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Summary:

Jennifer Larmore's exceptional affinity with the bel canto repertoire, supported by her formidable technical armoury, has allowed Opera Rara the luxury of recording for this disc some of the most difficult vocal music of the 19th century. Virtuosity, then, is the theme of this album. It features music written for several of the greatest singers of the early 19th century, including Carolina Bassi, Rosmonda Pisaroni, Isabella Colbran and Maria Malibran. A lot has been written about the vocal abilities of these legendary singers. The music they sang is often very florid, the drama reinforced by pyrotechnical vocal hurdles, which on paper look just this side of impossible. It's only when you hear a singer of the calibre of Jennifer Larmore actually leaping those hurdles that you begin to understand what the fuss was all about.

Table of Contents:

• Eloisa : scena ed aria 'Suon profondo' / Sir Michael Costa (12:54)
• Bianca e Falliero. Aria 'Tu non sai' / Gioachino Rossini (8:23)
• Andronico. Duetto 'Vanne se alberghi in petto' / Saverio Mercadante (9:37)
• Elisabetta regina d'Inghilterra. Cavatina 'Quant'è grato all'alma mia' / G. Rossini (7:38)
• Il desio : Duetto di bravura 'Quanto al cor mi parlò' / Luigi Arditi (8:40)
• Amelia. Cavatina 'L'alma mia che in Adolfo' / Lauro Rossi (8:03)
• Carlo di Borgogna. Duetto 'L'ombra mira di colei' (15:33) ; Temistocle. Cavatina 'Tacete! ohimè quei cantici' (7:14) / Giovanni Pacini.

Contributors:

Larmore, Jennifer , singer

Cullagh, Majella , singer

Ford, Bruce , singer

Harper, David (Pianist) , instrumentalist

Allemandi, Antonello , conductor

Parry, David, 1949- , conductor

Carella, Giuliano , conductor

Costa, Michael, 1808-1884

Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868

Mercadante, Saverio, 1795-1870

Arditi, Luigi, 1822-1903

Rossi, Lauro, 1812-1885

Pacini, Giovanni, 1796-1867

London Philharmonic Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

Italian

Language Notes:

Sung in Italian.

Included Works:

Eloisa [by Costa, M.]

Bianca e Falliero [by Rossini, G.] > Tu non sai qual colpo atroce

Andronico [by Mercadante, S.] > Vanne se alberghi in petto

Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra [by Rossini, G.] > Quant'è grato all'alma mia

Desio [by Arditi, L.]

Amelia [by Rossi, L.] > Alma mia che in Adolfo

Carlo di Borgogna [by Pacini, G.] > Ombra mira di colei

Temistocle [by Pacini, G.] > Tacete! ohimè quei cantici

Other Related Resources:

Source record: Bravura diva [by Larmore, J.] (London : Opera Rara, 2005 — OCLC Number 60460611)

Subjects:

Operas — Excerpts

Vocal duets with piano

Genres:

Excerpts

Operas

Performers:

Jennifer Larmore, soprano ; Majella Cullagh, soprano (the 3rd and 5th-6th works) ; Bruce Ford, tenor (the 7th) ; David Harper, piano (the 5th) ; the London Philharmonic Orchestra (the 1st-3rd, 4th, 6th, and 8th) ; the Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (the 2nd, 4th, and 8th) ; the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (the 7th) ; Antonello Allemandi, conductor (the 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 8th) ; David Parry, conductor (the 2nd and 7th) ; Giuliano Carella, conductor (the 4th).

General Notes:

Principally opera excerpts; the 5th work a vocal duet with piano.
Recorded 2001-2005 St. Clement's Church, London, and Henry Wood Hall, London.
Description based on: Hard copy version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942012
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942013
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942014
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942015
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942016
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942017
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942018
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942019
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942020
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942021
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942022
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942023
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942024
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942025
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942026
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942027
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942028
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942029
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942030
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942031
International Standard Recording Code: GBQXY0942032
Publisher Number, Opera Rara: 792938023144

OCLC Numbers:

1353214656