Great Operatic Arias Vol.21: Cheryl Barker | Chandos - Opera in English CHAN3161

Great Operatic Arias Vol.21: Cheryl Barker

Label: Chandos - Opera in English

Cat No: CHAN3161

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 1st September 2009

Contents

Works

Boito, Arrigo

Mefistofele
» L'altra notte in fondo al mare

Catalani, Alfredo

La Wally
» Ebben? Ne andro lontana

Cilea, Francesco

Adriana Lecouvreur
» Ecco: respiro appena ... Io son l'umile ancella
» Poveri fiori

Heggie, Jake

The End of the Affair
» Nineteen forty-four. March. May. June.

Leoncavallo, Ruggiero

I Pagliacci
» E fra quest'ansie... E allor perche
» Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!... Hui! Stridono lassu

Strauss, Richard

Arabella, op.79
» Aber der Richtige, wenn's einen gibt fur mich
» Das war sehr gut, Mandryka
» Er ist richtige nicht fur mich

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame), op.68
» Lisa's Aria

Williamson, Malcolm

The Violins of Saint-Jacques
» How can I explain to you?

Artists

Cheryl Barker (soprano)
Gillian Keith (soprano)
William Dazeley (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

David Parry

Works

Boito, Arrigo

Mefistofele
» L'altra notte in fondo al mare

Catalani, Alfredo

La Wally
» Ebben? Ne andro lontana

Cilea, Francesco

Adriana Lecouvreur
» Ecco: respiro appena ... Io son l'umile ancella
» Poveri fiori

Heggie, Jake

The End of the Affair
» Nineteen forty-four. March. May. June.

Leoncavallo, Ruggiero

I Pagliacci
» E fra quest'ansie... E allor perche
» Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!... Hui! Stridono lassu

Strauss, Richard

Arabella, op.79
» Aber der Richtige, wenn's einen gibt fur mich
» Das war sehr gut, Mandryka
» Er ist richtige nicht fur mich

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame), op.68
» Lisa's Aria

Williamson, Malcolm

The Violins of Saint-Jacques
» How can I explain to you?

Artists

Cheryl Barker (soprano)
Gillian Keith (soprano)
William Dazeley (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

David Parry

About

We were delighted to have enticed Cheryl Barker into our studios to record thrilling samples of her dramatic artistry in music both familiar and fresh.   

The repertoire chosen for the solo disc includes works actually performed by her on stage, as well as arias Cheryl has always enjoyed listening to.  

"There were two arias that I was very keen to include, one was the scene from The End of the Affair by the brilliant American composer Jake Heggie. I premiered the role of Sarah in Houston and I think this scene is dramatic and fantastically composed. I am very proud to have recorded the aria Each Afternoon from the Violins of St Jacques by Malcolm Williamson, a fellow Australian. It is very atmospheric with its simply vocal line. I have also included some popular arias and some repertoire performed by Dame Joan Hammond with whom I studied with as a student.

As an English speaker, performing these arias in English means that I can relay the emotions of the arias in my native language and I think it is interesting to an English speaking audience to hear the arias in their native tongue. Also, it is important to have an accurate translation of the original text and I think in these arias we have that."

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