Credits:

Anita Rachvelishvili

Description:

Recorded in her homeland on the eve of the Corona disaster, Anita Rachvelishvili's masterful vocal score takes the rich emotions contained in the songs to the extreme. Anita Rativerishvili, a mezzo-soprano singer, is one of the world-class musicians from Georgia who have emerged in recent years along with pianist Katia Buniatishvili, violinist Lisa Batiashvili, and others. She has already been sought out by opera houses around the world, including Met, Berlin, Vienna, and Paris, for her dramatic mezzo-soprano roles such as Carmen, Delilah, Azucena, and Amneris. She continues to captivate audiences with her voluptuous appearance, deep, rich-sounding yet lustrous voice, and outstanding acting ability. In 2009, she sang for an audition for the supporting role of Mercedes at La Scala, which caught the attention of Barenboim, who selected her for the lead role in "Carmen". This was truly a Cinderella story, and at 25 years old at the time, she was the youngest singer ever to open for La Scala. At 25 years old, she was the youngest singer ever to sing the opening of La Scala, and she created a new legend of Carmen. In recent years, she has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bavarian State Opera, Semperoper Dresden, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Vienna State Opera, and others to great acclaim.Conductor Riccardo Muti has highly praised her as "arguably the best Verdi mezzo-soprano on the planet today! and highly acclaimed. Her second album for Sony Classical, "Elegy," is a collection of songs that Rativerishvili, who has become a star in some of the world's greatest opera houses, has long loved to sing. Moreover, it spans five languages (Russian, Georgian, Italian, French, and Spanish), each of which embodies a unique musical style. Almost at the center of the album proudly sits a Georgian song, composed by Otar Takhtakishvili on a poem by Galaktion Tabidze, hailed as Georgia's greatest 20th century poet. The famous Russian romance about loneliness, Rachmaninoff's "Oh, do not be sad" and Tchaikovsky's "Only he who knows how to yearn" seem to exude sadness. Following Tosti and Duparc's masterpieces, Falla's Spanish-inspired "Seven Spanish Folksongs" closes this colorful recital album. Even during the new Corona Covid-19, she continues to be in demand for appearances, including the Metropolitan Opera's Online at Home Gala and the Greek National Opera in Athens.But in a year dominated by isolation, this album (recorded in her hometown of Tbilisi, just before Georgia went on lockdown) shows the beauty that lies within the music. Sony Music

Tracklisting:

1.Net, Tol'ko Tot, Kto Znal (None But the Lonely Heart) Op. 6/6
2.Noch' (Night) Op. 73/2
3.Primerenye (Reconciliation) Op. 25/1
4.Ditya, Kak Tsvetok Ty Prekrasna (Child, You Are Beautiful as a Flower) Op. 8/2
5.Polyubila Ya (I Fell in Love) Op. 8/4
6.Zdes' Khorosho (How Fair This Spot) Op. 21/7
7.Ne Poy, Krasavitsa, Pri Mne (Do Not Sing to Me, My Beauty) Op. 4/4
8.O, Ne Grusti Po Mne! (Oh, Do Not Mourn Me!) Op. 14/8
9.Mzeo Tibatvis (Sun of Haying Month)
10.Non T'Amo Piu (I Don't Love You Anymore)
11.Ideale (Perfection)
12.Tristezza (Sadness)
13.Elegie (Elegy)
14.Chanson Triste (Song fo Sorrow)
15.La Vie Antetieure (A Former Life)
16.Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas (Seven Spanish Folk Songs)~El Pano Moruno
17.Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas (Seven Spanish Folk Songs)~Seguidilla Murciana
18.Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas (Seven Spanish Folk Songs)~Asturiana
19.Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas (Seven Spanish Folk Songs)~Jota
20.Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas (Seven Spanish Folk Songs)~Nana
21.Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas (Seven Spanish Folk Songs)~Cancion
22.Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas (Seven Spanish Folk Songs)~Polo