Lise Davidsen & James Baillieu - Live At The Met

Lise Davidsen & James Baillieu — Live At The Met 2LP

On September 14th, 2023, Lise Davidsen became one of the youngest-ever singers invited to give a solo recital at the MET, a house with which she has a very special relationship.

With pianist James Baillieu, Lise performed a program including highlights from her Met roles, as well as a variety of song literature, plus some lighter pieces from the world of operetta and musical theater.

Peter Gelb (General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera] believes Lise Davidsen is "the greatest Wagnerian talent since Birgit Nilsson and Kirsten Flagstad. Her voice in the Met's luxurious acoustics sounds extraordinary, with incredible beauty but amazing power." It deeply impressed Gelb that Davidsen was "capable of wrapping her voice around the nuanced subtlety of Grieg, Sibelius, Schubert and Strauss," but also that she could "explode with power in ‘Dich, teure Halle.'" He also greatly admired Davidsen's "extremely elegant and composed stage presence." Although still in her thirties, "she's the consummate artist."

The album is released to coincide with her MET debut as Isolde, one of the most eagerly anticipated operatic debuts of the decade.

 

LP 1 Side A

1. Applause [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

2. Vissi d'arte (Piano Reduction) [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

3. Morrò, ma prima in grazia [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

4. 8 Lieder aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10: No. 1, Zueignung [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

5. 8 Lieder aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10: No. 8, Allerseelen [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

LP 1 Side B

1. 5 Lieder, Op. 39: No. 4, Befreit [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

2. 4 Lieder, Op. 27: No. 4, Morgen! [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

3. An die Musik, D. 547 [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

LP 2 Side A

1. Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118 [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

2. Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D. 343 [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

3. No. 1, Den första kyssen [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

4. No. 4, Var det en dröm [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

5. No. 5, Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

LP 2 Side B

1. No. 1, Svarta rosor [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

2. Heia, heia, in den Bergen ist mein Heimatland (Piano Reduction) [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2003]

3. I Could Have Danced All Night (Piano Reduction) [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

4. Dich, teure Halle, grüss ich wieder 'Elisabeth's Greeting' (Piano Reduction) [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

5. No. 2, Våren [Live at Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2023]

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