Matthewsemma - Agony And Ecstasy [CD]

Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.Emma Matthews u2013 renowned as the finest Australian soprano of her generation u2013 unveils her triumphant third album: Agony and Ecstasy.rrInspired by words from Verdiu2019s opera La Traviata, the album presents a rich and timeless journey through the many faces of love, drawing on opera that employed the power of music to bring alive experiences of the heart as never before. rAgony and Ecstasy opens with a joyful expression of young love by Juliet in Gounodu2019s Shakespeare-inspired opera: u2018I want to live in this heady dream forever!u2019 A new mood is introduced by the calculating determination of Rosina to win her lover in The Barber of Seville; the album closes with the poignant desperation of Elvirau2019s u2018mad sceneu2019 in I Puritani, when she thinks herself abandoned. Between these, we witness some of operau2019s most vivid characters as they grapple with love.rThe eight arias u2013 by Bellini, Rossini, Verdi, Donizetti and Gounod u2013 were composed within sixty years of one another. Influenced by a Romantic desire to explore love and emotion, these composers were given the perfect vehicle by the bel canto compositional style, which prized both vocal fireworks and honest, heartfelt emotion.rrMatthews has given acclaimed live performances of many of the roles on the album throughout a career that has taken in opera houses and concert halls across the globe. The presence of legendary conductor Richard Bonynge u2013 husband of the late Dame Joan Sutherland and mentor to Matthews u2013 is strongly felt: she first performed many of these operas with him, and in some cases the ornamentation was handed on directly from Maestro Bonynge.rrAgony and Ecstasy was recorded with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Andrea Molino by ARIA-Award-winning Tonmeister Virginia Read.

GOUNOD Romxe9o Et Juliette: Je Veux Vivre (Juliette)

DONIZETTI Linda Di Chamounix: O Luce Di Questu2019anima (Linda)

VERDI La Traviata: Prelude

VERDI La Traviata: xc8 Strano! u2026 Sempre Libera (Violetta)

VERDI La Traviata: Addio Del Passato (Violetta)

ROSSINI The Barber Of Seville: Una Voce Poco Fa (Rosina)

GOUNOD Funeral March Of A Marionette

ROSSINI Il Turco In Italia: Squallida Veste E Bruna (Fiorilla)

BELLINI La Sonnambula: Ah! Non Credea Mirarti u2026 Ah! Non Giunge (Amina)

BELLINI I Puritani: Quxec La Voce Sua Soave u2026 Vien, Diletto (Elvira)

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 28948142361

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