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Julia Semensato, Basel Chamber Orchestra

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The soprano who shines in the new age of the ancient music scene has already captivated a new generation of sensitive listeners in Europe with her interpretations of Italian opera composers from a wide range of periods, from 17th century Baroque operas and 18th century Neapolitan religious works to Puccini's "Trilogy". Italian singer Giulia Semenzato. The theme of her solo album, to be released on the Alpha label, which is dedicated to old music, is Angelica, the female protagonist of Ariosto's masterpiece "The Mad Orlando," a much-loved Italian poet of the early modern period, and she has selected famous scenes from 17th and 18th century operas that musicalize the ups and downs of her demonic and violent emotions. Selected famous scenes from 17th and 18th century operas. The program will also include songs by female sorceresses from other stories, such as Alcina and Melissa from "Amadigi of Gaula," and will present an expressive musical world unique to the Baroque in which the rich nuances of the lyrics are brought to life. The Basel Chamber Orchestra, which has recorded all of Haydn's symphonies under the baton of Giovanni Antonini, also performs with the orchestra, and their sound production is also very skillful, from the vigorous percussion and baroque guitar playing at the beginning to the occasional brass and woodwind solos and the supple passages of bass. Each section of the symphony is skillfully handled, and the vocal parts of each piece are exquisitely enlivened.The audience can enjoy the essence of the Baroque stage, where songs and poems are blended with instrumental music, and can also notice the interesting differences in sound production between composers. The joy of discovering the sound worlds of composers who have been reevaluated in recent years, such as Pollarolo, who has been making Venice a lively place even before the advent of Vivaldi, and Stefani, who was active in Germany and greatly influenced Handel, as well as the depth of the alto range heard in Handel's works to the overwhelmingly powerful From the depth of his alto range in Handel's works to the overwhelmingly powerful coloratura, Semenzato's commanding performance is sure to bring him even more success in the future. Naxos Japan