Puccini: Opera Arias Angela Gheorghiu

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  • Release Date: 01/15/2008
  • Original Release: 2005
  • Sales Rank: 34,468
  • Label: EMI CLASSICS
  • UPC: 094633235526

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Puccini: Opera Arias

1LISTENMadama Butterfly (Madame
2LISTENMadama Butterfly (Madame
3LISTENEdgar, opera: Act 3. Addi
4LISTENEdgar, opera: Act 3. Nel
5LISTENLa Rondine (The Swallow),
6LISTENLa bohème, opera: Act 1.
7LISTENLa bohème, opera: Act 2.
8LISTENLa bohème, opera: Act 3.
9LISTENLa fanciulla del West (Th
10LISTENManon Lescaut, opera: Act
11LISTENManon Lescaut, opera: Act
12LISTENSuor Angelica, opera: Sen
13LISTENGianni Schicchi, opera: O
14LISTENLe villi, opera: Act 1. S
15LISTENTurandot, opera: Act 1. S
16LISTENTurandot, opera: Act 3. T
17LISTENTurandot, opera: Act 2. I

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Just as she did with her superb Verdi Heroines album in 2000, soprano Angela Gheorghiu confirms her status as one of today's reigning divas with this survey of Puccini's leading ladies. Far more than Verdi's operas -- or those of almost anyone else, except perhaps for Richard Strauss -- Puccini's are dominated by their sopranos: Manon, Butterfly, Tosca, and Turandot, to name a few of the title roles. While the composer has been criticized for his apparently endless fascination with female suffering, it can't be denied that a wealth of deep emotion animates his heroines, giving matchless opportunities for a great singing actress to transcend the characters' mortal fates. Gheorghiu certainly has the vocal goods to put Puccini's gorgeous melodies across, but just as important, her dramatic instincts allow her to differentiate the personalities of the 12 characters (from 10 different operas) whom she portrays here, ranging from reticent Mimì and playful Musetta to imploring Liù and imperious Turandot. Even within a single role, Gheorghiu nails the transformation from Butterfly's hopeful "Un bel dì vedremo" to the final, pre-suicide farewell to her son. Almost unbearably chilling in this recording, the latter is one of Gheorghiu's strongest performances on the disc; Manon, also on the brink of death in "Sola, perduta, abbandonata," provides another. In fact, she's at her best whenever the emotions rise to the most feverish pitch, yet she's also adventurous enough to include rarely heard and quite different numbers from the young Puccini's Le villi and Edgar. The original 2005 release includes a richly illustrated booklet, featuring helpful plot summaries to place the arias in dramatic context, as well as a bonus CD-single featuring "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca, sung with beauty, intensity, and passion to spare. The 2008 reissue comes with a standard booklet and a single CD in a jewel-case. Scott Paulin, Barnes & Noble



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