Credits:

Emily D'Angelo

Description:

A groundbreaking DG debut disc by a young mezzo-soprano who is bringing new life to the opera worldDisc debut album by Emily D'Angelo, who has signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon. Born in Toronto, she is a 26-year-old up-and-coming mezzo-soprano. Emily has been a star on the opera stages of major opera houses around the world as well as a recital and concert singer. She has a wide repertoire and is known as an advocate of contemporary music. Unconventional and willing to push boundaries, Emily's contemporary approach to traditional opera is a powerful example of new music. enargeia" is a unique album focusing on female composers. It features recordings of works by four female composers, from Hildegard to Hidur. Emily's first inspiration was the medieval abbess Hildegard von Bingen. Here Emily sings in the latest arrangement by American composers Missy Mazzoli and Sarah Kirkland Snyder.The program also includes original works by Mazzoli and Snyder, as well as a charming vocal work by Oscar-winner Hidul Gudnadottir. Emily D'Angelo is the recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award at the 2019 Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Folk faer andlit
2.O virtus Sapientiae
3.Song from the Uproar~No. 2. This World Within Me Is Too Small
4.Caritas
5.Vespers for a New Dark Age~Hello Lord
6.Song from the Uproar~No. 12. You Are the Dust
7.Penelope~No. 9. Dead Friend
8.Penelope~No. 5. Nausicaa
9.O frondens virga
10.Chernobyl~Lidhur
11.A Thousand Tongues
12.Penelope~No. 4. The Lotus Eaters