℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics/Erato release,
Released January 15, 2021
Duration 1h 33m 57s
Record Label Warner Classics
Genre Classical
 

Contralto

Nathalie Stutzmann, Orfeo 55

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Tamerlano, HWV 18, Act I  
1.1
"Dal crudel che m'ha tradita" (Irene)
George Frideric Handel; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
3:14
Meride e Selinunte, Act II  
1.2
"Torbido intorno al core" (Ericlea)
Nicola Porpora; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
7:49
Ariodante, HWV 33  
1.3
Overture to Act II
George Frideric Handel; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
1:45
Rinaldo, HWV 7b, Act II  
1.4
"Mio cor, che mi sai dir?" (Goffredo)
George Frideric Handel; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
2:55
Tito Manlio, RV 738, Act I  
1.5
"Di verde ulivo" (Vitellia)
Antonio Vivaldi; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
6:07
Farnace, RV 711, Act II  
1.6
"Gelido in ogni vena" (Farnace)
Antonio Vivaldi; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
9:30
Berenice, HWV 38  
1.7
Sinfonia to Act III
George Frideric Handel; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
2:48
Semiramide riconosciuta, Act II  
1.8
"Tradita, sprezzata" (Semiramide)
Nicola Porpora; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
3:31
Griselda, Act II  
1.9
"Caro addio, dal labbro amato" (Griselda)
Giovanni Bononcini; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
5:53
Alessandro Severo  
1.10
Sinfonia to Act III
Antonio Lotti; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
1:05
Arminio, HWV 36, Act I  
1.11
"Sento il cor per ogni lato" (Ramise)
George Frideric Handel; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
2:50
Euristeo, Act III  
1.12
"Sotto un faggio o lungo un rio" (Erginda)
Antonio Caldara; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
8:52
Bajazet, RV 703, Act III  
1.13
"È morto, sì, tiranno... " (Asteria)
Antonio Vivaldi; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
1:35
1.14
"Svena, uccidi, abbatti, atterra" (Asteria)
Antonio Vivaldi; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
2:08
Statira, Act I  
1.15
"Mira d'entrambi il ciglio" (Statira)
Nicola Porpora; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
4:52
Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11  
1.16
Overture - II. Gavotta
George Frideric Handel; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
1:20
La fede tradita e vendicata, Act II  
1.17
"Empia mano" (Ernelinda)
Francesco Gasparini; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
5:55
Sosarme, re di Media, HWV 30, Act II  
1.18
"Vado, vado al campo" (Erenice)
George Frideric Handel; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
2:28
L'incoronazione di Dario, RV 719, Sinfonia  
1.19
I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
2:27
1.20
II. Andante e pianissimo
Antonio Vivaldi; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
1:47
1.21
III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
0:34
Ginevra principessa di Scozia, RV 716, Act II  
1.22
"Degli Elisi dal soggiorno" (Lurcanio)
Antonio Vivaldi; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
4:03
Alessandro Severo  
1.23
Sinfonia - I. Allegro
Antonio Lotti; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
1:33
1.24
Sinfonia - II. —
Antonio Lotti; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
1:38
1.25
Sinfonia - III. Presto
Antonio Lotti; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
1:09
Berenice, HWV 38  
1.26
Overture - III. Andante larghetto
George Frideric Handel; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
1:40
Rinaldo, HWV 7b, Act III  
1.27
"Sorge nel petto" (Goffredo)
George Frideric Handel; Nathalie Stutzmann; Orfeo 55
4:29
Digital Booklet
Contralto Nathalie Stutzmann shines a light on the deep-voiced female singers of the Baroque era, often overshadowed by the extravagant talents and reputations of castrato singers like Farinelli and Caffarelli. Her programme of Handel, Vivaldi, Porpora, Bononcini, Caldara and Gasparini displays the variety of operatic roles – both female and male – assumed by contraltos like Vittoria Tesi and Anna Marchesini. “We must remember that the opera composers of the early 18th century saw the female contralto and the male castrato as vocally interchangeable,” says Stutzmann, “and that the voice most closely resembling a castrato is not the countertenor – produced using a falsetto technique – but the contralto, which is a natural voice.” Stutzmann both sings and conducts Orfeo 55, the instrumental ensemble she founded a decade ago.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-3.30
-7.26 to 0.00
-21.70
-26.45 to -17.98
-18.41
-23.40 to -15.00
11
10 to 13
1
"Dal crudel che m'ha tradita" (Irene)
-2.91-20.49-17.312
2
"Torbido intorno al core" (Ericlea)
-4.29-23.68-19.912
3
Overture to Act II
-2.12-20.86-17.411
4
"Mio cor, che mi sai dir?" (Goffredo)
-2.35-19.73-16.612
5
"Di verde ulivo" (Vitellia)
-3.75-22.44-19.612
6
"Gelido in ogni vena" (Farnace)
-0.95-20.80-16.612
7
Sinfonia to Act III
-4.58-21.10-17.911
8
"Tradita, sprezzata" (Semiramide)
-2.35-19.88-16.612
9
"Caro addio, dal labbro amato" (Griselda)
-6.12-25.08-21.512
10
Sinfonia to Act III
-1.14-18.32-15.211
11
"Sento il cor per ogni lato" (Ramise)
-2.04-17.98-15.010
12
"Sotto un faggio o lungo un rio" (Erginda)
-3.91-20.83-18.511
13
"È morto, sì, tiranno... " (Asteria)
-2.38-21.25-18.012
14
"Svena, uccidi, abbatti, atterra" (Asteria)
-1.97-20.16-16.611
15
"Mira d'entrambi il ciglio" (Statira)
-2.71-20.13-16.812
16
Overture - II. Gavotta
-2.53-20.58-17.711
17
"Empia mano" (Ernelinda)
-3.68-24.07-20.412
18
"Vado, vado al campo" (Erenice)
-3.34-21.46-18.212
19
I. Allegro
-1.21-21.34-17.611
20
II. Andante e pianissimo
-5.43-26.45-23.410
21
III. Presto
-3.65-20.32-16.911
22
"Degli Elisi dal soggiorno" (Lurcanio)
0.00-19.79-16.213
23
Sinfonia - I. Allegro
-2.40-21.24-18.112
24
Sinfonia - II. —
-7.26-25.35-22.311
25
Sinfonia - III. Presto
-5.89-22.18-18.911
26
Overture - III. Andante larghetto
-6.60-25.34-22.711
27
"Sorge nel petto" (Goffredo)
-3.44-25.02-21.312

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