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Premiere Portraits: Julie Davies
Julie Davies, soprano · Charles Spencer, piano
VINCENZO BELLINI (1801 – 1835)
Sei Ariette / Six Ariettas
No. 2: Vanne, o rosa fortunate (Pietro Metastasio)
La farfalletta (Anonymus)
Sei Ariette / Six Ariettas
No. 5: Per pietà, bell’idol mio (Pietro Metastasio)
No. 6: Ma rendi pur content (Pietro Metastasio)
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797 – 1828)
4 Canzonas D. 68888
Vedi, quanto adoro D. 510 (Pietro Metastasio)
FRANZ LISZT (1811 – 1886)
3 Sonetti del Petrarca, S. 270a
RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883)
Les adieux de Marie Stuart WWV 61(Pierre-Jean de Béranger)
With “Première Portraits” CD-Edition Capriccio set an example for the support of young and talented artists and invite them to release their première CD for a worldwide audience.
American soprano Julie Davies has been featured in Darmstadt’s productions of The Tales of Hoffman (all four ladies), I Pagliacci (Nedda), Don Pasquale (Norina), La traviata (Violetta), Desdemona in Otello and Gerhilde in Die Walküre. Ms. Davies is specifically celebrated for her performances of the title roles in Lucia di Lammermoor and La sonnambula. Ms. Davies has won several competitions: Metropolitan Opera Regional Auditions, First in the Naftzger Young Artists Competition, and Finalist in the Marilyn Horne Foundation Competition
