Sonya Yoncheva, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra & Massimo Zanetti – The Verdi Album (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Sonya Yoncheva, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra & Massimo Zanetti – The Verdi Album (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 54:37 minutes | 943 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

For huge fans of Yoncheva, this is a beautiful collection of some of the Verdian soprano’s finest moments. Half of the tracks are great hits: Otello and his famous prayer, Don Carlo, Nabucco, Il Trovatore and La forza del destino, the other half being made up of lesser-known works such as Stiffelio, Luisa Miller or Attila. The Bulgarian soprano (note that she was born in 1981, and is already a star at the peak of her career) demonstrates at once the warmth of her voice, an instrument fallen from heaven, with her mezzo tones and the range of her great lyrical voice, but also her bel canto vocal technique which is deployed to great effect in this brilliant repertoire. More purist listeners might have issues with her way of making her attacks “from below” in the Italian style, but that is her stylistic and technical choice, and it is a choice shared by a good proportion of lyrical singers who work with the Italian repertoire. This studio recording was created in 2017.

“Soprano Sonya Yoncheva has dedicated her latest release to the music of Verdi. This album includes arias ranging from Verdi’s most celebrated works—including Don Carlo and Otello— to some lesser-known gems. Sonya commences her European tour with Verdi repertoire in February. Sonya has already received outstanding reviews for her interpretation of Verdi’s roles. The New York Times said of her performance of Desdemona “Her Desdemona shows why she is looking towards a major career”. “Yoncheva is a force of nature” (BBC Music Magazine)

Tracklist:
1-01. Sonya Yoncheva, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra & Massimo Zanetti – Il trovatore, Act I, Scene 2 Tacea la notte placida … Di tale amor che dirsi (06:53)
1-02. Sonya Yoncheva, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra & Massimo Zanetti – Luisa Miller, Act II, Scene 1 Tu puniscimi, o Signore (03:07)
1-03. Sonya Yoncheva, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra & Massimo Zanetti – Attila, Act I, Scene 1 Liberamente or piangi … Oh! Nel fuggente nuvolo (05:58)
1-04. Sonya Yoncheva, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra & Massimo Zanetti – Stiffelio, Act I, Scene 6 Tosto ei disse! … A te ascenda, o Dio clemente (03:53)
1-05. Sonya Yoncheva, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra & Massimo Zanetti – La forza del destino, Act IV, Scene 6 Pace! Pace, mio Dio! (05:52)
1-06. Sonya Yoncheva, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra & Massimo Zanetti – Otello, Act IV, Scene 2 Ave Maria, piena di grazia (05:24)
1-07. Sonya Yoncheva, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra & Massimo Zanetti – Simon Boccanegra, Act I, Scene 1 Come in quest’ora bruna (06:20)
1-08. Sonya Yoncheva, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra & Massimo Zanetti – Don Carlo, Act IV, Scene 1 Tu che le vanita … Francia, nobile suol (10:58)
1-09. Sonya Yoncheva, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra & Massimo Zanetti – Nabucco, Act II, Scenes 1 & 2 Anch’io dischiuso un giorno … Salgo gia del trono aurato (06:09)

Personnel:
Sonya Yoncheva, soprano
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Massim Zanetti, condurctor

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