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A Tribute To Pauline Viardot

Marina Viotti (mezzo-soprano), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset

A Tribute To Pauline Viardot

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Imperceptibly Viotti makes them her own, tender but tough in Rosina’s ‘Una voce poco fa’ and producing a cascade of diamondbright coloratura in ‘Bel raggio lusinghier’, as well as an astonishing...

BBC Music Magazine, December 20224 out of 5 stars

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A Tribute To Pauline Viardot

Marina Viotti (mezzo-soprano), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset

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Awards:

Imperceptibly Viotti makes them her own, tender but tough in Rosina’s ‘Una voce poco fa’ and producing a cascade of diamondbright coloratura in ‘Bel raggio lusinghier’, as well as an astonishing...

BBC Music Magazine, December 20224 out of 5 stars

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Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques make a foray into the Romantic repertoire with this tribute to Pauline Viardot, who was not only the most influential singer of the nineteenth century, but also a pedagogue and composer, whose gifts, personality and incomparable aura made her one of the leading figures of French Romanticism.

Together the mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti and Christophe Rousset retrace Pauline Viardot’s versatile career and, taking up her great roles, present a musical portrait of a unique performer, who was unanimously acclaimed by the audiences of her time.

Contents and tracklist

Gluck: Qu'entends-je? Qu'a-t-il dit?... Amour, viens rendre a mon ame (from Orphée et Eurydice, after Bertini)
Work length7:01
Bellini: Lieto del dolce incarco…Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio (from I Capuleti e i Montecchi)
Work length4:20
Massenet: O mes sœurs (from Marie-Magdeleine)
Work length5:08
Halévy: Il va venir (from La Juive)
Work length5:26
Rossini: Una voce poco fa (from Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Work length5:57
Rossini: Semiramide Overture
Work length12:02
Rossini: Bel raggio lusinghier (from Semiramide)
Work length6:10
Donizetti: L'ai-je bien entendu?… O mon Fernand (from La Favorite)
Work length7:39
Donizetti: La Favorita: Overture
Work length5:45
Berlioz: Ah! Je vais mourir (from Les Troyens)
Work length6:04
Gounod: Ô ma lyre immortelle (from Sapho)
Work length7:59
Saint-Saëns: Samson, recherchant ma présence…Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse (from Samson et Dalila)
Work length4:31

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Awards and reviews

  • Presto Recordings of the Year
    Finalist 2022
  • Opus Klassik Awards
    2023
    Nominated - Conductor of the Year & Solo Vocal
  • International Opera Awards
    2023
    Nominated - Recording (Solo Recital)

December 2022

Imperceptibly Viotti makes them her own, tender but tough in Rosina’s ‘Una voce poco fa’ and producing a cascade of diamondbright coloratura in ‘Bel raggio lusinghier’, as well as an astonishing glissando and an impressively ringing final top note.
4 out of 5 stars

January 2023

Viotti is an exciting and eclectic singer who, like her subject, is especially good at projecting the intensity of dramatic roles, which she sings with excellent diction in both French and Italian. Also like Viardot, Viotti has a wide range, with strong chest notes and an upper register that only rarely sounds forced and more frequently enchants with its ability to produce a splendidly controlled mezza voce.
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