Verdi Lise Davidsen, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner

• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901): Macbeth:
• 1 Verdi: Macbeth, Act I: Nel dì della vittoria 04:53
• 2 Verdi: Macbeth, Act I: Duncano sarà qui? 02:28
• 3 Verdi: Macbeth, Act II: La luce langue 04:12
• 4 Verdi: Macbeth, Act IV: Vegliammo invan due notti 03:10
• 5 Verdi: Macbeth, Act IV: Una macchia è qui tuttora 06:51
• Un ballo in maschera:
• 6 Verdi: Un ballo in maschera, Act II: Prelude 02:28
• 7 Verdi: Un ballo in maschera, Act II: Ecco l'orrido campo 01:30
• 8 Verdi: Un ballo in maschera, Act II: Ma dall'arido 05:21
• 9 Verdi: Un ballo in maschera, Act III: Morrò, ma prima in grazia 04:36
• La forza del destino:
• 10 Verdi: La forza del destino, Act II: Son giunta! – Madre pietosa vergine 06:09
• 11 Verdi: La forza del destino, Act II: La vergine degli angeli 03:48
• Don Carlo:
• 12 Verdi: Don Carlo, Act II: Non piangar, mia compagna 04:38
• 13 Verdi: Don Carlo, Act V: Tu che le vanità 04:55
• 14 Verdi: Don Carlo, Act V: Francia, nobile suol, si caro ai miei verd'anni! 05:29
• Aida:
• 15 Verdi: Aida, Act I: Ritorna vincitor! 07:23
• Total Runtime 01:07:51

Info for Verdi

Ahead of her season opening at the Metropolitan Opera as Lady Macbeth in Verdi’s Macbeth, Lise Davidsen performs, together with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Edward Gardner, the arias from five of Verdi’s greatest operas: Macbeth, Un ballo in Maschera, La forza del destino, Don Carlo, and Aida.

Through the chronological sequencing of compositions, Davidsen explores the pinnacle of 19th-century Italian opera, leading us through the journey of Verdi’s emotional and dramatic development.

From the psychological intensity of Macbeth to the grandeur and tragedy of Aida, Davidsen brings her vocal power and remarkable nuance to five of Verdi’s greatest masterpieces, illuminating the composer’s unmatched gift for drama, passion, and human conflict.

‘Her dark soprano is simply outstanding, the attack on the notes so clean, rock solid, seemingly effortless’ – Mark Pullinger on her role as Elisabetta in Verdi’s Don Carlos, 2023

Lise Davidsen, soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner, conductor

Lise Davidsen
studied at the Grieg Academy in Bergen and the Royal Opera Academy in Copenhagen. In 2015, she won several prizes at the Operalia Competition in London, the Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Amsterdam and the Queen Sonja International Competition in Oslo. Since then, she has appeared at venues including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London, the Vienna State Opera, the Zurich Opera House, as well as at the festivals in Bayreuth, Aix-en-Provence and Glyndebourne, and at the BBC Proms. Her repertoire includes roles such as Leonore (Fidelio), Elisabeth (Tannhäuser), Sieglinde (Die Walküre), Ellen Orford (Peter Grimes), Lisa (The Queen of Spades) and the title roles in Jenůfa and Ariadne auf Naxos. Recent role debuts have included the title role in Tosca at the Bergen National Opera, the Feldmarschallin in Der Rosenkavalier at the Metropolitan Opera and Salome at the Opéra national de Paris. She made her debut at the Bavarian State Opera in 2015 as Ortlinde (Die Walküre). In the 2023/24 season, she will sing Giorgetta in *Il tabarro*; as part of the 2024 Opera Festival, she will sing Lisa in The Queen of Spades; and in the 2024/25 season, she will sing the title role in Tosca.

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