â€œRossini has been a revelation for me,â€ says Canadian contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux. The first fruit of her exclusive Erato contract is this live recording from Montpellier of arias and

Rossini: Arias
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â€œRossini has been a revelation for me,â€ says Canadian contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux. The first fruit of her exclusive Erato contract is this live recording from Montpellier of arias and duets from Tancredi, Semiramide, Lâ€™italiana in Algeri and other serious and comic operas by the composer. She is joined by soprano Patrizia Ciofi and conductor Enrique Mazzola, also her partners for a 2014 staging of Tancredi in Paris, which prompted La Croix to praise her as â€œa generous artist with a voice that is both ample and easily produced across its entire tessitura â€¦ from the depths to top notes that flash like a cavalierâ€™s sabre.â€ Marie-Nicole Lemieux triumphantly defies the frequent assertion that the contralto is a dying breed. Moreover, with this live recital of Rossini arias and duets, the Canadian singer proves that a deep, rich, voluminous female voice can move with the same dazzling agility as a light, bright soprano. Since she first came to the worldâ€™s attention in 2000, when she won the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition for Opera in Brussels, Lemieux, who has been praised by Gramophone for her â€œvelvet-like voice and generosity in phrasing and thoughtâ€, has established herself in a wide variety of operatic roles.
Country USA
Brand Warner Classics
Manufacturer Erato
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 0190295953263
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2017-03-03
UnitCount 1
UPCs 190295953263
EANs 0190295953263

Country	USA
Brand	Warner Classics
Manufacturer	Erato
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	0190295953263
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2017-03-03
UnitCount	1
UPCs	190295953263
EANs	0190295953263

Rossini: Arias

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