Credits:

Donizetti (1797-1848)

Description:

Damrau sings the three Tudor queens in Donizetti's operas at their emotional best! Donizetti's "Queen Trilogy" consists of three works, Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda, and Robert Devereux. Although the protagonists are Anne Boleyn (Anna Bolena), second wife of Henry VIII and birth mother of Elizabeth I, Mary Stuart (Maria Stuarda), Queen of Scots, and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex (Robert Devereux), the real hero is the man who favored Elizabeth I. This time it is soprano Deanna Damrau who sings these three queens to perfection. The album includes the final scene, an important climax of the three productions. Damrau sings with dignity at times, and at other times with anger and pleading. Her wide range of emotional expression makes us realize that the main characters are women before they are kings, and she beautifully portrays them as "women in the flesh. The performance by the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Pappano, is also outstanding, and the way it perfectly accompanies Damrau's singing and makes the orchestra sing with great richness is a feat that only Pappano can achieve.The chorus and the performers all come together to make great music. Warner Music Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Anna Bolena~Act 2. Chi puo verderla
2.Anna Bolena~Act 2. Piangete voi?
3.Anna Bolena~Act 2. Al dolce guidami
4.Anna Bolena~Act 2. Qual mesto suon?
5.Anna Bolena~Act 2. Cielo, a'miei lunghi spasimi
6.Anna Bolena~Act 2. Chi mi sveglia?
7.Anna Bolena~Act 2. Coppia iniqua, l'estrema vendetta
8.Maria Stuarda~Act 3. Vedeste? Vedemmo
9.Maria Stuarda~Act 3. Anna...Qui piu sommessi
10.Maria Stuarda~Act 3. Deh! Tu di un umile
11.Maria Stuarda~Act 3. Oh colpo!
12.Maria Stuarda~Act 3. Di un cor che muore
13.Maria Stuarda~Act 3. Giunge il Conte
14.Maria Stuarda~Act 3. Ah! se un giorno da queste ritorte Conte
15.Roberto Devereux~Act 3. E Sara in questi orribili momenti
16.Roberto Devereux~Act 3. Vivi, ingrate
17.Roberto Devereux~Act 3. Che m'apporti
18.Roberto Devereux~Act 3. Quel sangue varsato al cielo