Isn't this a lovely picture? And perfect for Valentine's Day too, I think.
It's the cover of the latest CD from one of my favorite opera singers, Natalie Dessay. The repertoire is all bel canto and Verdi--six long scenes and arias:
- E strano! - Ah fors'e lui - Sempre libera (La Traviata)
- Elvira's Mad Scene (I Puritani)
- Oh nube che lieve - Nella pace del mesto riposo (Maria Stuarda)
- Caro nome (Rigoletto)
- Eccomi in lieta vesta - Oh quante volte (I Capuleti e i Montecchi)
- Lucia's Mad Scene (Lucia di Lammermoor)
Here is a promo video for this album, which bears the prosaic title Italian Opera Arias. This video gives some more enticing alternatives: Six portraits d'heroïnes legendaires (Six Portraits of Legendary Heroines) or my favorite, Natalie Dessay chante les folies de l'amour (Natalie Dessay Sings of Love's Madness).
Photo from fnac.com
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