Malena Ernman - Terra Mater - Import CD

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Malena Ernman

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Included in the album (scheduled to be recorded)Heinrich Biber:The NightingaleJohn Bennett:The Bird of VenusTarquinio Merla: La Gallina (Chicken)Thomas Ahern: When Daisies Bloom (Cuckoo)Heinrich Biber:Kuku(Cuckoo)Heinrich Biber:Fresh (Frog)Ballads of 16th/17th Century England: The Frog and the MouseJohn Playford: Wollom GreenBallads of 16th/17th Century England: The Tailor and the MouseJohn Playford: Mulberry GardenGeorg Kasper Schulman:Sinfonia for TempestGeorg Friedrich Handel: It is a Rough Time at SeaPietro Torri: I am a NightingaleClaudio Monteverdi:Oh,What a lovely little bird you love.Giovanni Bononcini: Shining in the SkyJohn Playford: New CastleFrancesco Gasparini: Hear the NightingaleGiuseppe Orlandini: Death of a SwanGiulio Taglietti:Swan SongEden Erbe:Nature BoyPerformersMarlena Ernman(Mezzo-soprano)Lalpeggiata (period instrument ensemble)Christina Pulhar(Conductor, Theorbo)RecordingJune 3-7, 2024, Saint-Michel-en-Tierrache Abbey, FranceA hymn to nature in the unique fusion world skillfully created by Christina Pluhar & Lar Peggiata. Opera singer Marlena Hernman, mother of environmental activist Greta Thunberg, performs with them.A hymn to nature in the vision of the incomparable Christina Pluhar.The program features the outstanding Swedish mezzo-soprano Marlena Ernman, and unfolds on the theme of the winds of the four directions! This is a unique world of fusion that Lalpeggiata skillfully creates under the direction of Pulhaa - a performance that incorporates the roar of the sea, the canarios of sunlight, the singing of cuckoos and nightingales, whispers and storms. Weaving together baroque repertoire, traditional music, and improvisation, this program is a vivid celebration of vocal and instrumental artistry, embodying a respect for the richness of the land.Mezzo-soprano Malena Ernman is a Swedish opera singer. In addition to opera and operetta, she has appeared in chanson, cabaret, and jazz, as well as in musicals. A member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, she has appeared in various operas and other productions, including "The Barber of Seville" at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm in 1998, and has received high praise since her appearance at the Drottningholm Palace Theater in 1999. Her daughter is Greta Thunberg, an environmental activist.(Warner Music)