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Femmes fatales: Soprano Heroines from the Orient

2/14/2020, 12 Tracks, 1:05:18

Featuring

  • Seljan Nasibli
  • Vasif Adigezalov
  • National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
  • Maurice Ravel
  • Samuel Barber
  • Georges Bizet
  • Karol Szymanowski
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Giacomo Puccini
  • Jules Massenet

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Composer's Artistic Vision

The album's featured composers accentuated women's strength in their vocal works, portraying their hardships, miseries, sorrows, and joys.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Conductor Yalchin Adigezalov, born in Baku in 1959, is a third-generation member of an Azerbaijani musical dynasty.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Soprano Seljan Nasibli, originally from Baku, Azerbaijan, studied at the Royal College of Music and in Oxford.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine (NSOU) is considered one of the finest symphony orchestras in Eastern Europe.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in December 2017 at the Great Concert Studio of the National Radio Company of Ukraine.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The album title, "Femmes Fatales: Soprano Heroines from the Orient," reflects the soprano Seljan Nasibli's focus on strong female characters from Eastern-inspired works.

Source: Booklet

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