Cat No:
ODRCD372
Release Date: 20 September 2019
Label: Odradek Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0855317003721
Composer/Series: Majesty
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Description
A sumptuous selection of operatic arias interpreted by Maija Kovalevska, who, with the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, performs her favourite heroines from operas by Puccini, Mozart, Massenet, Gluck and Tchaikovsky.
From Gluck's 'Orfeo & Euridice' Maija Kovalevska performs Euridice's aria, 'Che fiero momento!' ("What a proud moment!"), which anticipates the story's climax. From Mozart's 'Don Giovanni' we hear Donna Elvira's Act II aria 'Mi tradì quell'alma ingrata' ("Cruel heart, you have betrayed me"), which reveals a woman at war with herself, furious at her lover's betrayal but still longing for him against her own will. There are two of Mimì's arias from Puccini's 'La Bohème', alongside powerful music from 'Manon Lescaut', 'Gianni Schicchi' and 'Turandot'. From Act II of Massenet's 'Thaïs' there is the sensuous, passionate 'Dis-moi que je suis belle' ("Tell me I'm beautiful"), known as the "mirror aria"; gazing at her reflection, Thaïs fears old age and longs for her beauty to remain. The album concludes with two of Tchaikovsky's greatest operatic moments: Iolanta's Arioso and the pivotal 'Letter Aria' from 'Eugene Onegin'. A gorgeous release, essential both for opera aficionados and for those seeking an introduction to the genre.
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Tracklisting
- 1. Christoph Willibald Gluck - Overture (from Orfeo Ed Euridice)
- 2. Christoph Willibald Gluck - 'Che Fiero Momento' (from Orfeo Ed Euridice)
- 3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - 'Mi Tradì Quell'alma Ingrata' (from Don Giovanni)
- 4. Giacomo Puccini - 'Sì. Mi Chiamano Mimì' (from La Bohème)
- 5. Giacomo Puccini - Intermezzo (from Manon Lescaut)
- 6. Giacomo Puccini - 'Donde Lieta Uscì' (from La Bohème)
- 7. Giacomo Puccini - 'O Mio Babbino Caro' (from Gianni Schicchi)
- 8. Giacomo Puccini - 'Tu Che Di Gel Sei Cinta' (from Turandot)
- 9. Jules Massenet - 'Dis Moi Que Je Suis Belle' (from Thaïs)
- 10. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - 'Why Haven't I Known This Before?' (from Iolanta)
- 11. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - 'Let Me Die, But First…' (from Eugene Onegin)
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