Italian Opera Arias
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Composer: Arrigo BoitoComposer: Pietro Mascagni
Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Edward Downes
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra Covent Garden
Performer: R?gine Crespin
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2004-04-13
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
- Tracea La Notte Placida
- Morro, Ma Prima In Grazia
- Mia Madre Aveva Una Povera Ancella...Ave Maria
- Suicidio!
- Voi Lo Sapete
- Un Bel Di (Cio-cio-san)
- L'altra Notte In Fondo Al Mare
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Free Music Review: Gorgeous singing by a great singer
Hit: 5 Stars
This recital is full of very good vocalism. R?gine Crespin was the greatest opera singer France produced after World War 2. She had a huge, beautiful dramatic soprano voice. She sings all the arias here really well, though her agility is not the best and she cannot muster a real trill for "L'altra notte in fondo al mare". It must be noted that she has a short and rather shrill top register, but her middle register is very beautiful, with a slightly metallic sound, and her lower register is very strong and imposing. Her "Suicidio!" is sung with firm, strong low notes. She sings the Willow Song from Verdi's "Otello" beautifully, and her "Ave Maria" is gorgeous, with a ravishing piano high A-flat at the end. Everywhere on this CD, she displays her trademark crystal-clear diction. The sound on this CD barely hints at the huge size of her voice, though it is very good. Decca should have released this recording with better notes. We get some biographical and career information on Crespin, and the dramatic context of each of the arias included on the recording. All of this is printed on a cardboard case in very small text, with the CD facing the information. There is no booklet, and therefore, no texts and translations.If you want to hear Crespin at her best, try to acquire her live recordings. They are very hard to find, but are well worth the effort. The live recordings really show how big her voice was, and give you some idea of the enormous lower register she had at her disposal. Unlike many soprano lower registers, hers was feminine sounding and quite beautiful.
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