Anita Rachvelishvili (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Giacomo Sagripanti
This is Anita Rachvelishvili’s debut album with Sony Classical. The Georgian mezzo-soprano rose to fame in 2009 when Daniel Barenboim selected the young singer to open the La Scala season and per-form the main role of Carmen alongside Jonas Kaufmann as Don José.
Since this time Anita has sung at prestigious venues including The Metropolitan Opera, the Deutsche Oper, the Bayerische Staatsoper, the Arena di Verona and London’s Royal Opera House: the 16/17 season included an appearance in Verdi’s Il Trovatore at the Covent Garden venue.
In the 17/18 season, Anita will appear alongside the London Symphony at the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad as Amneris from Aida.
Anita features some of the most popular and enduring opera arias in the mezzo-soprano repertoire; but also features a rare addition of The Cavatina of King Tamar, from Georgian composer Dmitry Arakishvili’s opera The Legend of Shota Rustaveli, demonstrating her Georgian heritage.
Tracks
Disc 1
1. Act I : Pres Des Remparts De Seville ('seguidilla')
2. Samson Et Dalila, Op. 47, Act I: Printemps Qui Commence
3. Il Trovatore, Act Ii: Condotta Ell'era In Ceppi
4. Don Carlo, Act Ii: Nei Giardin Del Bello (Canzone Del Velo)
5. Werther, Act Iii: Je Vous Ecris De Ma Petite Chambre ('letter Aria')
6. The Legend Of Shota Rustaveli: Cavatina Of King Tamar
7. Samson Et Dalila, Op. 47, Act Ii: Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix
8. The Tsar's Bride, Act I: You Wil Pay ('lyubasha's Aria')
9. Act I : L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle ('habanera')
