Nathalie Stutzmann / Orfeo 55 -Contralto -ERATO CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Tamerlano HWV 18 (Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug)

01. "Dal crudel che m'ha tradita"
Meride e Selinunte (Oper) (Auszug)

02. "Torbido intorno al core"
Ariodante HWV 33 (Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug)

03. "Ouvertüre"
Rinaldo HWV 7 (Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug)

04. "Mio cor, che mi sai dir?"
Tito Manlio RV 738 (Oper) (Auszug)

05. "Di verde ulivo"
Il Farnace RV 711 (Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug)

06. "Gelido in ogni vena"
Berenice HWV 38 (Oper) (Auszug)

07. "Sinfonia"
Semiramide riconosciuta (Oper) (Auszug)

08. "Tradita, sprezzata"
Griselda (Oper) (Auszug)

09. "Caro Addio, dal labbro amato"
Alessandro Severo (Oper) (Auszug)

10. "Sinfonia"
Arminio HWV 36 (Oper) (Auszug)

11. "Sento il cor per ogni lato"
Euristeo (Oper) (Auszug)

12. "Sotto un faggio o lungo un rio"
Bajazet RV 703 (Tamerlano, Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug)

13. " morto, s, tiranno..."

14. "Svena, uccidi, abbatti, atterra"
Statirav (Oper) (Auszug)

15. "Mira d'entrambi il ciglio"
Amadigi di Gaula HWV 11 (Oper) (Auszug)

16. "Ouvertüre: Gavotte"
La fede tradita e vendicata (Oper) (Auszug)

17. "Empia mano"
Sosarme, Re di Media HWV 30 (Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug)

18. "Vado, vado al campo"
L'incoronazione di Dario RV 719 (Oper): Sinfonia (Ouvertüre)

19. "1. Allegro"

20. "2. Andante e pianissimo"

21. "3. Presto"

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Orfeo 55

Description:

Contralto by Nathalie Stutzmann shines a light on the deep-voiced female singers of the Baroque era, who were often obscured by the extravagances of the castrati. As she says: â??We must remember that the opera composers of the early 18th century saw the female contralto and the male castrato as vocally interchangeable.â? Stutzmannâ??s spectacular programme highlights the variety of operatic roles â?? both female and male â?? assumed by contraltos like Vittoria Tesi and Anna Marchesini. It includes world premiere recordings of arias by Handel, Vivaldi and Lotti, along with other arias by Handel, Vivaldi, Porpora, Bononcini, Caldara and Gasparini. The French contralto â?? here both singing and conducting Opus 55, the ensemble she founded in 2009 â?? sees a feminist angle to the album. â??Even the most brilliant female singers of the Baroque era were overshadowed by men â?? the castrati, who were idolised by high society. This reminds us once more that women still have work to achieve a form of equality.â? Today, a true contralto voice like Stutzmannâ??s has become a relatively rare phenomenon, making Contralto still more of an album to be treasured. - ORFEO 55

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9029520955

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