| Other author/creator | Ono, Kazushi, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Semenova, Elena (Soprano), singer. |
| Other author/creator | Obrecht, Pascale, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Montvidas, Edgaras, 1975- singer. |
| Other author/creator | Suliman, Nabil, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Stupenengo, Paolo, singer. |
| Included Work | Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Chérubin. Je suis gris! |
| Included Work | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Nozze di Figaro. Deh vieni, non tardar. |
| Included Work | Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787. Clemenza di Tito. Se mai senti spirarti sul volto. |
| Included Work | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Clemenza di Tito. Non più di fiori. |
| Included Work | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Nozze di Figaro. Voi, che sapete. |
| Included Work | Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia. Contro un cor che accende amore. |
| Included Work | Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Faust. Faites-lui mes aveux. |
| Included Work | Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Damnation de Faust. D'amour l'ardente flamme. |
| Included Work | Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Roméo et Juliette. Strophes. |
| Included Work | Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Capuleti e i Montecchi. Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio. |
| Included Work | Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Cendrillon. Cœur sans amour, printemps sans roses. |
| Included Work | Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Cenerentola. Nacqui all'affanno. |
| Included Work | Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Ariane. Prière à Cypris. |
| Included Work | Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Ariadne auf Naxos. Sein wir wieder gut. |
| Other author/creator | Opéra de Lyon performer. |
| Contents |
Chérubin. Je suis gris! / Massenet (1:39) -- Le nozze di Figaro. Giunse alfin il momento -- (1:29) ; Deh, vieni, non tardar (3:07) / Mozart -- La clemenza di Tito. Se mai senti spirarti sul volto / Gluck (9:19) -- La clemenza di Tito. Ecco il punto, o Vitellia -- (2:13) ; Non più di fiori (6:34) / Mozart -- Le nozze di Figaro. Voi che sapete / Mozart (2:52) -- Il barbiere di Siviglia. Contro un cor / Rossini (7:32) -- Faust. Faites-lui mes aveux / Gounod (2:58) -- La damnation de Faust. D'amour l'ardente flamme / Berlioz (8:08) -- Roméo et Juliette. Premiers transports que nul n'oublie / Berlioz (6:32) -- I Capuleti e i Montecchi. Ascolta! Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio -- La tremenda ultrice spada / Bellini (7:11) -- Cendrillon. Allez, laissez-moi seul -- Cœur sans amour, printemps sans roses / Massenet (4:03) -- La Cenerentola. Nacqui all'affanno / Rossini (7:47) -- Ariane. Ô frêle corps -- Chère Cypris / Massenet (5:56) -- Ariadne auf Naxos. Seien [sic] wir wieder gut! / [R.] Strauss (3:18). |
| Abstract |
Joyce DiDonato's capacity for characterization is as astounding as the range and flexibility of her voice. This collection showcases her multifaceted art and the wealth of opportunities open to a mezzo-soprano by presenting her as different characters, both male and female, from the same opera story. |
| General note | Opera arias: "male and female roles for mezzo-soprano from favourite operatic stories"--Container. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes by Joyce DiDonato and Roger Pines in English, and texts with English translations (27 p. : port.) in container. |
| Performer |
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano ; Orchestre et Chœur de l'Opéra national de Lyon ; Kazushi Ono, conductor ; with Elena Semenova, soprano (track 14) ; Pascale Obrecht, mezzo-soprano (track 14) ; Edgaras Montvidas, tenor (tracks 8, 12) ; Nabil Suliman, baritone (tracks 12, 14, 16) ; Paolo Stupenengo, bass (track 14). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Sept. 18-28, 2010, Auditorium de l'Orchestre national de Lyon. |
| Language | Sung in Italian, French, and German. |
| LCCN | 2014615090 |
| Standard identifier# |
5099964198606 |
| Standard identifier# |
05099964198606 |
| Publisher number | 50999 641986 0 6 Virgin Classics |
