Elsa Dreisig - Invocation (CD)

An invocation - a prayer, plea, appeal, entreaty or supplication - can take many forms. So can Elsa Dreisig, praised by Gramophone as "one of her generation's most eloquent and engaging singers". Since 2015, when she first gained international attention, the Paris-born soprano has given ample proof of the breadth and diversity of her talent, in the opera house and concert hall, and with her recordings for Erato. On Invocation she sings 15 arias and two songs - from 'greatest hits' to rarities - written by 14 composers to texts in six languages. She performs with conductor Massimo Zanetti and the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: Song to the Moon. "Mesícku na nebi hlubokém" (Rusalka)
2. Jenufa, Act 2: Jenufa's Prayer. "Kde to jsem?" (Jenufa)
3. Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)
4. La forza del destino, Act 2: Aria e coro. "La vergine degli angeli" (Leonora, Coro)
5. Massimo Zanetti ; Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova - Norma, Act 1: Casta Diva (Introduction)
6. Norma, Act 1: Cavatina. "Casta Diva" (Norma, Coro)
7. Mireille, Act 4: Air de la Crau. "Voici la vaste plaine" (Mireille)
8. Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: Solveig's Song. "Kanske vil der gå både Vinter og Vår" (Solveig)
9. Drot og Marsk, Act 4: "Jeg beder for hver en vejfarende sjael" (Aase)
10. 3 Songs, Op. 11: No. 2, Extase (Orchestral Version)
11. Anna di Resburgo, Act 1: Recitativo. "Sulla rupe triste e sola" (Anna)
12. Anna di Resburgo, Act 1: Aria e coro. "Ma dopo tanti sospiri e pianti" (Anna, Coro)
13. Le siège de Corinthe, Act 3: Air avec chœur. "Juste ciel ! Ah, ta clémence" (Pamyra, Chœur)
14. Tannhäuser, Act 3: Elisabeth's Prayer. "Allmächt'ge Jungfrau! Hör mein Flehen" (Elisabeth)
15. Sapho, Act 3: Récitatif. "Où suis-je ?" (Sapho)
16. Sapho, Act 3: Air. "Ô ma lyre immortelle" (Sapho)
17. Clovis et Clotilde, WD 121: "Prière, ô doux souffle de l'ange !" (Clotilde)
18. Tosca, Act 3: Aria. "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)
19. Otello, Act 4: Desdemona's Prayer. "Ave Maria, piena di grazia" (Desdemona)
20. Martha, Act 2: Arie. "Letzte Rose" (Harriet)