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 Con Amore - Italian Opera Arias / Ruth Ann Swenson, Et Al
Release Date: 01/11/2000 
Label:  Emi Classics   Catalog #: 56764   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Giacomo Puccini,  Giuseppe Verdi,  Vincenzo Bellini,  Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:  Ruth Ann Swenson,  Moray Welsh,  Timothy Jones,  Karen Vaughan
Conductor:  Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra

Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 4 Mins. 

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Soprano Ruth Ann Swenson has won critical acclaim on operatic stages in both the United States and Europe. Swenson's operatic career was launched in 1983 at the San Francisco opera with her portrayal of Despina in Mozart's 'Cosi Fan Tutte.' Since then, she has become one of the most sought after coloratura sopranos on the operatic scene.
This new recording presents Swenson in a collection of Italian opera arias. CON AMORE offers a wide range of music from the bel canto fireworks of Bellini's 'La Sonnambula' to the verismo passion of Puccini's 'Manon Lescaut.' Swenson's agile soprano voice floats through the coloratura line of the famous "Sempre libera" from Verdi's 'La Traviata.' In something of a departure from her usual repertoire, Swenson is featured in four arias by Puccini. She brings great pathos to "Mi chiamano Mimi" from Puccini's 'La Bohème' and heart wrenching drama to "In quelle trine morbide" from 'Manon Lescaut.' This is an exciting recital recording that showcases an exciting young singer in some of opera's most beloved arias.
REVIEWS:
Opera News (4/00, pp.87-88) - "...[Swenson's] attractive, shimmering voice is perfectly even from top to bottom, her trills and staccati are true... Her embellishments are tasteful and perfectly appropriate to both her voice and the aria being sung. The vocalizing is always lovely..."
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1.  Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Ruth Ann Swenson (Soprano)
Conductor:  Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1998 
Venue:  EMI Abbey Road Studios, London 
Length: 2 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
2.  La traviata: Sempre libera by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Ruth Ann Swenson (Soprano), Moray Welsh (Cello)
Conductor:  Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1998 
Venue:  EMI Abbey Road Studios, London 
Length: 9 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection begins with "E strano!..." 
3.  Otello: Ave Maria by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Ruth Ann Swenson (Soprano)
Conductor:  Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1887; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1998 
Venue:  EMI Abbey Road Studios, London 
Length: 4 Minutes 52 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
4.  La sonnambula: Ah, se una volta sola by Vincenzo Bellini
Performer:  Ruth Ann Swenson (Soprano)
Conductor:  Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1831; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1998 
Venue:  EMI Abbey Road Studios, London 
Length: 10 Minutes 15 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
5.  La sonnambula: Ah, non giunge uman pensiero by Vincenzo Bellini
Performer:  Ruth Ann Swenson (Soprano)
Conductor:  Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1831; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1998 
Venue:  EMI Abbey Road Studios, London 
Length: 3 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
6.  I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Oh, quante volte by Vincenzo Bellini
Performer:  Timothy Jones (French Horn), Karen Vaughan (Harp), Ruth Ann Swenson (Soprano)
Conductor:  Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1998 
Venue:  EMI Abbey Road Studios, London 
Length: 9 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
7.  La Bohème: Si, mi chiamano Mimì by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Ruth Ann Swenson (Soprano)
Conductor:  Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1998 
Venue:  EMI Abbey Road Studios, London 
Length: 5 Minutes 9 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
8.  Rigoletto: Caro nome by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Ruth Ann Swenson (Soprano)
Conductor:  Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1998 
Venue:  EMI Abbey Road Studios, London 
Length: 6 Minutes 49 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection begins with "Gualtier Malde!..." 
9.  L'Elisir d'Amore: Prendi, per me sei libero by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:  Ruth Ann Swenson (Soprano)
Conductor:  Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1832; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1998 
Venue:  EMI Abbey Road Studios, London 
Length: 5 Minutes 0 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection continues with "Il mio rigor dimentica..." 
10.  Turandot: Signore, ascolta by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Ruth Ann Swenson (Soprano)
Conductor:  Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1998 
Venue:  EMI Abbey Road Studios, London 
Length: 2 Minutes 42 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
11.  Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Ruth Ann Swenson (Soprano)
Conductor:  Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1918; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1998 
Venue:  EMI Abbey Road Studios, London 
Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
 Sound Samples Back to Top 
Turandot: Signore, ascolta!
La Traviata: E strano!... e strano!...
La Traviata: Sempre libera
La Sonnambula: Ah!... Se una volta sola
La Sonnambula: Ah! non giunge
I Capuleti ed i Montecchi: Oh! Quante volte
La Boheme: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi
Rigoletto: Gualtier Malde!
Rigoletto: Caro nome che il min cor
Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide
L'Elisir d'Amore: Prendi; prendi, per me sei libero
L'Elisir d'Amore: II mio rigor dimentica
Otello: Ave Maria
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
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