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Sara Mingardo-Vocal Music

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All the tracks on this CD previously appeared in Rinaldo Alessandrini's Italian series (plus Handel's "Trionfo...") on OPUS 111 so there is nothing of interest here for those who have been collecting it religiously.Yet the price of the disc doesn't suggest a sampler release! I took it for granted that Mingardo, an artist of such a rare charisma had at last recorded a solo disc. She is one of those singers who immediately absorb our attention and brighten up even the most boring opera productions, so it is not hard to imagine that the same qualities would make her solo recital a winner. To me this disc is still a great opportunity to hear Mingardo in the repertoire she is mainly associated with, but it is a strange collection because many of the samples gathered here don't work too well outside the compositions they are extracted from. Besides, four tracks don't feature Mingardo at all which is a bit strange in a realease of this kind.Mingardo's art certainly deserves a better overview, particularly as her repertoire is not limited to the Italian baroque as this release might suggest, but until we finally get a solo disc from this marvellous contralto, this sampler is certainly worth exploring.

The ravishing voice of Sara Mingardo is poorly served in this collection of extracts from previous releases. And no texts/translations. Look elsewhere for a better portrait of this artist.

Tout est bien dit dans les commentaires précédents. Sara M. offre une image très séductrice de ce répertoire italien très connu et si souvent enregistré pour lequel elle est bien formatée.

Le disque est produit sans chichis techniques : belle plages nettes et sans épaisseurs orchestrales multicouches pour laisser au premier plan la place principale à cette belle voix de contralto.