Rossini & Donizetti: French Bel Canto Arias Classical Opera PentaTone

Rossini & Donizetti: French Bel Canto Arias

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PT 6955

Rossini & Donizetti: French Bel Canto Arias

Label Catalogue Number:
PTC5186955

Running Time: 01:05:05

Digital UPC: 0827949095566

Release Date: October 2022
Originally recorded in 2021

Composer
Gioacchino Rossini

Choral
Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden

Composer
Gioacchino Rossini

Solo Soloist
Kristina Fuchs

Solo Soloist
Frank Blümel

Choral
Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden

Composer
Gaetano Donizetti

Choral
Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden

Solo Soloist
Lisette Oropesa

Orchestra
Dresdner Philharmonie

Conductor
Corrado Rovaris

Genre:
Classical
Opera

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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 sung 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.

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Reviews

Shortlisted for the Gramophone Voice & Ensemble Award

2023 Gramophone Award Shortlist

“… The extended excerpts from Siege are, in fact, the high point of the album. Oropesa is ably supported by the Italian maestro Corrado Rovaris, who finds just the right tempos and draws a wonderfully transparent orchestral texture from the orchestra.”

Allan Altman – American Record Guide – March/April 2023

**** Excellent Album

Laurent Bury – Classica magazine (France) – March 2023

Joker Crescendo

Sound 10 Booklet 9 Repertoire 10 Interpretation 10

“… In several arias, soloists of the choir (mezzo-soprano Kristina Fuchs, tenors Frank Blümel, Juan Carlos Navarra and Zhi Yi, and basses Meinhardt Möbius and Alexander Födisch) give the answer, sometimes briefly, to Lisette Oropesa. They deserve to be mentioned by name for their involvement in this superb recital. As for the choirs and the Dresden Philharmonic, warmly and attentively conducted by the Italian conductor Corrado Rovaris, they offer an ideal setting for this superb recital…”

Jean Lacroix – Crescendo magazine.be – 23 December 2022

Recording of the Month

“A winner in every respect and a strong candidate for my Recording of the Year!”

Göran Forsling – MusicWeb-International.com – 30 November 2022

Editor’s Choice – Opera

“… It’s a marvellous recital from a lovely artist … and highly recommended.”

Tim Ashley – Gramophone magazine – November 2022

Performance ***** Recording ****

“… an appealing package.”

Alexandra Wilson – BBC Music magazine – December 2022

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