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Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski, Magdalena Kožená, Erin Morley, Anna Bonitatibus, Alois Mühlbacher, Elizabeth DeShong, Valerio Contaldo – Handel: Alcina (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 03:11:36 minutes | 3,48 GB | Genre: Classical, Opera
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © PENTATONE
Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre return to Handel with a complete recording of his opera Alcina. The title role is interpreted by Magdalena Kožená, who reunites with Les Musiciens and maestro Minkowski after a series of acclaimed baroque recordings. She is joined by an excellent casts of soloists, consisting of Erin Morley (Morgana), Anna Bonitatibus (Ruggiero), Elzabeth DeShong (Bradamante), Alois Mühlbacher (Oberto), Valerio Contaldo (Oronte) and Alex Rosen (Melisso). This studio recording transports the listener to Alcina’s enchanted island, and shows Handel at the peak of his power: the score is dramatic, lush and colourful as well as introspective and profound where the story requires it.
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Anna Bonitatibus – Monologues – Scenes and songs by Donizetti, Rossini, Respighi, etc. (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:21:55 minutes | 1,39 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Prospero Classical
In drama as well as in musical theater, the monologue is often used to express and illustrate the smallest nuances of emotions – even those that cannot or should not be expressed. In this recording, mezzo-soprano Anna Bonitatibus and her piano accompanist Adele D’Aronzo devote themselves to this very interesting aspect of opera and song culture. On the basis of selected works by Donizetti, Respighi, Rossini, Zingarelli, Viardot and Wagner, the diverse narrative and expressive approaches of the monologue are exemplified.
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