Vocal recital - Bellini, Donizetti, Mozart a. o.

Vocal recital - Bellini, Donizetti, Mozart a. o.

Soprano Maylin Anabel Cruz Fonseca and mezzosoprano Yeraldín León Acosta show their vocal prowess in this vocal recital recorded at the Reina Sofía School of Music’s Auditorio Sony in Madrid, Spain. The two singers present several arias, cantatas, and songs. The program opens with ‘Ah, non credea mirarti’ – ‘Ah, non giunge uman pensiero’ from Vincenzo Bellini’s opera La Sonnambula, sung by Cruz, who is accompanied by pianist Madalit Lamazares. After, Cruz is joined by tenor Agustín Gómez, performing ‘Tornami a dir che m’ami’ from Gaetano Donizetti’s opera Don Pasquale. Next, Cruz sings ‘No lloréis, ojuelos’ and ‘Gracia mía’ from Enrique Granados’s Canciones amatorias. Then, oboeist Paulo Pinto joins Cruz and Lamazares: they perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s aria ‘Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio’ K. 418 (arrangement for soprano, oboe and piano). This is followed by ‘Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen’ from Mozart’s opera Die Zauberflöte, and ‘Quando m'en vo’ (Musetta’s Waltz) from Giacomo Puccini’s opera La bohème. The program continues with mezzosoprano Yeraldín León Acosta performing Gioachino Rossini’s cantata Giovanna d'Arco. She is accompanied by pianist Duncan Gifford. To close the concert, León performs Gustav Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder. She is accompanied by Camerata de la Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía under the lead of Francisco Alonso Serena. This concert was recorded on June 14, 2021.