“What was impossible for my grandmother was made possible for me. The soprano gives credit to her mother for remembering the sacrifices her own mother had been forced to make and so giving her all the support she needed as she set out on her artistic journey. Like most women of her background and generation, she was expected to be a respectable housewife and nothing more. This has a personal resonance for Sierra, whose grandmother was a talented singer, but was prevented by her family from pursuing a professional career as an opera singer. Violetta, Lucia and Juliette are destroyed by the social conventions of their day and the impossibility of choosing their own destiny. Recorded with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and Capella Cracoviensis under Riccardo Frizza, the album not only reflects Nadine Sierra’s command of bel canto technique and rich range of vocal colors, but also documents her insights into the psychology of the ill-starred heroines of La traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor and Roméo et Juliette. The dramatic presence, searing passion and technical brilliance for which the American lyric soprano regularly scores rave reviews are captured in this new album, which trains the spotlight on three of the most demanding roles in the repertoire – Verdi’s Violetta, Donizetti’s Lucia and Gounod’s Juliette. New York, NY (March 4, 2022) - Nadine Sierra’s childhood intuition – that she was born to sing opera – has proved correct in every way and is reflected in the title of her second solo album, Made for Opera, out today on Deutsche Grammophon.
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