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The new faces of opera present opera favorites in a glamorous live concert recording: Anna Netrebko, Elına Garanca, Ramón Vargas and the highly acclaimed young French baritone Ludovic Tézier sing a wide range of Italian and French opera arias This recording features highlights from three gala concerts at Baden-Baden's Festspielhaus - surely the hottest event of the summer! What's more, the third concert will be broadcast live on television and be a part of a documentary film directed by Robert Dornhelm, setting new standards for classical-music films. The release date for the complete documentary DVD is scheduled for 2009. The CD features the four young stars performing duets and the popular quartet "Bella figlia dell'amore" from Rigoletto. Other highlights include Delibes' famous flower duet from Lakmé for which Anna and Elı-na are the heaven-sent dream team! (Remember the British Airways TV spot with this music?!) It's like having Christmas and Easter on one day to catch these young stars in a single concert program, since they are all in great demand at international opera houses and concert halls. Tickets for all three concerts were sold out in just a few days.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Starry, starry night,
By Abel "AMY" (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Opera Gala Live from Baden-Baden ~ Netrebko / Garanca / Vargas / Tezier / Armiliato (Audio CD)
How I envy those present in this live performance this July in Baden-Baden.
The programme was so well-chosen, the singers so top notch, the two ladies particularly full of starry quality both vocally and visually... Back to the singing. Anna Netrebko here sings Norma's excerpt, and places herself in headon competition with Maria Callas. Well, I have heard Callas's, as well as Sutherland's. Anna's is completely on par with these two illustrious predecessors. Her coloratura, well, is surely improving. The last part of this long aria is sung in an immaculately soft coloratura that challenges the best sopranos. Her smoky voice is reminiscient of Callas, yes, but I think the latter part of Callas's career really saw her in an inevitable vocal decline, whereas Netrebko's singing is actually improving with her maturity. Honestly, vocally I think Anna outshined her predecessor in this piece. Ramon Vargas, a tenor often shovelled to the background (well, he hasn't got much looks), is a real lyrical tenor. I particularly love his duet in Bizet's Pearl Fishers: highly affecting and beautiful in every respect. It is in fact the best performance of Terzier in that evening. Well, the Toreador's Song isn't every baritone's cup of tea. Apart from Ruggiero Raimondi, I haven't heard one single fully satisfying version, Van Dam, Hvorostovsky, Ramey etc. included. The star of the stars that night is mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca. Her solo aria is simply heart-ripping. What singing! What a mezzo-soprano!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Elina Garanca,
This review is from: The Opera Gala Live from Baden-Baden ~ Netrebko / Garanca / Vargas / Tezier / Armiliato (Audio CD)
THis is a beautiful performance with some really fun selections. The pieces that Anna Netrebko and Elina Garanca sing together are sublime, all four singing a piece from Rigoletto is hilarious and Anna Netrebko's performance of a piece by Lehar is fun, captivating and charming. I don't know how she can fly all over the stage and still have breath to sing without apparent difficulty, but she does! All the selections are so excellent that it's hard to pick out just a couple. This is a CD I will watch/listen to many times with great pleasure.
5.0 out of 5 stars
music for the soul,
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This review is from: The Opera Gala Live from Baden-Baden ~ Netrebko / Garanca / Vargas / Tezier / Armiliato (Audio CD)
well, I just love this Opera music, it is so soothing and food for my soul!Anna Netrebko has a voice that comes along only once in a while.
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