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Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula

Bartoli; Florez; D'Arcangelo; Orchestra "La Scintilla" der Oper Zürich; Marchi

The two leading bel canto stars of today, Cecilia Bartoli and Juan Diego Florez join forces for the first time in the most complete and authentic recording of Bellini's La Sonnambula - an eagerly awaited moment in the operatic world and a must have item for all Fans of Bartoli and Florez. It is the first ever recording with a 'mezzo-soprano' in the lead role, and the first ever recording with a period instrument orchestra.

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Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula

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Bellini: La sonnambula, opera

Bartoli; Florez; D'Arcangelo; Orchestra "La Scintilla" der Oper Zürich; Marchi

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Collectors Reviews

"Florez is on superb form."

Classic FM Magazine

"This is Bellini's Sleepwalker as we've never heard her before. Forget La Divina (Callas), La Stupenda (Sutherland) and La Dessay: Cecilia Bartoli, during her researches on one of the composer's favourite divas, Maria Malibran, has discovered that, at period pitch, and with a few transpositions, the soprano role of Amina can be comfortably managed by her still juicy mezzo, and she offers a reading of the part that is warm, feminine and genuinely touching, while singing the socks off the dizzyingly virtuosic Ah, non giunge... A must hear for Bellini fans."

The Times

Label:
Decca

Range:
L'Oiseau Lyre

Catalogue Number:
4781084

Barcode:
00028947810841

Release Date:
10th Nov 2008

Recording Date:
1st Jul 2007

Recording Location:
Evangelisch-reformierte Kirchgemeinde Zürich-Oberstrass

Producer:
Valérie Gross

Engineer:
Wolf-Dieter Karwatky

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