MARTINEZ, Ana Maria: SOPRANO SONGS AND ARIAS

“She turned married couples into lovers and bestowed happy dreams on the lonely. Some listeners shut their eyes and smiled blissfully”. (Berliner Zeitung) The dramatic range and unusually broad repertoire of Ana María Martínez sets her apart as one of today’s most sophisticated and versatile lyric sopranos, a rising star whose career already spans the world’s great opera houses and concert halls. This recording of popular soprano songs and arias is released to mark her MET début, as Micaela in Carmen. For the Naxos Milken Archive of American Jewish Music Ana María Martínez has recorded Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Naomi and Ruth (8.559404).

Tracklist

Musset, Alfred de - Lyricist
Delibes, Léo
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
1Les filles de Cadix03:19
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Gounod, Charles-François
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
2Romeo et Juliette, Act I: Je veux vivre (Juliette)03:36
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
Forzano, Giovacchino - Lyricist
Puccini, Giacomo
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
3Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Lauretta)02:39
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
Leon, Victor - Lyricist
Stein, Leo - Lyricist
Lehár, Franz
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
4Die lustige Witwe, Act II: Vilja-Lied (Hanna Glawari)06:24
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
Paso, Antonio - Lyricist
Garcia Alvarez, Enrique - Lyricist
Luna, Pablo
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
5El nino judio: De España vengo (Concha)06:02
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
Brocey, Mireille - Lyricist
Lopez, Francis
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
6Violettes imperiales03:06
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
Adami, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Puccini, Giacomo
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
7La rondine, Act I: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (Magda)03:34
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
Traditional - Lyricist
Canteloube, Joseph
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
8Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 2. Bailero07:14
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Puccini, Giacomo
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
9Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel di vedremo (Cio-Cio-San)05:24
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
Bandeira, Manuel - Lyricist
Corrêa, Ruth Valadares - Lyricist
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
10I. Aria (Cantilena)07:27
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
11II. Danca (Martelo)04:43
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 53:28