In 2021, soprano Lise Davidsen is certainly a singer of the moment. She came to this recording of Beethoven's Fidelio, Op. 72, straight off a London production of the opera that transplanted part of the action to modern times, and she had the music confidently in her head. For many listeners, that will be enough to recommend this studio recording of the opera, made in late 2020 at the Kulturpalast Dresden, with Marek Janowski and the Dresden Philharmonic, and Davidsen does not disappoint. She has a rich sound that she makes ...
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In 2021, soprano Lise Davidsen is certainly a singer of the moment. She came to this recording of Beethoven's Fidelio, Op. 72, straight off a London production of the opera that transplanted part of the action to modern times, and she had the music confidently in her head. For many listeners, that will be enough to recommend this studio recording of the opera, made in late 2020 at the Kulturpalast Dresden, with Marek Janowski and the Dresden Philharmonic, and Davidsen does not disappoint. She has a rich sound that she makes just the slightest bit stentorian, in line with the idealistic themes of the opera. Listen to one of her major scenes, and enjoy. Elsewhere the music is not quite on the same level, although there are many fine moments. The singers, mostly German opera veterans, are fine; the Cornel Frey - Christina Landshamer pair are lively. The production was intended to be recorded live but was moved to a socially distanced studio due to the coronavirus pandemic, and at times, there's a certain...
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