Carmen is one of the roles for which Latvian mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca is best known and in this album, including several selections from the opera, she brings together a diverse assortment of songs and arias with gypsy themes. Most are musically related to gypsy cultures, and the majority are flavored by Spanish or Latin traditions, along with some that are Eastern European, but in "I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls," from Balfe's Bohemian Girl, the gypsy theme is only found in the text. Garanca's voice is warm and pure, ...
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Carmen is one of the roles for which Latvian mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca is best known and in this album, including several selections from the opera, she brings together a diverse assortment of songs and arias with gypsy themes. Most are musically related to gypsy cultures, and the majority are flavored by Spanish or Latin traditions, along with some that are Eastern European, but in "I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls," from Balfe's Bohemian Girl, the gypsy theme is only found in the text. Garanca's voice is warm and pure, but with a sensuality that suits this repertoire beautifully. Her "Seguidilla" (in which she's joined by Roberto Alagna) is especially effective, with an understated seductiveness that entices Don José as much by what it withholds as by what it reveals. That performance and Garanca's nuanced "Habanera" are ample evidence she fully deserves her reputation as a legendary Carmen. She also includes Bizet's original setting of the Habanera text, which the composer replaced with the...
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Add this copy of Habanera to cart. $9.79, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by DG.
Add this copy of Habanera to cart. $12.86, good condition, Sold by New England Booksellers rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Greenfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Deutsche Grammophon.
