Sarah Coburn and Lawrence Brownlee: a meeting place

Known, the artistic director of the Russian National Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev love opera. He always gives her a tribute in their celebrations. The program included two first concert performance of "The Magic Flute" by Mozart and "Cinderella" by Rossini. Sound this year, a concert titled "Opera Gala", the arias and duets from operas by Italian composers Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, true masterpieces of the bel canto. Such a concert more than adequate in the year of Italy in Russia. Artists - The Russian National Orchestra, the American singer soprano Sarah Coburn and tenor Lawrence Brownlee and Italian maestro Giuseppe Sabbatini. Giuseppe Sabbatini It conductor J. Sabbatini Real provided sounding italskoy opera classics. Giuseppe his career after the Roman Academy "Santa Cecilia" began as a bass player, playing in various bands in Italy. Then studied voice at Silvana Ferraro, and after winning an international competition in Spoleto, began his career as a singer in the theaters of Italy. Soon winner bright tenor and artistic fascination with international recognition. Sabattini performs on stage the best opera houses in Italy, as well as Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the Theatre "Liceu" in Barcelona, San Francisco Opera, the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, the New National Theatre Tokyo, etc. In the years he was the director of education, and in 2007 began to sing the work to connect with a wire. Then devoted himself to the profession of a conductor. It is thus fully aware and in practice knows that it is a real Italian opera. These masters and was able to happen, the musicians of the Russian National Orchestra. All three of the overture to the opera "Norma", "Kapuleti Montecchi" by Bellini and "Don Pasquale" by Donizetti were stylistically and executed rhythmically exact sbalansirovostyu all orchestral groups, beautiful cantilena the strings, the purity of intonation in copper and wood tools and a common inspiration satisfied and infectivity. True, for some reason, replace the beginning of the overture to "tsiryuliku Seville" in Rossini's "Tarantella", orchestrated by Respighi, which had nothing to do with the writing style of Rossini and sounded interesting. But soon forgotten because the next version overtures Orchestra ny J. Sabbatini introduced created a real atmosphere of Italian opera and successful singers. The orchestra was sensitive partner. Conductor clearly sounding a balance voice and orchestra, never drowning them and help to cope with difficult virtuoso points. Soloists Sarah Coburn and Lawrence Brownlee was born in the U.S. and there was singing training. The winner of the National Competition for Young Singers performed, "The Metropolitan Opera", Lawrence Brownlee began performing in theaters in America, quickly gained worldwide recognition. Today it stands at La Scala, Paris, Rome, Munich, Vienna, Madrid, Berlin, "The Metropolitan Opera", Tokyo and others involved in the major opera festivals, including in Pesaro, Rossini's birthplace. His extensive repertoire includes parties in many operas of Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Handel, Verdi and even Gershwin, Brittan and other contemporary writers. Sarah Coburn sings with great success in all the major theaters in America, including "The Metropolitan Opera" at the Opera of Montreal, Vienna Opera, etc. It is next to the Opera House, a large concert repertoire. Once Vashigtone held a joint concert by Sarah Coburn and Lawrence Brownlee. And so they met again in Moscow "Opera Gala" at the Concert Hall of them. Tchaikovsky. Lawrence Brownlee first branch Lawrence Brownlee was not very successful. Almaviva recitative and aria from "The Barber of Seville" by Rossini aria and scene and Arturo "Puritans" Bellini's just disappointing. The impression that his voice is small and not very nice, was charged in the upper Regitra not feel the need to Almaviva Aria Cantilena. Sometimes it was hard to hear the singer, although the real band. And even a duet Elvira and Arturo of the same "Puritan" is much brighter than was Sarah Coburn. But, fortunately, has changed in the second part of the picture. Singer replaced the recitative and aria Elvino of "La Sonnambula" by Bellini aria from the opera Donizetti Tony "Daughter of the Regiment" and sang it without any tension, infectious, slightly raised all nine of the top "up". The song Nemorino in "Elixir of Love" Donizetti he got Cantilena. In general, the singer tries not redeem without success for all failures of the first store. Sarah Coburn Sarah Coburn passed smoothly and was a master belkantovoy opera. She has a nice flight and expressive soprano. It is easy to cope with the technical difficulties of Rosina cavatina of the first act, "The Barber of Seville". Smart and graceful heroine was Rossini. In Elvira's aria from "Puritan" demonstrates Cantilena and virtuosity. Particularly well she sang the second part recitative and aria from Bellini's Juliet "Kapuleti Montecchi" and most difficult stage of the Donizetti opera Lucia madness. How much of her voice was shades of piano, sounds like its expressive mezzo-voce! Really helped the singer wonderful soloists of the orchestra. Principal Horn Igor Makarov early Aryans Juliet was not only beautiful, but also created the necessary atmosphere for the whole mood of the aria of the heroine. Duet flutist Maxim Rubtsov and Lucia Coburn sounded harmonious and fascinating. Sarah Coburn and Lawrence Brownlee sang in the finale Sarah Coburn and Lawrence Brownlee two duets. a program - Adina and Nemorino duet of "Elixir of Love", the second in the "encore" and to be more successful - the duet "Nocturne" Ernesto and Norina in "Don Pasquale" by Donizetti. Loud applause of the audience all the participants talked about the concert, which was held in the evening, and the music of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and touch their hearts. Elizabeth DYUKINA "NEWSmusic.ru» Photo courtesy of RNO