This performance of Wolf-Ferrari's Il segreto di Susanna comes from a live semi-staged 2008 performance with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the European Opera Centre, a training program for young European singers. The momentum and energy of the live performance, led by Vasily Petrenko, have an attractive vitality that's immediately apparent from the first notes of the perky overture. Petrenko tends to heighten the Romanticism of the score, sometimes at the expense of the lightness of the music. Portuguese soprano Dora ...
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This performance of Wolf-Ferrari's Il segreto di Susanna comes from a live semi-staged 2008 performance with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the European Opera Centre, a training program for young European singers. The momentum and energy of the live performance, led by Vasily Petrenko, have an attractive vitality that's immediately apparent from the first notes of the perky overture. Petrenko tends to heighten the Romanticism of the score, sometimes at the expense of the lightness of the music. Portuguese soprano Dora Rodrigues sparkles delightfully as Susanna, whose secret is smoking, and her aria "Oh gioia la nube leggera" is especially lovely. As her jealous husband Count Gil, Spanish baritone Marc Canturri is dramatically potent and sings with appealing lyricism, but as his volume increases, so does a distracting vibrato. There's good chemistry between them, though, that makes for a generally strong presentation of this little gem. The album also includes five songs from the composer's rarely...
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Good. This item has very light surface scratches that do not affect the use of the disc/s. This is a USED item and case may have light wear. All items unless otherwise noted will include disc, case, and artwork. Codes have been used. Other contents such as booklets may vary, please inquire for details. All items ship Monday-Friday within 2-3 business days.
