Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 18 - Jennifer Larmore Vocal & Song Opera in English Opera In English

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FRANCESCO CILEA Italian

(1866-1950)

Princess of Bouillon's aria from Adriana Lecouvreur

4:18

'The torment of desire, exquisite torture' -

'Star of the Evening'

(O vagabonda stella d'oriente)

GAETANO DONIZETTI

(1797-1848)

Leonora's aria from La favorita (The Mistress)

8:02

'Can I believe it?' -

'Oh my beloved' -

'I submit to heav'nly powers!'

(O, mio Fernando)

GIUSEPPE VERDI

(1813-1901)

Azucena's canzone from Il trovatore (The Troubadour)

2:54

'Fierce flames are raging'

(Stride la vampa)

AMILCARE PONCHIELLI

(1834-1886)

Gioconda and Laura's duet from La Gioconda

3:43

'My curse upon you!' -

'Love like mine is the light of creation'

(L'amo come il fulgor del creato)

with Susan Patterson soprano

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

(1756-1791)

Donna Elvira's recitative and aria from Don Giovanni

5:46

'To what atrocity' -

'That ungrateful man betrayed me'

(Mi tradì)

RICHARD WAGNER

(1813-1883)

Adriano's scene from Rienzi

9:19

'Oh righteous God' -

'Where was I?'

(Wo war ich?)

GAETANO DONIZETTI

Leonora and Fernando's duet from La favorita

10:26

'You, most courteous maiden' -

'My beloved'

(Ah, mio bene)

with Colin Lee tenor and Fflur Wyn soprano

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

(1685-1759)

Juno's area from Semele

3:40

'Hence, Iris hence away!'

GIOACHINO ROSSINI

(1792-1868)

Tancredi's aria from Tancredi

2:56

'Tell me, my beating heart'

(di tanti palpiti)

VINCENZO BELLINI

(1801-1835

10.

Norma and Adalgisa's duet from Norma

10:49

'Take my children' -

'See, O Norma'

(Mira, O Norma)

with Susan Patterson soprano

GIUSEPPE VERDI

11.

Princess Eboli's aria from Don Carlos

4:35

'O hated gift'

(O don fatale)

CHARLES-FRANCOIS GOUNOD

(1818-1893)

12.

Juliet's Waltz Song from Romeo and Juliet

3:44

(Je veux vivre)

Total time: 71:27

Solo: Jennifer Larmore

Orchestra: The Philharmonia

Conductor: David Parry

12-15 September 2006

Larmore made her reputation with the Baroque and bel canto repertoires and she turns in handsome accounts of ‘Hence, Iris, away!’ from Semele and Tancredi’s aria ‘Tell me, my beating heart’ (‘Di tanti palpiti’). A pair of numbers from the neglected La favorita are well done too, with a winning legato in the opening of Leonora’s cavatina ‘Oh, my beloved…’ after David Parry has sent the solo harp and horn off into one of Donizetti’s most beguiling melodies. Parry drives the Philharmonia Orchestra on admirably in Leonora’s and Fernando’s duet ‘You, most courteous maiden… My beloved’ (Ah, mio bene’).

International Record Review

Jennifer Larmore’s sure and defiant mezzo was ideal…

Richard Fairman

Reviews from recent performances:
Jennifer Larmore possesses a gloriously rich mezzo; very steely and very precise, but also very warm.

Musicomh.com

Versatility is the key to mezzo Jennifer Larmore’s success in this English-language programme, as it is in the opera house. She’s top-of-the-range in Juno’s number from Handel’s Semele, while the Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini items all find here spirited and technically faultless.

BBC Music Magazine 'Choice'

On this hugely engaging disc of arias in English, Larmore shows once again why she’s one of Chandos’ most popular artists. Her voice has a luxury richness about it, and her dramatic skills are second to none. She blazes with passion as the desperate Princess Bouillon from Adriana Lecouvreur and brings a sense of grand nobility to the page Adriano from Wagner’s Reinzi.

Classic FM Magazine

Track by track, Larmore’s technical command and dramatic concentration are stunning. That Rienzi solo, for instance, is an immense undertaking, and everything – vocal range and expressive intensity for a start – is in the grand manner, indomitable and tireless. Azucena’s gruesome narrative is tense in enunciation, musically very precise and graced by genuine trills where they are often fudged or ignored. Larmore is amongst the most accomplished singers of her time.

Gramophone

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