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"MOZART -- HEROINES".(Natalie Dessay, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Louis Langree)(Brief Article)(Review)
Natalie Dessay [] "MOZART -- HEROINES" Arias from Die Zauberflote, Lucio Silla, Zaide, Ascanio in Alba, Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail and Idomeneo. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Langree. Texts and translations. Virgin Classics 5 45447 2
The replay-button winner of this all-Mozart recital by coloratura extraordinaire Natalie Dessay is "Dal tuo gentil sembiante," from Ascanio in Alba, the young composer's 1771 festa teatrale. Dessay gambols through this ten-minutes-plus display of vocal fireworks with pinpoint accuracy and a witty sense of mischief; the cajoling text is unfailingly vivid, the strong, shapely ascending runs etched with a jeweler's hand and the ornaments zapped into place with a magician's sense of theater. Dessay also aces the Queen of the Night's two arias (quelle surprise!), ...
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- Magazine article from: Opera Canada Crory, Neil March 1, 2006 700+ words
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- News wire article from: Finance Wire October 10, 2007 700+ words
...END VIDEO CLIP) CHARLIE ROSE: And we continue with the French soprano Natalie Dessay, who is now performing at the Metropolitan Opera. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) NATALIE DESSAY, SOPRANO: The story is interesting. It`s the story of a woman who...
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...the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Pappano. Virgin Classics 457052 This new venture showcases the abundant gifts of Natalie Dessay. Conductor Antonio Pappano is a perfect partner for the French soprano; both are musical and theatrical in the extreme...
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- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire November 22, 2005 700+ words
(From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE SILVERMAN Sorely missed at the premiere, French soprano Natalie Dessay is back in all her glory, transforming the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Gounod's "Romeo et Juliette" from a lackluster...
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- Magazine article from: Opera News Fleming, Shirley September 1, 1998 700+ words
...Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Saint-Saens, J. Strauss. Berlin Symphony, Schonwandt. Texts & translations. EMI 5-56565 Natalie Dessay possesses a bright, forward, flexible soprano, with pinpoint focus at the top, and she rarely exhibits signs of strain...
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- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) August 11, 2003 700+ words
...coloratura as "brilliant runs, trills, etc., used to display a singer's skill." Saturday night French coloratura soprano Natalie Dessay upended that limited definition in her American concert debut at the Santa Fe Opera. Without sets, without costume, cloaked...
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- Magazine article from: Opera News Freeman, John W. June 1, 1996 700+ words
...plummy baritone, comes on with the right gemutlich lilt; if his attacks are a bit too explosive, they suit his bluster. Natalie Dessay, given enough time to execute her triplets accurately, offers a musical Queen of the Night but gives off no sparks: alas...
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- Magazine article from: Opera News Camner, James May 1, 1997 700+ words
The young French soprano Natalie Dessay has a pretty, high, slightly acidulous voice, similar to those of many compatriots of the past century. In this program of...