Karita Mattila
Fever
Karita Mattila, vocals · accompanied by pianist-conductor Kirmo Lintinen and his band
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A best-of compilation, featuring Finnish superstar Karita Mattila with opera arias, as well as songs from Broadway musicals and the Great American Songbook
Track listing
13 tracks · 52:19Listen to samples on selected tracks.
Richard Wagner
- 1 Dich teure Halle, from: Tannhäuser 3:28
Antonín Dvorák
- 2 Měsíčku na nebi hlobokém, from: Rusalka 5:25
Giuseppe Verdi
- 3 Ritorna vincitor, from: Aida 6:30
Giacomo Puccini
- 4 Vissi d'arte, from: Tosca 2:56
Jean Sibelius
- 5 Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (The Tryst), Op. 37/5 2:57
Lasse Mårtenson
- 6 Myrskyluodon Maija (Stormscar's Maya) 5:25
Harold Arlen
- 7 Over the Rainbow, from: The Wizard of Oz 4:52
Andrew Lloyd Webber
- 8 Don't Cry for Me Argentina, from: Evita 5:15
Cole Porter
- 9 Wunderbar, from: Kiss me Kate 2:09
Leonard Bernstein
- 10 Somewhere, from: West Side Story 3:38
Frederick Loewe
- 11 I Could Have Danced All Night, from: My Fair Lady 2:32
Jerome Kern
- 12 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 3:42
Thelenious Monk & Cootie Williams
- 13 'Round Midnight 3:30
About this recording
Celebrated soprano Karita Mattila has proved herself to be irresistible in any musical genre. This compilation couples live performances of some of the world's best-loved opera arias together with the Finnish diva's unique interpretations of songs from Broadway musicals and the Great American Songbook. Included are two previously unreleased tracks from her earlier live recorded Fever album (ODE 1105-2): Misty (track 13) and 'Round Midnight (14).
These recordings showcase highlights from the past fifteen years of Karita Mattila's career, with studio recordings from 1995 (tracks 7–11) and 1997 (6), as well as live recordings from her 40th birthday concert at Helsinki's Hartwall Arena in 2000 (tracks 1–5) and from 2007 at Tampere Hall in Finland.
Karita Mattila is the biggest Finnish star on the international stage of classical music. She has been named by Musical America the “most electrifying actress of our day (who) drives the public into frenzies” (Musician of the Year 2005). This release marks her 50th birthday in 2010, coinciding with Ondine’s 25th anniversary.
Features
Booklet with tracklist
Press
A very attractive disc where one of the world’s leading opera singers proves that she has several other strings to her bow.
Göran Forsling, MusicWeb-International, September 2010
Deutsche Romantik und Wagner, Mozart und Richard Strauss, Janácek, Puccini und selbst die zeitgenössische Moderne - alles scheint diese Stimme bewältigen zu können. Eines ist sicher: Sie liefert sich der Musik aus, ihr Gesang sprüht vor draufgängerischem Engagement.
Werner Pfister, Fono Forum, August 2010
Die berühmte finnische Sopranistin Karita Mattila singt (...) als versierte Interpretin in verschiedenen Stilen und Gattungen: sei es im einfachen Lied, in der anspruchsvollsten Opernarie, im Musical oder in der Filmmusik, sie ist mit ihrer weitgestreckten, in der Tiefe wie in der Höhe kräftigen Stimme eine wunderbare Interpretin.
Rémy Franck, Pizzicato, Juni 2010
The artists
Karita Mattila
Winner of the first 'Singer of the World' competition in Cardiff, Karita Mattila is recognised as much for the beauty and versatility of her lyric voice as for her extraordinary stage ability. Under such conductors as Claudio Abbado, James Levine, Sir Simon Rattle and Esa-Pekka Salonen, she has sang in all the major opera houses and festivals of the world performing repertoire which encompasses Mozart, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Puccini, Wagner and Janácek. Her affinity with the dramatic side of opera has produced marvellous results when working with fine stage directors such as Luc Bondy who helped her to achieve a remarkable performance in his highly acclaimed Don Carlos, seen in Paris, London and at the Edinburgh Festival. Likewise, Lev Dodin in his productions of Elektra for the Salzburg Easter Festival and Pique Dame and Salome at the Opera Bastille, Peter Stein for his production of Simon Boccanegra in Salzburg, Robert Carsen in his production of Lohengrin at the Bastille and Jürgen Flimm for his Fidelio in New York.
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