About this title: As a single-disc collection of recordings by Finnish mezzo-soprano Monica Groop, this 2007 release entitled Artist Portrait could hardly be bettered. As showcased here, Groop's voice is a warm and plush instrument with a rich, creamy tone and a smooth yet agile technique, and there doesn't seem to be anything she can't do with it. From the ...
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Cantata No. 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret," BWV 35 (BC A125): Ich wünsche nur, bei Gott zu leben
Cantata No. 169, "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben," BWV 169 (BC A143): Stirb in mir, Welt und alle deine Liebe
Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Stŕ nell'Ircana
Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, opera, HWV 17: Va tacito e nascosto
Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Che faró senza Euridice
Nel cor piů non mi sento
Carmen, opera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47: Mon c?ur s'ouvre ŕ ta voix
Mignon, opera in 3 acts: Connais-tu le pays
Benvenuto Cellini, opera, H. 76a, Op. 23: Tra la la (Paris version)
La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ("légende dramatique") H. 111 (Op. 24): D'amour l'ardente flamme
Kullervo, symphonic poem for vocal soloists, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 7: 3. En ole sukua suurta
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