Diana Damrau Coloraturas Views

Music

While every selection on German soprano Diana Damrau's newest release 'Coloraturas' has been recorded dozens of times, she has made some unexpected programming choices that give us a glimpse of the breadth of her interpretive talents. In fact, only a few of the arias on 'Coloraturas' are from the standard leggiero repertoire, while the remaining selections are culled from roles normally associated with lyric-coloratura and even straight lyric sopranos. Damrau admits herself endash; in her brief introduction to the booklet notes nndash; that some of the arias are not part of her performance repertoire, and one senses that perhaps she wanted to throw in a few surprises. The result is an album full of color (as the title implies) and a wealth of opportunities for Damrau to inhabit a wide spectrum of characters from the winsome (Linda and Oph