Spirito

Excerpts from Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda and Anna Bolena, and Spontini’s La Vestale, confirm Rebeka’s formidable intensity and interpretative intelligence…In many ways Rebeka recalls Callas in... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 9th Nov 2018
Catalogue No: PRIMA001
Label: Prima Classic
Length: 77 minutes

International Classical Music Awards

2019

Nominee - Vocal

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Excerpt, Bellini: Norma

Work length13:57

Marina Rebeka
Coro Del Teatro Massimo Di Palermo, Orchestra Del Teatro Massimo Di Palermo
Jader Bignamini

Casta Diva... Fine al rito

Track length9:01

Ah! bello a me ritorna

Track length4:56

Excerpt, Bellini: Il Pirata

Work length16:36

Marina Rebeka
Coro Del Teatro Massimo Di Palermo, Orchestra Del Teatro Massimo Di Palermo
Jader Bignamini

Scena

Track length3:41

Oh! s io potessi

Track length4:40

Col sorriso d' innocenza... Qual suono ferale

Track length5:12

Oh! Sole! Ti vela di tenebre oscure

Track length3:03

Excerpt, Donizetti: Maria Stuarda

Work length19:37

Marina Rebeka, Francesco Vultaggio, Gianluca Margheri, Irene Savignano, Marco Ciaponi
Coro Del Teatro Massimo Di Palermo, Orchestra Del Teatro Massimo Di Palermo
Jader Bignamini

Io vi rivedo alfin!

Track length3:36

Deh! Tu di un umile preghiera... Oh colpo!

Track length5:16

Di un cor che muore... Giunge il conte

Track length5:33

Ah! Se un giorno da queste ritorte

Track length5:12

Excerpt, Donizetti: Anna Bolena

Work length14:43

Marco Ciaponi, Marina Rebeka, Gianluca Margheri
Coro Del Teatro Massimo Di Palermo, Orchestra Del Teatro Massimo Di Palermo
Jader Bignamini

Piangete voi?

Track length4:49

Al dolce guidami... Che mai sento

Track length6:25

Coppia iniqua

Track length3:29

Excerpt, Spontini: La Vestale

Work length13:02

Marina Rebeka
Coro Del Teatro Massimo Di Palermo, Orchestra Del Teatro Massimo Di Palermo
Jader Bignamini

Ô des infortunés

Track length2:22

Toi, que j' implore avec effroi

Track length5:27

Sur cet autel sacré

Track length2:58

Impitoyables Dieux

Track length2:15

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A masterpiece of expressiveness and virtuosic performance. This album combines Marina Rebeka’s thrilling singing, dramatic Bel Canto music based on original manuscripts, and Jader Bignamini’s nuanced conducting of the Teatro Massimo di Palermo Orchestra and Chorus. With SPIRITO, Marina Rebeka enchants us once again with her distinctive voice and irresistible personality. Raising the bar after her acclaimed album "Amor Fatale", she has handpicked some of the most challenging pieces of the dramatic Bel Canto repertoire and performed them with a formidable facility.

Her deep understanding and mastery of the style, matched by an outstanding vocal technique, shed a new and refreshing light on these timeless masterpieces.

For this album, as she did for "Amor Fatale", Marina Rebeka traveled the world in search of the original manuscripts of each piece, faithfully rendering the composers' first ideas in this recording. Additionally, and following the longstanding tradition of Bel Canto singers, she wrote her own variations of the soprano parts.

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February 2019

Excerpts from Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda and Anna Bolena, and Spontini’s La Vestale, confirm Rebeka’s formidable intensity and interpretative intelligence…In many ways Rebeka recalls Callas in this repertoire – the wine-dark chest voice colorations and fearless emotional commitment in particular. A heady comparison, but justifiable given this anything-but-routine recital.

January 2019

[The voice is] sturdy and rich across the range and has a formidable top, but also a certain weight that needs to be steered around tight coloratura corners. As before, Rebeka scores big points for the nobility and grandezza of her performances; she’s at her best when called on to convey determination and steely strength.

January 2019

There are moments when the voice sounds pushed beyond its natural limits. However, much of her vocalism is technically skilled and her lithe and pliant instrument produces some glorious sounds. There’s a nice swing to the rhythm in the prayer from Maria Stuarda, where Rebeka’s gentle, dreamy approach sounds just right.

Opera Now January 2019

Her performances are strongly delineated, her phrasing immaculate and instinctively balanced. Rebeka is not afraid to sing out, she doesn’t tiptoe through her coloratura, and she provides some exciting pianissimo, though I would perhaps have liked just a little more dynamic variation.

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