Semiramide - La Signora Regale - Deutsche HM: 88725479862 - download

There is much coloratura and here, as elsewhere, Anna Bonitatibus is spot-on...This set, sumptuously illustrated, is an absolute must-have. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2014 More…

Release Date: 16th Jun 2014
Catalogue No: 88725479862
Label: Deutsche HM
Length: 89 minutes

Gramophone Magazine

September 2014

Editor's Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year

Finalist 2014
Gramophone Awards

2015

Finalist - Recital

This release includes a digital booklet

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Caldara: Semiramide In Ascalona: Introduzione

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Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Caldara: Semiramide in Ascalona: Povera navicella (Aria)

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Porpora: Semiramide regina dell'Assiria: Vanne fido, e al mesto regno

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Jommelli: Semiramide riconosciuta: Barbaro... Tradita, sprezzata (Recitativo & Aria)

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Bernasconi: Semiramide: Ah non è vano il pianto (Aria)

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Traetta: Semiramide: Il pastor se torna aprile (Aria)

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Luca Giardini (violin), Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Paisiello: La Semiramide in villa: Serbo in seno il cor piagato (Aria)

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Bianchi, G F: La Vendetta di Nino: Sinfonia

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Borghi: La morte di Semiramide: Figlio diletto e caro (Aria)

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Nasolini: La morte di Semiramide: Fermati! Il ciel minaccia... Deh sospedi ai pianti miei... Serbo ancora un'alma altera (Recitativo & Aria con Coro)

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Accademia degli Astrusi, Vincenzo Di Donato (tenor), Gian Luca Zoccatelli (tenor), La Stagione Armonica
Federico Ferri

Catel: Sémiramis: Dance No. 2

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Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Meyerbeer: Semiramide: Più non si tardi... Il piacer, la gioia scenda (Recitativo & Canzonetta con Coro)

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Accademia degli Astrusi, La Stagione Armonica, Elena Spotti (harp)
Federico Ferri

Rossini: Bel raggio lusinghier (from Semiramide)

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), La Stagione Armonica, Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Garcia, M: Semiramis: Già il perfido discese... Al mio pregar t'arrendi (Recitativo & Aria)

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Vinci, Leonardo: Semiramide riconosciuta: Fuggi dagl'occhi miei (Aria)

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Gluck: Semiramide riconosciuta: Fuggi dagl'occhi miei (Aria)

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Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

Salieri: Semiramide riconosciuta: Sinfonia

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Accademia degli Astrusi
Federico Ferri

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Interview, Anna Bonitatibus on Semiramide

25th June 2014

The Italian coloratura mezzo talks to Katherine about Semiramide, the enigmatic Assyrian queen around whom her latest recording project is based.

Anna Bonitatibus (born in Potenza) is an Italian mezzo-soprano. She is one of the most wanted mezzo-sopranos of our time, admired in particular for her interpretations of roles by Rossini and Mozart.

The music on this new album spans from 18th century (Jommelli, Caldara, Porpora) until early 19th century (Meyerbeer, Rossini, Garcia).

Most of the arias and scenes are WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS. Some pieces are even performed for the first time after more than 150 years.

ANNA BONITATIBUS is one of the best mezzo-sopranos of our time, well trained in performing in a "historically informed" manner.

Featuring a Semiramide scene by Giacomo Meyerbeer (2014 commemorates the 150th anniversary of his death).

A very special highlight: A Semiramide aria (“Preghiera”) by Manuel Garcia. He has been the first Almaviva in Rossini's “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”. He was an amazing composer as well: he composed a Semiramide after Rossini that everybody considered lost. The score was discovered and newly edited by Anna Bonitatibus.

The first production run will be a LIMITED EDITION with an extensive booklet with many pictures and information about the music and the historical background.

Reviews

September 2014

There is much coloratura and here, as elsewhere, Anna Bonitatibus is spot-on...This set, sumptuously illustrated, is an absolute must-have.

December 2014

Bonitatibus’s voice can sound fluttery and a loss of resonance is sometimes noticeable, especially in slow, lyrical passages, although breathiness sometimes acts as an expressive resource. But basically her sound is rich and imposing and is governed by discerning musicianship. She seems really to have immersed herself in the lore of her subject, for a regal bearing is everywhere in evidence as is an acute sense of drama.

13th July 2014

With her pearly tone and easy coloratura, Bonitatibus sails through this demanding music.

3rd July 2014

Most of the arias are bravura numbers, and all are stylishly done, but as a whole it's a bit breathless. Technically, Bonitatibus is superb, her phrasing immaculate, her articulation crisp, but her fast, tight vibrato is an acquired taste.

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An excerpt from 'Vanne, infido' (from Porpora's 'Semiramide Regina dell’Assiria')

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A short on-location trailer for Semiramide, with music by Salieri, Jommelli and Rossini

Semiramide - La Signora Regale

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Interview, Anna Bonitatibus on Semiramide