Great operatic arias - Yvonne Kenny 2
A fine snapshot of a much-loved soprano in some of her most celebrated roles
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Composer or Director: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Frideric Handel, Richard Strauss, Ivor Novello, Franz Lehár, George Gershwin, Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Opera in English Series
Magazine Review Date: 11/2003
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 70
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: CHAN3099

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Rinaldo, Movement: ~ |
George Frideric Handel, Composer
George Frideric Handel, Composer London Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox, Conductor Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
(Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', Movement: ~ |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
London Symphony Orchestra Rebecca Evans, Soprano Richard Hickox, Conductor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
Così fan tutte, Movement: ~ |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
London Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox, Conductor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
Così fan tutte, Movement: Fra gli amplessi |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Bruce Ford, Tenor London Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox, Conductor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
Arabella, Movement: ~ |
Richard Strauss, Composer
London Symphony Orchestra Rebecca Evans, Soprano Richard Hickox, Conductor Richard Strauss, Composer Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
Capriccio, Movement: ~ |
Richard Strauss, Composer
London Symphony Orchestra Rebecca Evans, Soprano Richard Hickox, Conductor Richard Strauss, Composer Roderick Williams, Baritone Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
(Die) Lustige Witwe, '(The) Merry Widow', Movement: ~ |
Franz Lehár, Composer
Franz Lehár, Composer Geoffrey Mitchell Choir London Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox, Conductor Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
(Die) Csárdásfürstin, '(The) Gypsy Princess', Movement: ~ |
Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán, Composer
Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán, Composer London Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox, Conductor Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
By Strauss |
George Gershwin, Composer
George Gershwin, Composer London Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox, Conductor Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
King's Rhapsody, Movement: Someday my heart will awake |
Ivor Novello, Composer
Ivor Novello, Composer London Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox, Conductor Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
Author: John Steane
Yvonne Kenny’s voice is lasting well. I can hardly remember a time when, to my ears, her tone in the upper register did not acquire, with increased volume, a kind of extraneous glint of metal, and, though it is noticeable here from time to time, it does not seem to have become any more pervasive or troublesome over the years. She retains the clarity and precision that have always been attractive features, and, like other singers in this series, has to a remarkable degree the faculty of singing, without fuss and with apparent ease, passages in which many an acclaimed virtuoso will leave the listener in no doubt as to their difficulty.
She is particularly good in the excerpts from Arabella and Capriccio, reminding us that she is now one of the most experienced Strauss sopranos we have. Rebecca Evans sings beautifully in her two duets, and it is good also to hear how well the voice of Roderick Williams records. There is stylish playing by the LSO under Richard Hickox and the recital makes a ravishing first impression with the theorbo solo by Eligio Quinteiro in the blissful reproaches of Handel’s Armida.
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