Virgin Classics' two-disc SACD collection of arias, scenes, and songs from Natalie Dessay's complete opera recordings and recital CDs is notable for its variety and contains some rarities, such as excerpts from Meyerbeer's Le pardon de Ploërmel and Offenbach's Robinson Crusoë, as well as standard repertoire. The first disc is devoted to French opera and operetta (if you count Lucie de Lammermoor as French). The second disc includes music by Mozart (arias for both Pamina and the Queen of the Night), Handel, Richard Strauss, ...
Read More
Virgin Classics' two-disc SACD collection of arias, scenes, and songs from Natalie Dessay's complete opera recordings and recital CDs is notable for its variety and contains some rarities, such as excerpts from Meyerbeer's Le pardon de Ploërmel and Offenbach's Robinson Crusoë, as well as standard repertoire. The first disc is devoted to French opera and operetta (if you count Lucie de Lammermoor as French). The second disc includes music by Mozart (arias for both Pamina and the Queen of the Night), Handel, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, Thelonius Monk, and Leonard Bernstein, among others. Dessay's light and silvery coloratura is remarkably secure throughout her range and is especially brilliant in the stratospheric reaches, an attribute that makes her "Bell Song" from Lakmé and Olympia's song from Les Contes d'Hoffmann truly spectacular. Her performance of Pamina's "Ach! Ich fühl's," is deeply emotional and is as persuasive as the Queen of the Night's "Der Hölle Rache." The limpidity of the Handel aria...
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fair. All our items come in the original case with artwork, though manuals and slipcovers are not always guaranteed to be included as these items are donated goods and will show some wear and tear from normal use. Jewel cases will be included but may be damaged and/or cracked. We typically resurface discs that are visibly scratched prior to shipping, but we do not test disc(s). Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. Thank you for shopping with Goodwill Colorado! Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Safe and Secure Bubble Mailer! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
