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Elizabeth Futral "Great Operatic Arias".(Sound Recording Review)
by Handel Donizetti, Rossini, Mozart, Bellini, Berlioz, Gounod, Delibes, Floyd, Offenbach. Philharmonia Orchestra, White. English texts. Chandos CHAN 3096
It must be pretty difficult these days to pitch a recording of "arias I like" without some kind of gimmick. While the device employed here--pieces sung in English translation--is not without merit, the helter-skelter assembly of this recital is unsatisfying. (In contrast, Patrice Michaels's recent Cedille CD, Divas of Mozart's Day, is a great example of how to organize far-flung material.) Arias, a couple of ensembles, bel canto, French stuff and Mozart are presented, with Handel opening and closing the disc. The ever-popular "Tornami a vagheggiar" (Come, take me in your arms), from Handel's Alcina, begins brightly, and Semele's "O sleep, why dost thou leave me?" works well as a peaceful encore after the exuberant waltz from Offenbach's Robinson Crusoe.
A committed and generous performer, soprano Elizabeth Futral can be counted on to inhabit each character fully and to detail the language with specificity and richness. Unfortunately ...
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...coloratura soprano, and until Elizabeth Futral came along, opera hadn't seen...notoriously chilly predecessor, Futral, who did a nude scene in last...sing?"' Those who have heard Futral have typically been left enraptured...
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- Magazine article from: Opera Canada Dykk, Lloyd March 22, 2003 700+ words
...reassuring to see that soprano Elizabeth Futral is just as good at comedy as she...feeling they all adored her, and Futral made it apparent the feeling was...He was charming, and he and Futral made a terrific pair. His tour...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Wynne Delacoma December 20, 1994 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) June 10, 2006 700+ words
...describe the Violetta of soprano Elizabeth Futral, who sings the fallen woman at...portrayal additional sparkle. Futral was well matched with Maltese...CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Elizabeth Futral is Violetta and Joseph Calleja...
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times June 2, 2009 700+ words
...rate cast was coloratura soprano Elizabeth Futral, whom we heard earlier this season...strong performance, matching Miss Futral's bel canto qualities but also...Donnie Ray Albert [NO CREDIT]; Elizabeth Futral [NO CREDIT]; Krisztina Szabo...
- Defense rests on opera night.(LIFE)(PARTY LINES)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times September 18, 2002 700+ words
...keep the ethereal lyric soprano Elizabeth Futral, in the title role, from signing...purple and red fabrics for Miss Futral's "Lucia" - were inspired...left) congratulated soprano Elizabeth Futral after her stellar opening-night...
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- Newspaper article from: Newsday (Melville, NY) September 15, 2006 700+ words
...pages of popular magazines. For Elizabeth Futral, a soprano who has been accumulating...flourishes and self-pitying despair. Futral does all that with vast aplomb...Directed by Stephen Lawless. With Elizabeth Futral, Vivica Genaux, Robert Breault...
