Monday, December 20, 2010

Natalie Dessay Unleashes Her Inner Cleopatra

"Dessay describes Haïm as the metteur en scène – the stage director – for her voice, while Haïm describes Dessay’s voice as 'an exceptional instrument which can take on a thousand forms ... Its virtuosity and flexibility make you forget all the difficulties presented by the music.' Haïm goes on to say that: 'Handel is the composer for the voice. He demands special qualities that Natalie possesses: an ability to create colours, to embody words in song and to let the imagination speak.'" Scheduled for release on January 10, 2011.

(Photo: Virgin Classics)