Bel canto brilliance: Mariella Devia at Wigmore Hall

By Kevin W Ng, 14 June 2016

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“Je veux vivre was a minor revelation, sung... with a vitality and brilliance”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 14 June 2016

Ravel, Cinq mélodies populaires grecques

Liszt, Oh! Quand je dors, S 282

Liszt, Tre sonetti di Petrarca, S 270

Massenet, Manon: Adieu, notre petite table

Gounod, Romeo et Juliette: Je veux vivre (Juliet's Waltz)

Verdi, Album di 6 Romanze (Album of 6 romances): Perduta ho la pace

Verdi, Giovanna d'Arco (Joan of Arc): Ah, ben s'addice... Sempre all'alba

Bellini, Il fervido desiderio

Bellini, Almen se non poss'io

Bellini, Ma rendi pur contento

Bellini, Composizioni da Camera: Per pietà, bell'idol mio

Mariella Devia, Soprano

Giulio Zappa, Piano

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Dominic Lowe, 10th March

Opera Rara's Donizetti Song Project has grown into a rewarding endeavour as demonstrated in its latest Donizetti & Friends recital featuring Michael Spyres and Marie-Nicole Lemieux.

****1

Mariella Devia, Queen of Spiders

Fernando Remiro, 22nd September

In the opening night of Teatro Real's new season, Mariella Devia proved why she is one of the best bel canto singers of the last decades.

****1

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Un festival de buen canto centrado en la figura de Mariella Devia. Una cantante que, siendo ya parte de la historia de la lírica, sigue expandiendo su carrera hasta lo impensable.

****1

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Simon Thompson, 20th March

Kristiina Poska directs the RSNO in gripping Tchaikovsky and Pärt, but words and music only occasionally match in Elena Langer's new song cycle.

***11

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Kevin W Ng

Kevin writes about music and culture, with a focus on opera. Originally trained as a violinist, he has a particular interest in 20th-century music. He is currently based in New York City.

Bel canto brilliance: Mariella Devia's Rosenblatt Recital at Wigmore Hall