in Opera Now (Dec, 2017)
Angela Gheorghiu offers us Eternamente. One sincerely hopes not. Her opening numbers from Cavalleria rusticana are hideously tremulous, not helped by Joseph Calleja’s anemic Turridu. He was recorded in Malta; Gheorghiu was recorded in Prague. It shows. Her Italian songs by Donaudy, Mascheroni and Refice have all had better outings, notably by Claudia Muzio (I know, long dead, but certainly not forgotten). Gioconda’s Suicidio is going to become an unfortunate ‘you must hear this!’ rendition; Gheorghiu’s startlingly explosive chest notes are camp classics. Suddenly, rather too late, she soars into song with some Leoncavallo rarities from La bohème and Zingari, before finishing with a surprisingly passionate duet from Andrea …
Eternamente – Angela Gheorghiu
Cavalleria Rusticana: “Regina coeli” (Santuzza)
Cavalleria Rusticana: “Voi Lo Sapete O Mamma” (Santuzza)
Cavalleria Rusticana: “Tu qui, Santuzza” (Alfio, Santuzza)
36 Arie di Stile Antico, Vol. II, No. 3: “O Del Mio Amato Ben”
Tosca, Act 2: “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
Mefistofele, Act 3: “Spunta l’aurora pallida” (Margherita)
Eternamente (arranged by Tudor)
Ombra di Nube
La Gioconda, Op. 9, Act 4: “Suicidio” (Gioconda)
Gli Zingari, Act 2: “La canzone di Fleana” (Fleana)
Andrea Chénier, Act 4: “Vicino a te s’acqueta” (Chénier, Maddalena)
Angela Gheorghiu, Joseph Calleja, Richard Novak, Prague Philharmonia, Emmanuel Villaume
23,90€
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