℗ 2014 Naxos
| Released | August 5, 2014 |
| Duration | 58m 39s |
| Record Label | Naxos |
| Catalogue No. | 8.573412 |
| Genre | Classical (Vocal) |
Italian Soprano Arias: Il tramonto - Un bel dì, vedremo - O mio babbino caro
Maria Luigia Borsi, London Symphony Orchestra, Yves Abel
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Il tramonto, P. 101
Ottorino Respighi; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
15:06 | |||
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Madama Butterfly: Act II
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1.2
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Un bel dì, vedremo
Giacomo Puccini; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
5:23 | |||
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Otello: Act IV
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1.3
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Era più calmo? … Mia madre aveva una povera ancella - Ave Maria
Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
16:54 | |||
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Turandot: Act I
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1.4
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Signore, ascolta!
Giacomo Puccini; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
2:55 | |||
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La boheme: Act III
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1.5
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Donde lieta uscì
Giacomo Puccini; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
3:16 | |||
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Suor Angelica
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1.6
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Senza mamma
Giacomo Puccini; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
4:45 | |||
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La Rondine: Act I
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1.7
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Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
Giacomo Puccini; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
3:32 | |||
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La Wally: Act I
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1.8
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Ebben? Ne andrò lontana
Alfredo Catalani; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
4:01 | |||
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Gianni Schicchi
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1.9
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O mio babbino caro
Giacomo Puccini; Maria Luigia Borsi; London Symphony Orchestra; Yves Abel |
2:47 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"Four Stars ... Borsi’s clean, fresh and fleshy lyric soprano proves well suited, while her sense of intimacy also works well here."
- BBC Music Magazine
"It is welcome to have ... a collection as attractive as this delightful disc ... here is a young, sweet-toned lyric soprano able to float pianissimos in the highest register to ravishing effect. The performance that Borsi gives is not just ravishingly beautiful but has a dramatic intensity ... it is luxury casting to have the LSO crisply conducted by Yves Abel."
- Gramophone
Appearing here on her debut solo album, Italian lyric soprano Maria Luigia Borsi has been acclaimed for her "grace, beauty, animation and variety" by the The Sunday Times. Her Willow Song from Verdi’s Otello has been described as "gorgeously sung" by Opera News and her role in Puccini’s Turandot as demonstrating "extraordinary communicative skills" by Opera Magazine. This programme includes some of the most moving and dramatic arias from Italian opera, including the tragic heartbreak of Madama Butterfly and the shimmering beauty of Catalani’s Ebben? Ne andrò lontana from La Wally.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
Recorded at Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London, UK, 29-30 November and 2-3 December 2013 Producer and Editor: Michael Fine Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky Assistant Producer: Tamra Saylor Fine Mixed and mastered by Michael Fine and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky at KarCos Production and Consulting UG Booklet notes: Keith Anderson Cover Photo: Richard Crean Special thanks to Raffaele Coglianese / Plusfinanz AG Publishers: Ricordi/UMPG (tracks 1-6; 8-9); UE/Sonzogno (track 7)
Recorded at Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London, UK, 29-30 November and 2-3 December 2013 Producer and Editor: Michael Fine Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky Assistant Producer: Tamra Saylor Fine Mixed and mastered by Michael Fine and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky at KarCos Production and Consulting UG Booklet notes: Keith Anderson Cover Photo: Richard Crean Special thanks to Raffaele Coglianese / Plusfinanz AG Publishers: Ricordi/UMPG (tracks 1-6; 8-9); UE/Sonzogno (track 7)
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.20 -3.85 to -0.20 | -23.87 -28.28 to -20.36 | -19.41 -23.10 to -15.60 | 13 11 to 17 | |
| 1 | Il tramonto, P. 101 | -0.20 | -25.89 | -22.5 | 16 |
| 2 | Un bel dì, vedremo | -0.27 | -20.36 | -15.6 | 11 |
| 3 | Era più calmo? … Mia madre aveva una povera ancella - Ave Maria | -0.83 | -28.28 | -23.1 | 17 |
| 4 | Signore, ascolta! | -3.85 | -26.28 | -21.8 | 13 |
| 5 | Donde lieta uscì | -1.92 | -23.73 | -17.9 | 12 |
| 6 | Senza mamma | -0.34 | -23.80 | -19.8 | 14 |
| 7 | Chi il bel sogno di Doretta | -0.59 | -22.73 | -17.9 | 13 |
| 8 | Ebben? Ne andrò lontana | -0.64 | -21.48 | -17.5 | 12 |
| 9 | O mio babbino caro | -2.19 | -22.33 | -18.6 | 12 |