Description
The celebrated Italian soprano Lucia Aliberti presents arias by twelve Verdi heroines from some of the composer's lesser-known early operas. The collection includes music from I Vespri Siciliani, I Masnadieri, Alzira, Attila, Aroldo, I Lombardi, Giovanna d'Arco, Un Giorno di Regno, La Battaglia di Legnano, Ernani, I Due Foscari and Macbeth.
Italian soprano Lucia Aliberti was born in September, 1961 in Sicily. She is especially renowned for her performances in the bel canto roles in operas by Verdi, Bellini, Rossini, Donizetti, and Puccini. As a young singer she studied with Luigi Ricci and the great Alfredo Krauss. After winning the Spoleto and Enal competitions she began her artistic career in Spoleto at the "Festival dei Due Mondi" under the direction of Giancarlo Menotti. Since then she has appeared at all of the world's great opera houses and festivals. Lucia Aliberti is also a multi-instrumentalist and composer and has written several works for piano, clarinet, flute, and voice.
Personnel: Lucia Aliberti (soprano), Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Milan, Oleg Caetani (conductor)