Marina Rebeka - Spirito (2018) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

A masterpiece of expressiveness and virtuosic performance. This album combines Marina Rebeka’s thrilling singing, dramatic Bel Canto music based on original manuscripts, and Jader Bignamini’s nuanced conducting of the Teatro Massimo di Palermo Orchestra and Chorus. With SPIRITO, Marina Rebeka enchants us once again with her distinctive voice and irresistible personality. Raising the bar after her acclaimed album "Amor Fatale", she has handpicked some of the most challenging pieces of the dramatic Bel Canto repertoire and performed them with a formidable facility.

Her deep understanding and mastery of the style, matched by an outstanding vocal technique, shed a new and refreshing light on these timeless masterpieces.

For this album, as she did for "Amor Fatale", Marina Rebeka traveled the world in search of the original manuscripts of each piece, faithfully rendering the composers' first ideas in this recording. Additionally, and following the longstanding tradition of Bel Canto singers, she wrote her own variations of the soprano parts.

Tracklist:
01. Norma: Casta Diva… Fine al rito 09:01
02. Norma: Ah! bello a me ritorna 04:56
03. Il Pirata: Scena 03:41
04. Il Pirata: Oh! s io potessi 04:40
05. Il Pirata: Col sorriso d' innocenza… Qual suono ferale 05:12
06. Il Pirata: Oh! Sole! Ti vela di tenebre oscure 03:03
07. Maria Stuarda: Io vi rivedo alfin! 03:36
08. Maria Stuarda: Deh! Tu di un umile preghiera… Oh colpo! 05:16
09. Maria Stuarda: Di un cor che muore… Giunge il conte 05:33
10. Maria Stuarda: Ah! Se un giorno da queste ritorte 05:12
11. Anna Bolena: Piangete voi? 04:49
12. Anna Bolena: Al dolce guidami… Che mai sento 06:25
13. Anna Bolena: Coppia iniqua 03:29
14. La Vestale: Ô des infortunés 02:22
15. La Vestale: Toi, que j' implore avec effroi 05:27
16. La Vestale: Sur cet autel sacré 02:58
17. La Vestale: Impitoyables Dieux 02:15

Personnel:
Marina Rebeka (soprano)
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Jader Bignamini (conductor)