A must have! That's all one has to say about this! Well done Natalie. We move with you...a true actor-singer synthesis who is also very precise musically and correct in technique! Brava!
If the girl didn't send me to the moon......:
...she never made me cringe, either. Callas made me cringe. Often...OK, that's not really fair...Miss Dessay is of the lyric/coloratura mold; Callas fit more in the lyrico-spinto niche. This is a well presented program of lyric and bel canto staples [and some not so staple]....it fits Miss Dessay to a T. Her upper, and middle, notes are her strong points..."always play to your strength" is a good lesson anywhere. My favorite cuts were the first and last...Violetta's "sempre libra", an ode to hedonism... more info
Splendid coloratura work:
As I understand it, Natalie Dessay recently underwent surgery for nodes on her vocal chords. Hence, I was quite interested to listen to this CD, to see if this had affected her obvious gifts as a coloratura soprano, one of those high-flying phenomena. I even compared how she sounded here to some of her earlier recordings; for the most part, I don't really hear much of a difference (but my ears are quite untutored). She reigns as one of the premier coloratura sopranos of the current era. I'm not sure... more info
Natalie Dessay:
I bought this recording to hear the amazing coloratura of Natalie Dessay specifically displayed in stunning bel canto vocal arias from Italian opera.
![Italian Opera Arias [Includes DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nScNOaHzL.jpg)
![Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin Fleming, Vargas, Hvorostovsky, Gergiev, Carsen [Metropolitan Opera 2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31NNTMfZRWL._SL75_.jpg)
