This album was recorded in July 2024 at the Opera Carlo Felice Genova, with Eleonora Buratto as executive producer alongside Renaud Loranger of PENTATONE.
Composition History
Bellini's opera Il pirata, first performed in 1827 at La Scala, established the composer and was a significant link between Italian opera and the European Romantic movement.
Historical Context
The vocal classification 'soprano drammatico d'agilità' was created in 1949 for Maria Callas, though agile singing was a hallmark of Italian opera from the 1600s until at least 1850 for all sopranos.
Composer Biography
Donizetti's Anna Bolena, which premiered three years after Bellini's Il pirata, brought Donizetti to prominence as a leading opera composer.
Compositional Technique
The mad scene in Bellini's Il pirata features a long English horn solo and harp accompaniment to evoke the protagonist Imogene's delirium, a common operatic device.
Album & Artwork
The album title, "Indomita," meaning "indomitable," refers to the soprano Eleonora Buratto herself, but also to the five female characters featured in the operas.
Compositional Technique
The final scene of Donizetti's Anna Bolena, written for Giuditta Pasta, was highly effective and contributed significantly to the opera's success, emphasizing Anna's mental breakdown with a furious leap to high C.
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