Renée Fleming

• Artist : Rene Fleming^London Philharmonic Orchestra^Charles Mackerras
• Binding : Audio CD
• EAN : 0028946704929
• Label : Decca
• Manufacturer : Decca
• Number Of Discs : 1
• Package Dimensions : 0.54 inches (Height) x 5.55 inches (Length) x 0.18 pounds (Weight) x 4.97 inches (Width)
• Package Quantity : 1
• Product Group : Music
• Publisher : Decca
• Release Date : 2011-03-24
• SKU : 510-1-028946704929-028946704929
• Studio : Decca
• UPC : 028946704929

Renée Fleming's previous three recital discs for Decca (Mozart Arias, Opera Scenes and Strauss Heroines) had some kind of name other than her own on the cover. This one doesn't bother, which leaves you in no doubt that the whole thing is about the lady herself: glossily packaged to fill the gap in the sleekly glamorous super-diva market that Kiri te Kanawa stands poised to leave as age creeps up on her. Fleming in fact has more to offer than Dame Kiri ever did. She's the compleat soprano, with a warm, rich sound, a stunning upper range, dramatic presence and a good line in embellishment. And with this disc you get it all and more. The repertory is standard: 19th- and early 20th-century opera arias, mostly verismo but with Verdi, Bizet, Massenet and a spotlit "Casta Diva" from Bellini. And it comes with dazzling style. She may not quite suggest the vulnerability you look for in a Liù, a Butterfly or a Lauretta, but the elegance, security and musicality is undeniable. With silken sound in the accompaniments, this disc is designed to sell you Ms Fleming as the most accomplished female voice of the moment. It succeeds. --Michael White

- Amazon.co.uk Review

Tracks:

• Disc 1

  • 1: Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
  • 2: Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo
  • 3: La Boheme: Quando me n'vo
  • 4: Turandot: Signore, ascolta!
  • 5: Pagliacci: Stridono lassu
  • 6: Adriana Lecouvreur: Io son l'umile ancella
  • 7: La Wally: Ebben?... Ne andro lontana
  • 8: Manon: Je suis encor tout etourdie
  • 9: Manon: Adieu, notre petite table
  • 10: Carmen: Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante
  • 11: Romeo et Juliette: Ah! Je veux vivre
  • 12: Simon Boccanegra: Come in quest'ora bruna
  • 13: Norma: Casta diva
  • 14: Les Vepres siciliennes: Merci, jeunes amies

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