonie under the baton of Corrado Rovaris showcases the variety of lesser-known and more popular works by Rossini and Donizetti, featuring arias that contain coloratura, lyricism, drama, heightened emotion, and even comedy.

Star soprano Lisette Oropesa made her Pentatone debut with Ombra Compagna, Mozart Concert Arias in 2021, and sang the title heroine in a complete recording of Verdi’s La Traviata, also released on the label in 2022. The Dresdner Philharmonie was involved in that same recording, and has also participated in several other recordings released by Pentatone, such as Weber’s Der Freischütz (2019), Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, Puccini’s Il Tabarro (both 2020) and Beethoven’s Fidelio (2021). Conductor Corrado Rovaris particularly excels in bel canto and verismo repertoire, and makes his Pentatone debut.

Reviews

For her second solo album, Lisette Oropesa combines her love for both the French language and Italian music in an exploration of arias and extracts from operas by Rossini and Donizetti... As one might expect, it’s a recording of great beauty and intelligence, superbly done from start to finish, and carefully reminding us that revising a work for Paris frequently necessitated a combination of rewriting and, on occasion, drastic self-borrowing. ... Oropesa’s thoughtful choice of repertory is balanced by performances of comparable insight and brilliance. She’s in wonderful voice throughout, her coloratura at once dazzling and expressive, her sense of line often flawless, text, character and emotions exactingly conveyed. ... It’s a marvellous recital from a lovely artist, though, and highly recommended.  Tim Ashley
Gramophone November 2022
Gramophone Editor's Choice

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