Bel Canto Renée Fleming

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  • Release Date: 08/27/2002
  • Sales Rank: 17,251
  • Label: DECCA
  • UPC: 028946710128

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Bel Canto

1LISTENLa sonnambula, opera: Act
2LISTENLa sonnambula, opera: Act
3LISTENLa sonnambula, opera: Act
4LISTENMaria Padilla, opera: Act
5LISTENMaria Padilla, opera: Act
6LISTENMaria Padilla, opera: Act
7LISTENSemiramide, opera: Act 1.
8LISTENSemiramide, opera: Act 1.
9LISTENSemiramide, opera: Act 1.
10LISTENIl Pirata, opera: Act 2.
11LISTENIl Pirata, opera: Act 2.
12LISTENIl Pirata, opera: Act 2.
13LISTENIl Pirata, opera: Act 2.
14LISTENArmida, opera: Act 2. Fin
15LISTENArmida, opera: Act 2. Fin
16LISTENArmida, opera: Act 2. Fin
17LISTENArmida, opera: Act 2. Fin
18LISTENLucrezia Borgia, opera: A
19LISTENLucrezia Borgia, opera: A
20LISTENLucrezia Borgia, opera: A

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Editorial Reviews

Renée Fleming's stylistic range is extensive, encompassing contemporary American works; great operatic roles by Handel, Mozart, Verdi, and Richard Strauss; and songs by composers as distinct as Schubert, Fauré, and Rachmaninoff. Yet she is also a persuasive advocate of the early-19th-century bel canto operas, though this aspect of her career has not been well represented on disc. Here, at last, is a program of scenes from the heart of the bel canto repertoire -- the operas of Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti -- and the wait has been worth it. The creamy richness of Fleming's voice and the restrained passion of her interpretive approach is ideally suited to this music, and if her singing is not entirely free from some modern, post-verismo mannerisms (like occasionally aspirating the ends of phrases), her performances are exceptionally graceful, agile, and expressive. Fleming's ornamentation -- developed with the assistance of bel canto scholar Philip Gosset -- is also admirable and often breathtaking. Most of these selections will be familiar to aficionados, but those who are unfamiliar with this branch of the repertoire will find this album a tantalizing introduction to a surprisingly large and important body of work. Conductor Patrick Summers follows Fleming's every flourish with assurance, and the Orchestra of St. Luke's playing is nicely polished and full of color. Bel canto literally means "beautiful singing," and that is exactly what Fleming offers on this generous, 72-minute recital. Andrew Farach-Colton, Barnes & Noble



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Bel Cantoby Anonymous

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March 10, 2003: Ms Fleming has a wonderful voice and is never overwhelmed, but the sound quality is so poor on this disc. To hear the voice, one must turn the volume up, but when the music kicks in, you will scramble for the remote to turn it down. Very sad that a singer of such magnitude has a bad disc to her name due to poor production.

Bel Cantoby Anonymous

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January 16, 2003: Generally a good CD, but the sameness of the songs gets a bit tiring after about the fourth cut. The blame is not necessarily on Ms. Fleming; rather, it's on the producer who does little to vary the pace or to educate listeners about the full range of bel canto.


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