Marina Viotti, the mezzo-soprano, was advised by Daniel Barenboim that Mozart's scores contain everything needed for expression, and exaggeration is unnecessary.
Interpretation
Conductor Stephan MacLeod believes that to sing Mozart well, one must lighten the voice in certain passages, a technique also applicable to male voices.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in June 2023 at the Großer Festsaal Landgasthof Riehen, Basel, Switzerland, and recorded in 24 bits/96kHz.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In Mozart's time, the 'Fach system' (a German method of classifying singers by voice type) did not exist; voices were determined more by color as a reflection of personality and emotion.
Composition History
The concert aria 'Ch'io mi scordi di te' was written for Nancy Storace, who also originated the role of Susanna in Mozart's 'Le nozze di Figaro'.
Performer Biography
Marina Viotti, the mezzo-soprano on this recording, first sang Mozart in public with Gli Angeli Genève and Stephan MacLeod, the conductor.
Compositional Technique
Mozart's 'Exsultate, jubilate' was originally written for a castrato voice, requiring both agility in the upper register and a rich tone in the middle register.
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