Description
Mozart: Songs - Roberta Alexander, Glen Wilson (fortepiano) / Etcetera LP Stereo 1985
ETC 1035
Roberta Alexander (born March 3, 1949) is an American operatic soprano. She began her career as a lyric soprano in 1975 and spent the next three decades performing principal roles with opera houses internationally. Particularly celebrated for her performances of Mozart heroines, she was a leading soprano at the Metropolitan Opera from 1983 to 1991. In addition to principal Mozart roles like Countess Almaviva, Elettra, Fiordiligi, and Donna Elvira, she had particular success with the parts of Mimì in Puccini's La bohème and the title role in Janáček's Jenůfa. More recently she has performed secondary character roles on stage, including performances at the Grand Théâtre de Provence in 2013, La Scala in 2014, and La Monnaie in 2015. She performed the Fifth Maid in Strauss's Elektra at the Met in 2016 and Curra in Verdi's La forza del destino at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 2019.
| Label: | Etcetera – ETC 1035 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
Vinyl, LP
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| Country: | Netherlands |
| Released: |
1985 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Classical |
Tracklist:
| A1 | An Chloë, KV 524 | 2:33 | |
| A2 | Das Lied Der Trennung, KV 519 | 4:59 | |
| A3 | Dans Un Bois Solitaire, KV 308 (295b) | 3:15 | |
| A4 | Oiseaux, Si Tous Les Ans, KV 307 (284d) | 1:34 | |
| A5 | Sei Du Mein Trost, KV 391 (340b) | 2:59 | |
| A6 | Die Alte, KV 517 | 3:14 | |
| A7 | Das Veilchen, KV 476 | 2:17 | |
| A8 | Abendempfindung, KV 523 | 5:42 | |
| A9 | Der Zauberer, KV 472 | 2:21 | |
| B1 | Als Luise Die Briefe Ihres Ungetreuen Liebhabers Verbrannte, KV 520 |
1:40 | |
| B2 | Das Traumbild, KV 530 | 4:57 | |
| B3 | Ah, Spiegarti, O Dio, KV 178 (125i) | 3:53 | |
| B4 | Un Moto Di Gioia, KV 579 | 1:29 | |
| B5 | Ridente La Calma, KV 152 (210a) | 3:44 | |
| B6 | Im Frühlingsanfang, KV 597 | 4:13 | |
| B7 | Die Zufriedenheit, KV 473 | 2:50 | |
| B8 | Die Verschweigung, KV 518 | 3:01 |
- Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Direct Metal Mastering By – Lt
- Fortepiano [Hammerflügel] – Glen Wilson
- Instrument Builder [Fortepiano after Stein & Könicke] – J.C. Neupert
- Photography By [Roberta Alexander] – Malcolm Crowthers
- Producer – Klaas A. Posthuma
- Sleeve Notes – K.A.P.
- Soprano Vocals – Roberta Alexander
BOX #51
