℗ 2014 Naxos
Italian Soprano Arias: Il tramonto - Un bel dì, vedremo - O mio babbino caro
Maria Luigia Borsi, London Symphony Orchestra, Yves Abel
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Il tramonto, P. 101 Ottorino Respighi; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
15:06 | |||
Madama Butterfly: Act II |
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Un bel dì, vedremo Giacomo Puccini; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
5:23 | |||
Otello: Act IV |
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Era più calmo? … Mia madre aveva una povera ancella - Ave Maria Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
16:54 | |||
Turandot: Act I |
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Signore, ascolta! Giacomo Puccini; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
2:55 | |||
La boheme: Act III |
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Donde lieta uscì Giacomo Puccini; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
3:16 | |||
Suor Angelica |
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Senza mamma Giacomo Puccini; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
4:45 | |||
La Rondine: Act I |
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7 |
Chi il bel sogno di Doretta Giacomo Puccini; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
3:32 | |||
La Wally: Act I |
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Ebben? Ne andrò lontana Alfredo Catalani; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
4:01 | |||
Gianni Schicchi |
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O mio babbino caro Giacomo Puccini; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
2:47 | |||
Digital Booklet |
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Total Playing Time 58:39
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"Four Stars ... Borsi’s clean, fresh and fleshy lyric soprano proves well suited, while her sense of intimacy also works well here."
- BBC Music Magazine
"It is welcome to have ... a collection as attractive as this delightful disc ... here is a young, sweet-toned lyric soprano able to float pianissimos in the highest register to ravishing effect. The performance that Borsi gives is not just ravishingly beautiful but has a dramatic intensity ... it is luxury casting to have the LSO crisply conducted by Yves Abel."
- Gramophone
Appearing here on her debut solo album, Italian lyric soprano Maria Luigia Borsi has been acclaimed for her "grace, beauty, animation and variety" by the The Sunday Times. Her Willow Song from Verdi’s Otello has been described as "gorgeously sung" by Opera News and her role in Puccini’s Turandot as demonstrating "extraordinary communicative skills" by Opera Magazine. This programme includes some of the most moving and dramatic arias from Italian opera, including the tragic heartbreak of Madama Butterfly and the shimmering beauty of Catalani’s Ebben? Ne andrò lontana from La Wally.
- BBC Music Magazine
"It is welcome to have ... a collection as attractive as this delightful disc ... here is a young, sweet-toned lyric soprano able to float pianissimos in the highest register to ravishing effect. The performance that Borsi gives is not just ravishingly beautiful but has a dramatic intensity ... it is luxury casting to have the LSO crisply conducted by Yves Abel."
- Gramophone
Appearing here on her debut solo album, Italian lyric soprano Maria Luigia Borsi has been acclaimed for her "grace, beauty, animation and variety" by the The Sunday Times. Her Willow Song from Verdi’s Otello has been described as "gorgeously sung" by Opera News and her role in Puccini’s Turandot as demonstrating "extraordinary communicative skills" by Opera Magazine. This programme includes some of the most moving and dramatic arias from Italian opera, including the tragic heartbreak of Madama Butterfly and the shimmering beauty of Catalani’s Ebben? Ne andrò lontana from La Wally.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
Recorded at Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London, UK, 29-30 November and 2-3 December 2013
Producer and Editor: Michael Fine
Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
Assistant Producer: Tamra Saylor Fine
Mixed and mastered by Michael Fine and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky at KarCos Production and Consulting UG
Booklet notes: Keith Anderson
Cover Photo: Richard Crean
Special thanks to Raffaele Coglianese / Plusfinanz AG
Publishers: Ricordi/UMPG (tracks 1-6; 8-9); UE/Sonzogno (track 7)
Recorded at Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London, UK, 29-30 November and 2-3 December 2013
Producer and Editor: Michael Fine
Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
Assistant Producer: Tamra Saylor Fine
Mixed and mastered by Michael Fine and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky at KarCos Production and Consulting UG
Booklet notes: Keith Anderson
Cover Photo: Richard Crean
Special thanks to Raffaele Coglianese / Plusfinanz AG
Publishers: Ricordi/UMPG (tracks 1-6; 8-9); UE/Sonzogno (track 7)