Kate Royal
(Click here)
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Music CD Cover
Brand: RoyalComposer: Leo Delibes
Composer: Richard Strauss
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Edward Gardner
Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Performer: Kate Royal
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-09-18
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
- L'Enfant prodigue, sc?ne lyrique for voices & orchestra, L. 57: Air. "L'ann?e en vain chasse l'ann?e"
- Les Filles de Cadix, bolero for voice & piano (or orchestra)
- Ba?l?ro, folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 1, No. 2)
- Malurous qu'o uno fenno, folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 3, No. 5)
- La Delaissado (La d?laiss?e), folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 2, No. 4)
- Vocalise-?tude en forme de Habanera, for voice & piano
- The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: "No word from Tom"
- The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act One. Scene 3. "My father! Can I desert him"
- The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act One. Scene 3. "I go, I go to him"
- Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: In trutina
- Wiegenlied ('Tr?ume, tr?ume, du mein s?sses Leben'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 41/1 (TrV 195/1)
- Morgen ('Und morgen wird die Sonne wieder scheinen'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 27/4 (TrV 170/4)
- Ich wollt' ein Str?usslein binden, song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 68/2 (TrV 235/2)
- Goyescas, opera, H. 65: Quejas, o la maja y el ruise?or (Laments, or the maiden and the nightingale)
- Madrigales (4) amatorios, for voice & piano (or soprano & orchestra): No. 1. ?Con qu? la lavar??
- Madrigales (4) amatorios, for voice & piano (or soprano & orchestra): No. 2. Vos me matasteis
- Madrigales (4) amatorios, for voice & piano (or soprano & orchestra): No. 3. ?De d?nde ven?s, amore?
- Madrigales (4) amatorios, for voice & piano (or soprano & orchestra): No. 4. De los ?lamos vengo, madre
- Sprig of Thyme
Free Music Notes for Kate Royal
Free Music Review: EMI: Kate gets full price and Alice Coote is relegated to 'Debut?'
Hit: 2 Stars
I had read a few glowing reviews of Kate Royal in various opera and concert performances, so my curiosity led me to see if she could deliver the goods. Luckily I purchased this CD used at a great discount, which amounted to the list price of EMI's Debut series. Why is it that there was soooo much more mature artistry to experience in Alice Coote's budget-priced recital than in Kate's full-priced recital here? Who's in charge at EMI?
This is basically a crowd-pleasing program, with a feted newbie performing many short, pretty pieces for the Sarah Brightman-loving public. There may have been a greater chance for success if the conducting weren't as flaccid and uninispired as it gets. Every selection is an undergraduate-recital version of what a recorded version should be. Granted, Kate has a pleasant voice, reminiscent of Kiri Te Kanawa with a bit of darker color, but, in contrast to Kiri's artistry, Kate's commitment to text and to communication seems to be of intermittent concern.
Having noticed a couple of articles about Kate's rise to fame, I was surprised to learn that 'The Rake's Progress' was a seminal operatic experience for her, since her rendition of 'No Word from Tom' is a total bore. If you want to really hear the power of this aria, listen to Dawn Upshaw in her 'Knoxville' CD collection.
If you want to hear a world-class rendition of the aria from Debussy's 'L'enfant prodigue,' listen to Ileana Cotrubas or to Victoria de los Angeles.
If you want to hear a totally idiomatic renditon of the brilliant 'Quatro madrigales amatorios,' listen to Victoria de los Angeles. For some reason, Kate sings them in a lower key, which dampens their sparkle, and at a lower energy level.
The selections that are not seriously impacted by her fluffiness are the Canteloube songs (who doesn't sing them well?), the Orff exerpt, and the Strauss songs. There is no sense of an individual impression on these pieces, but the moderate beauty of Kate's voice keeps them sweet.
No one really needs this collection. Wait for 10 or 15 years, and Kate may be polished enough to deliver some English folk songs and a few Schubert Lieder.
Kate Royal Poster
Described by the Times as "in a Class of her Own", Voices of the Calibre of Kate Royal Don't Come Along Very Often. She's at Home in Both Opera and Recital, Has an Elegant Voice and a Magnetic Stage Presence. Kate Royal's Debut Recital is an Elegant Selection of Songs and Arias Including Selections from Canteloube's Chants D'auvergne, Delibes's Popular Chanson Espagnole from Les Filles De Cadix, Arias from Stravinsky's the Rake's Progress, Lieder by Richard Strauss, and Rodrigo's Beautiful Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios.Classical Music CDs
Music Genres
Top music charts in A Sampling of Some of My Favorite Opera Singers
Robert MerrillRelease date: 1999-08-17; Music CD
Best price: $11.72
Price in other shops:
Richard Tucker - RecitalRelease date: 2005-01-04; Music CD
Price in other shops:
Jonas Kaufmann - Romantic AriasKAUFMANN,JONAS; Release date: 2008-03-11; Music CD
Best price: $10.12
Price in other shops:
The Art of the Prima DonnaSUTHERLAND,JOAN; Release date: 2000-10-10; Music CD
Best price: $14.33
Price in other shops:
Leontyne Price: The Ultimate CollectionRCA; Release date: 1999-05-25; Music CD
Best price: $6.00
Price in other shops:
Kate RoyalRoyal; Release date: 2007-09-18; Music CD
Best price: $9.22
Price in other shops:
Danielle de Niese - Handel AriasRelease date: 2007-10-09; Music CD
Best price: $10.12
Price in other shops:
Sandrine Piau - Mozart Opera AriasRelease date: 2002-05-14; Music CD
Best price: $13.88
Price in other shops:
Bel Canto Arias; Vivica GenauxRelease date: 2003-09-16; Music CD
Best price: $8.99
Price in other shops:
Cecilia Bartoli - Maria (Deluxe Hardcover Edition)Release date: 2007-10-16; Music CD
Best price: $37.93
Top Rated Albums
Nicole Cabell - SopranoNicole; Release date: 2007-05-08; Music CD
Best price: $9.90
Price in other shops:
Surprise: Cabaret Songs Bolcom Satie & SchoenbergRelease date: 2007-10-09; Music CD
Best price: $8.15
Price in other shops:
Voce D'Italia: Arias For RubiniRelease date: 2008-01-22; Music CD
Best price: $9.91
Price in other shops:
![Italian Opera Arias [Includes DVD] Image](/images/Italian-Opera-Arias-Includes-DVD-B000X23K4S-X.jpg)
Italian Opera Arias [Includes DVD]Release date: 2008-02-05; Music CD
Best price: $12.70
Price in other shops:
Jonas Kaufmann - Romantic AriasRelease date: 2008-03-11; Music CD
Best price: $10.05
Price in other shops:
Cecilia Bartoli - MariaRelease date: 2006-10-10; Music CD
Best price: $9.69
Price in other shops:
The Songs of Robert Schumann - 10 / Kate Royal, Graham Johnson with Lott, Murray, BantzerRoyal; Release date: 2007-11-13; Music CD
Best price: $14.50
Price in other shops:
Diana Damrau - Arie di Bravura (Mozart, Salieri, Righini Opera Arias)Release date: 2007-11-06; Music CD
Best price: $11.10
Price in other shops:
Danielle de Niese - Handel AriasRelease date: 2007-10-09; Music CD
Best price: $8.31
Price in other shops:
Midsummer NightRelease date: 2009-06-02; Music CD
Best price: $9.94
Price in other shops: