Special offer. The Other Cleopatra: Queen of Armenia - Il Tigrane, Arias
Queen of Armenia
Isabel Bayrakdarian, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian, Jory Vinikour
Perhaps the most attractive quality of this disc is the sound itself. Bayrakdarian’s voice has a sumptuousness that is well matched by the orchestra, and Delos has recorded the music beautifully,...
Special offer. The Other Cleopatra: Queen of Armenia - Il Tigrane, Arias
Queen of Armenia
Isabel Bayrakdarian, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian, Jory Vinikour
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Perhaps the most attractive quality of this disc is the sound itself. Bayrakdarian’s voice has a sumptuousness that is well matched by the orchestra, and Delos has recorded the music beautifully,...
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Yes, there was another Cleopatra! She was married to Tigranes the Great, King of Armenia, and together they created an Armenia that reached from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean. The resplendent and regal voice of soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian is perfectly suited to the role of Cleopatra. Bayrakdarian shines in arias from three rarely heard operas about King Tigranes and his queen. Bayrakdarians multi-hued voice relates the passion, drama, and fervor of the love story of Tigranes and Cleopatra. Bayrakdarian sparkles in five arias from Il Tigrane by Baroque master Johann Adolph Hasse, famous in his day as one of the foremost composers of opera. Arias by Vivaldi and Gluck add further excitement to the album.Bayrakdarian is supported by the Grammy-nominated team of Constantine Orbelian the singers dream collaborator (Opera News) and his marvellous Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra.
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September/October 2020
Perhaps the most attractive quality of this disc is the sound itself. Bayrakdarian’s voice has a sumptuousness that is well matched by the orchestra, and Delos has recorded the music beautifully, though it is sometimes a little too cool for my taste. The program presents a coherent theme from start to finish, and it is satisfying, musically and intellectually.
