Vivica Genaux - Vivica Genaux: Arias (2015)

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Artist: Vivica Genaux
Title: Arias - Vivaldi • Handel • Hasse • Rossini • Donizetti
Year Of Release: 2015
Label: Erato
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, artwork)
Total Time: 3:36:04
Total Size: 974 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Vivica Genaux - Vivica Genaux: Arias (2015)

“Something special happens when she starts to sing – something that sets off a thrill ...” wrote Opera News of Vivica Genaux. This collection of three recitals showcases the virtuosity, elegance and expressivity of the Alaska-born mezzo-soprano in repertoire that has proved central to her career: Vivaldi, Handel, Rossini and Donizetti and – a composer she has championed – Johann Adolph Hasse. The recitals in this box were recorded in 2003 (Rossini/Donizetti), 2006 (Handel/Hasse) and 2009 (Vivaldi: Pyrotechnics).

It was in Rossini that Vivica Genaux first made her name, particularly as Rosina in Il barbiere de Siviglia. Writing about this Rossini arias album, Time Out New York hailed Genaux “the most exciting singer in the world. Sinewy but lithe, her voice encompasses a wine-rich chest register, juiced up with just enough testosterone to keep things interesting, as well as luminous high notes that would do many a soprano proud."

The first Baroque role that Vivica Genaux sung was in Handel’s Ariodante, but she went on to make a particular speciality of the music of Hasse. Reviewing this album, Gramophone wrote: “Three well-crafted arias from Hasse’s Arminio are ideal fare for Genaux’s pinpoint accuracy and florid ornamentation."

Of the album 'Pyrotechnics', Vivaldi expert Frédéric Delamea wrote: “The dazzling arias in this programme – some of which have never been recorded or, indeed, performed in concert – illustrate the different phases and forms of Vivaldian pyrotechnics, exploring every emotion and the most diverse dramatic situations, and continually varying instrumentation, tonality and tempo."

This 3CD box unites three recitals that showcase the virtuosity, elegance and expressivity of mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux. Together, the programmes, recorded between 2003 and 2009, offer a survey of the repertoire that has figured most strongly in Genaux’s career – music from the 18th and early 19th centuries by Vivaldi, Handel, Hasse, Rossini and Donizetti. The spectacular recital of arias by Vivaldi, ‘Pyrotechnics’ was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2010.

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