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Simone Kermes has arias from the Naples of the 18th Century included

Naples belonged to the 18th Century not only the most important commercial cities of Europe, but was a seminal figure in art. From there, made great composers for the stage in the world to go to great consideration. Few are aware of her work today even larger scale. One of the is known to the present, the librettist and "Poeta Cesaro" at the Viennese court, Pietro Metastasio. He wrote the lyrics for major opera by Giovanni Pergolesi, Alessandro Scarlatti and other great composers. The soprano Simone Kermes

has now been placed under the evocative title "Lava" opera arias from this time together, including some who were the first time ever on CD. The sounding flows out of the city at the foot of Vesuvius are connected to a tremendously entertaining and musically exciting interpreted impression. They are from operas that today almost no longer be listed on stage. But the singer does with these sections together with the blunt and often electrifying play "Le musiche nove" conducted by Claudio Osele quite curious.

From Leonardo Leo's "Il Demetrio (1735) imparts to the aria" Manca sollecita "in a very atmospheric and tense piano, so that the shaking to the breeze, of which she sings, is able to literally feel. Lightly dabbed vowels, sensual melodies and played around a short startling outbreak bring the audience close to the play enormously. Sometimes followed by brilliantly sung, sweeping and far into the suddenly soaring coloratura almost spoken acting rough milestones in the deep Regions. The place around the Siface aria "Come nave in mezzo all'onde" is from Johann Adolf Hasse's VIRIAT "(1739) vivid contrasts - just as you would expect on a ship sailing on rough waters. At least, the picture that is sung. In the Arbace aria "Vo solcando un mar crudele" from Leonardo Vinci's "Artaserse" (1730), they screwed themselves with brilliant virtuosity in the fervently recited misery tragedy of his existence.

The CD 2009 is released on "German Harmonia Mundi. For more information: www.lava-music.ch

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