Composers of every era have drawn on the strengths, sorrows and joys of women for operas and vocal works, inspiring some of their most powerful music. From the heartbreaking tragedy of Samuel Barber’s Andromache’s Farewell to the magical storytelling of Shéhérazade and the Fairy-Tale Princess, acclaimed soprano Seljan Nasibli takes us on a timeless journey through female musical ancestors whose courage is as relevant in today’s society as it has ever been.
Ravel, Maurice
Klingsor, Tristan - Lyricist
Shéhérazade (version for voice and orchestra)
1 No. 1. Asie (Asia) 10:31
2 No. 2. La flûte enchantée (The Enchanted Flute) 03:14
3 No. 3. L'indifférent (The Indifferent One) 04:10
Barber, Samuel
Creagh, Patrick - Lyricist
Euripides - Lyricist
Andromache's Farewell, Op. 39
4 Andromache's Farewell, Op. 39 13:00
Bizet, Georges
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Cormon, Eugène - Lyricist
Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act II: Recitative: Me voilà seule dans la nuit - Cavatina: Comme autrefois dans la nuit sombre
5 Les Pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act II: Comme autrefois dans la nuit sombre (As once in the dark night) 06:44
Szymanowski, Karol
Szymanowska, Zofia - Lyricist
Pieśni księżniczki z baśni (Songs of a Fairy Princess), Op. 31 (version for voice and orchestra) (excerpts)
6 No. 1. Samotny księżyc (The Solitary Moon) 04:36
7 No. 2. Słowik (The Nightingale) 02:54
8 No. 4. Taniec (Dance) 02:00
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich
Belsky, Vladimir Nikolayevich - Lyricist
Zolotoy petushok (The Golden Cockerel), Act II: Aria: Otvet' mne, zorkoye svetilo, "Hymn to the Sun"
9 Zolotoy petushok (The Golden Cockerel), Act II: Aria: Otvet' mne, zorkoye svetilo, "Hymn to the Sun" 05:06
Puccini, Giacomo
Adami, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Simoni, Renato - Lyricist
Turandot (excerpts)
10 Act III: Tu che di gel sei cinta (You who are bound in ice) 03:19
11 Act I: Signore, ascolta! (Listen, master!) 02:50
Massenet, Jules
Gallet, Louis - Lyricist
Thaïs, Act II: Ah! Je suis seule - Dis-moi que je suis belle
12 Thaïs, Act II: Dis-moi que je suis belle (Tell me that I am beautiful) 06:47
Total Playing Time: 01:05:11
