Quella fiamma

Description

The French contralto and conductor Nathalie Stutzmann is one of the most versatile artists of our time, sharing her career between her rare and deep contralto voice, and since 2009 a beautiful career as a conductor. At the head of her baroque ensemble Orfeo 55, Nathalie Stutzmann performs in Quella Fiamma, her new album, the arias from the collection Arie Antiche, well known to singers. In the manner of the scholars of the 19th century who discovered and edited this collection of works from the past, Nathalie Stutzmann and her wonderful musicians present these works for the first time in their original orchestration. They thus shed an exciting and energetic light on these arias by Handel, Caccini, Porpora, and many other baroque masters. To complete this vocal picture, they have unearthed period instrumental pages that offer the deep and warm timbre of the singer a tailor-made setting. The immense contralto Nathalie Stutzmann and her ensemble Orfeo 55 deliver an exciting and energetic version of the most beautiful arias by Handel, Caccini, Porpora, and many other baroque masters. An essential album!