Brilliant! (Coloratura Opera Arias)
Julia Schechtman
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La Fille Du Régiment: Act 1 - "Chacun Le Sait" | Julia Schechtman | 2:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Die Fledermaus: Act II - "Mein Herr Marquis" | Julia Schechtman | 3:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Linda Di Chamonix: Act I -" O Luce Di Quest' Anima" | Julia Schechtman | 2:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Roméo Et Juliette: Act I - "Ah! Je Veux Vivre" | Julia Schechtman | 3:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lucia Di Lammermoor: Act I, Scene 2 - "Regnava Nel Silenzio/Quan | Julia Schechtman | 7:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 5 Songs |
Customer Reviews
Brilliant is Beautiful
Julia Schectman has amazing voice control and an ability to hit the high notes like no one else. I have listened to recordings of virtually every known opera star over the last 50-60 years. Julia Schectman is truly an opera great, every bit as good if not better than many of the top operatic soprano household names that have achieved great commercial success. Her album is truly beautiful to listen to. You want to shout "Bravo" at the end of each track. Buy her album, you will not regret it. It is a real treat!
Breathtaking singing!
"Sergiu Comissiona praised her high D as 'the single most beautiful note I have ever heard.' Recorded with piano during a career of leading roles in European opera houses: a brilliant voice of 'cascading prettiness' and breathtaking agility....This recording with piano contains spectacular vocal pyrotechnics. The first piece, from The Daughter of the Regiment, with its opening 7 high Cs in a row, is a case in point. But each aria concludes with impressive vocal acrobatics and the sheer joy of soaring in the upper realms." (description on CDBaby.) Her Adele is total fun, her Juliet innocent joy, and the Linda di Chamonix made me hold my breath with amazement.
Bubbly, but never frothy!
Coloratura soprano Julia Schechtman delivers this delightful sampling of show-stopping arias with great panache and brio! The aerial feats of her lovely high notes seem to bubble up naturally, in the joyous play of notes that only sure vocal command allows. She doesn’t merely reach the notes, she revels in them. What’s more, I can hear the portrayal of character in her voice. Amazingly, she recreates the atmosphere of the stage solely through her own vivacious performance and the piano accompaniment of composer Saul Schechtman, whose playing matches the occasion of each aria with his usual verve and intelligence. Here we find Adèle’s famous laughing song, “Mein Herr Marquis,” from Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, Juliette’s passionate wish, “Je Veux Vivre,” from Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, and three very different selections from that keen lover of coloratura pyrotechnics: Donizetti. These are Marie’s zesty “Chac’un le sait” from La Fille du Régiment, the gracefully buoyant “O Luce di Quest’Anima” from Linda di Chamounix, and the poignant and utterly moving “Regnava nel Silenzio/Quando Rapito in Estasi,” from Lucia di Lammermoor. Savor these delicious treats, and if this leaves you wanting more, look for this artist’s collections of sacred solos: Eye on the Sparrow, Lilies and Simple Gifts, and Psalms and Prophets.
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