{"product_id":"nino-machaidze-romantic-arias-6","title":"NINO MACHAIDZE: ROMANTIC ARIAS","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eROMANTIC ARIAS \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12\"\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e Nino Machaidze (s); Michele Mariotti, cond; Bologna Th O \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12\"\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e SONY 88697841742 (73:00 \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eText and Translation) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eArias from \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eMASSENET \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eManon. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eGOUNOD \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eRoméo et Juliette. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eBELLINI \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eAdelson e Salvini. La Sonnambula. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eROSSINI \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eIl Turco in Italia. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eDONIZETTI \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eLucia di Lammermoor. La Fille du régiment. Linda di Chamounix \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eAlthough Georgian-born soprano Nino Machaidze has been a member of the prestigious young artists development program at La Scala in Milan and actually made her leading-role debut there in 2007, she didn’t make a real splash in the international opera scene until she filled in for a pregnant Anna Netrebko as Gounod’s Juliette in a summer Salzburg production in 2008. (An obviously pregnant Juliette would \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003ereally\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e have made a splash!) After her success there, Machaidze has followed up with debuts at several prestigious opera venues, including both coasts in the U.S., appearing in Rossini’s \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eIl Turco in Italia\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e at the Los Angeles Opera and as Gilda in \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eRigoletto\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e at the Metropolitan Opera. Machaidze’s lyric coloratura repertoire and her sultry Slavic beauty have led to the inevitable comparisons with superstar Netrebko. Here the young Georgian singer presents a debut album of well-known Romantic arias. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eAmong the program are two French arias from the Gounod opera of the two ill-fated lovers mentioned above, and the delightful “Adieu, nôtre petite table” as Manon sings goodbye to her furniture in Jules Massenet’s opera named for the heroine. The other six selections on the disc are bel canto and coloratura showpieces, a repertoire with which Machaidze seems the more comfortable. Instead of the usual mad scene from Donizetti’s \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eLucia di Lammermoor\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, we get the lovely act I entrance \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003escena\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e and aria for Lucia, “Regnava nel silenzio.” A beautiful aria from Vincenzo Bellini’s obscure first opera, \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eAdelson e Salvini\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, “Dopo l’oscuro nembo,” is probably better known to operagoers as Giuletta’s “Oh, quante volte” after Bellini reused the tune in his \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eI Capuleti e I Montecchi.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e Two extended scenes, one from Donizetti’s \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eLa Fille du Régiment\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e and the other the wonderful finale from Bellini’s \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eLa Sonnambula,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e here demonstrate Machaidze’s ability to span a range of emotions and a range of musical styles culminating in spectacular coloratura fireworks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eAs to vocal production, Machaidze has all the breathtaking high notes and the vocal agility to sing florid passages with which only the young are blessed for too short a time. She does not possess the tonal beauty and solid security in her top range that Netrebko enchants us with, but both sopranos have the dusky, rich sound in the lower register often found with Slavic singers. Machaidze has been criticized in some live performances for occasional intonation problems, but one hears little of that here. The young coloratura sings very well, her Italian better than her French. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eBooklet essays and complete texts are provided in English, German, French, and Italian. Sony takes advantage of the photogenic Machaidze with nine glamour photos. The Bologna Teatro Communale Orchestra is no doubt long familiar with these operatic chestnuts and supports the singer in excellent fashion. Machaidze bears watching and hearing; she is one of the young guns on the opera horizon. You will enjoy her work on this fine CD. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold\"\u003eFANFARE: Bill White \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sony Masterworks","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49802589208856,"sku":"886978417428","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/4316895-3145226.jpg?v=1777539996","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/nino-machaidze-romantic-arias-6","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}