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Anna Bonitatibus—Monologues

MONOLOGUES

Composers: Donizetti, Gaetano; Rossini, Gioachino; Respighi, Ottorino; Wagner, Richard
Anna Bonitatibus, Adele D'Aronzo
2 CDs, Digibook Deluxe, 52 pages booklet in full color, English and German, Limited Edition. Other languages available as digital download.
Prospero classical
03.03.2023

Ludwig van Beethoven – Canti italiani

Canti italiani

Ludwig van Beethoven
Anna Bonitatibus, Adele D'Aronzo
Consonarte
12.03.2021

Il ritorno di Tobia – Joseph Haydn
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
Ivor Bolton

Il ritorno di Tobia

Joseph Haydn
Crowe, Bonitatibus, Ranch, Peter, Davies, Bachchor Salzburg
Ivor Bolton
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
Sony
14.08.2020

en travesti – CD

en travesti

Händel, Vivaldi, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Meyerbeer, Strauss, Ravel, Mancini
Anna Bonitatibus
Corrado Rovaris
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
BR Klassik
February 2018

Stabat Mater

Stabat Mater

Gioachino Rossini
Serena Farnocchia, Anna Bonitatibus, Ismael Jordi, Alex Esposito
Alberto Zedda
Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera Vlaanderen Antwerp/Ghent
Dynamic
September 2017 (Recorded Live 01.2011)

Semiramide – La Signora Regale: Cover + Awards

Semiramide – La Signora Regale

Various: See Track Listing
Anna Bonitatibus
Federico Ferri
Accademia degli Astrusi
La Stagione Armonica
2 CDs, and Booklet in English, German, French, and Italian
Sony | DHM
June 2014

Track Listing and Bonus Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Antonio Caldara Semiramide in Ascalona | 1725 Introduzione*
  2. Antonio Caldara Semiramide in Ascalona | 1725 Povera navicella*
  3. Nicola Porpora Semiramide regina dell'Assiria | 1724 Vanne fido, e al mesto regno*
  4. Niccolò Jommelli Semiramide riconosciuta | 1741 Barbaro… Tradita, sprezzata*
  5. Andrea Bernasconi Semiramide | 1765 Ah non è vano il pianto*
  6. Tommaso Traetta Semiramide | 1765 Il pastor se torna aprile*
  7. Giovanni Paisiello La Semiramide in villa | 1772 Serbo in seno il cor piagato*

Disc 2

  1. Francesco Bianchi La vendetta di Nino | 1790 Sinfonia*
  2. Giovan Battista Borghi La morte di Semiramide | 1791 Figlio diletto e caro*
  3. Sebastiano Nasolini La morte di Semiramide | 1792 Fermati! Il ciel minaccia… Deh sospedi ai pianti miei… Serbo ancora un’alma altera*
  4. Charles-Simon Catel Semiramis | 1802 Dance No. 2*
  5. Giacomo Meyerbeer Semiramide | 1819 Piu non si tardi… Il piacer, la gioia scenda
  6. Gioachino Rossini Semiramide | 1823 Serena i vaghi rai… Bel raggio lusinghier*/**
  7. Manuel García Semiramis | 1828 Gia il perfido discese… Al mio pregar t'arrendi*

Bonus Track CD:

  • Händel/Vinci Semiramide riconosciuta | 1729/33 Fuggi dagl’occhi miei*

Bonus Tracks for Digital Download:

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck Semiramide Riconosciuta | 1748 Fuggi dagl’occhi miei
  • Antonio Salieri Semiramide Riconosciuta | 1782 Sinfonia

  • * world premiere recording
  • ** world historical premiere

La Tempesta CD Cover

La Tempesta

Marianna Martines (1744-1812)
Mezzosoprano: Anna Bonitatibus
Harpsichord & Musical Direction: Nicoleta Paraschivescu
La Floridiana
CD
Sony | DHM
2015-02-27

* World première recordings
1–3 Scena Orgoglioso fiumicello *
4–6 Concerto per Cembalo in G major *
7–10 Cantata La Tempesta
11–13 Sonata per Cembalo in G major
14–16 Cantata Il nido degli amori *

Ginevra di Scozia

Ginevra di Scozia

Simon Mayr
George Petrou
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Coro maschile del Heinrich-Schütz-Ensemble Vornbach
Myrto Papatanasiu Anna Bonitatibus, Mario Zeffiri, Magdalena Hinterdobler, Stefanie Iranyi Marko Cilic, Virgilio Mischok
3 CD
Oehms Classics
2014-06-09

OpernGala

OpernGala

Strauss, Verdi, Donizetti, Gounod, Mascagni, Rossini, Bernstein
Alain Altinoglu
Chorus & Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Amsellem, Bonitatibus, Kasarova, Kermes, Prina, Lewis, Willis-Sörensen, Arancam, Breslik, Fabiano, and Rucinski
2 CD
Naxos
2012-12
Notes: Live recording at the Deutsche Oper Berlin from November 10, 2012

Un Rendez-vous

Un Rendez-vous

Gioachino Rossini
Mezzosoprano: Anna Bonitatibus
Pianoforte: Marco Marzocchi
SACD-Hybrid
Sony/RCA
September 2010

I dischi del Sole

Ecco un disco molto originale e affettuoso, di bravura e sensibilità. Piacerà ai rossiniani, che non possono perderselo, e lascerà incantati tutti gli altri, …Anna Bonitatibus li centellina con bravura, intuendo di ciascun brano, anche dei brevissimi, la nascosta fiamma segreta. La voce è limpida, fresca, di malia antica. …è un capolavoro assoluto di divertimento.
Carla Moreni
IL SOLE 24 ORE – 03/10/2010

L'infedeltà costante

L'infedeltà costante

Joseph Haydn
Alan Curtis
Il Complesso Barocco
Anna Bonitatibus
SACD-Hybrid
DHM/Sony BMG
February 2008

Anna Bonitatibus offers exemplary interpretations throughout, and even renders the apocalyptic prospect of Orlando paladino attractive; but it’s the haughtiness of “Ho un tumore in un ginocchio” that is most entertaining, the heroine’s bogus sickness suggested by the dainty tunefulness with which she feigns a coughing fit.
Andy Gill
The Indipendent 29.05.09

Un'Opera Immaginaria

Händel : Un’Opera Immaginaria

Friedrich Händel
Trevor Pinnock
The English Concert
DiDonato, Dessay, Cencic, Bostridge, von Otter, Jaroussky, Genaux, Blythe, Daniels, Auger, McGreevy, Custer, Bonitatibus
CD
Virgin Classic
2009

This generous compilation is the product of a novel and amusing idea to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death. Excerpts from 11 operas and two oratorios recorded and released between 1986 and 2008 and spanning thirty-five years of Handel’s prodigious output, have been assembled to recreate a kind of facsimile opera typical of the 38 he wrote during his long and (mostly) successful career. It is an idea by no means entirely foreign or indeed to inimical to the composer himself; Handel frequently stitched together “pasticcios” from his works and some of his most celebrated creations are as much as 75% re-cycled musical material. Likewise, his star singers were used to producing an “aria di baule” (“trunk-aria”) as and when required, to be inserted willy-nilly into the opera being performed simply because it was a current favourite with the public.

Ralph Moore
Musicweb International – 09/06/2009

Tolomeo Re D'Egitto HWV25

Tolomeo Re D’Egitto HWV25

George Frideric Handel
Alan Curtis
Il Complesso Barocco
Ann Hallenberg, Pietro Spagnoli, Karina Gauvin, Anna Bonitatibus
SACD-Hybrid
Deutsche Grammophon
2008

Anna Bonitatibus’s singing is magnificent “Quell’onda che si frange” is deliciously sung, and her ornamentation and cadenza are fabulous.

David Vickers
GRAMOPHONE

Somewhat strangely, Elisa has the most arias. She sings of murmuring waves, flowers and gentle breezes, and had one not read the story beforehand one might have thought what a nice lady she was. One would be wrong. In Scene 5 of Act Two she urges Alessandro to kill Tolomeo by “ripping open his breast”. Bonitatibus has the measure of the role, be it expressing sweetness and light or voicing Elisa’s baser emotions. She experiences no difficulties in Handel’s frequently involved figurations and reveals Elisa as the most varied character.

John T. Hughes
www.classicalsource.com

Rédemption

Rédemption, César Franck

César Franck
Nicola Paszkowski
Vincenzo Galilei Orchestra
Fabio Lombardo
Francesco Landini
Anna Bonitatibus, Arnaud Leblond
CD
Fenice
April 2007

Gli Orazi e i Curiazi

Gli Orazi e i Curiazi

Domenico Cimarosa
Michael Hofstetter
Chor und Orchester der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele
Kirsten Blaise, Anna Bonitatibus, Andreas Karasiak, Lisa Larsson
2 CD
OEHMS Classics
2005

Herausragend Anna Bonitatibus in der Kastratenrolle des Curiazio: Selbstverständlicher und souveräner kann man diese im klassischen Belcanto mit all seinen Finessen und virtuosen Zutaten gewürzte Musik nicht singen.
Kultiversum
Die Kulturplattform

Salzburger Festspiele 2004

Salzburger Festspiele 2004

Michael Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ivor Bolton
Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg
Iride Martinez, Anna Bonitatibus, Christoph Strehl, Luca Pisaroni
CD
Oehms
January 2004

“Anna Bonitatibus brilliert mit rundem, agilem Mezzosopran und flirrenden Trillern”
Kritik von Andreas Schubert
Klassik.com - 13.10.2005

Andromeda Liberata

Andromeda Liberata

Antonio Vivaldi
Andrea Marcon
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Simon Kermes, Max Emanuel Cencic, Katerina Beranova, Anna Bonitatibus
2 CD
Deutsche Grammophon
2003

Certes, le mezzo charnu et velouté d'Anna Bonitatibus ne trouve guère à s'épanouir dans une tessiture fort grave (Meliso) - l'une ou l'autre reprise laisse entrevoir des perspectives autrement excitantes et un aigu glorieux - mais son abattage et la noblesse de son chant compensent largement ces frustrations.
Bernard SCHREUDERS
Forumopera.com

Deidamia

Deidamia

George Frideric Handel
Alan Curtis
Il Complesso Barocco
Simon Kermes, Anna Bonitatibus, Dominique Labelle, Furio Zanasi
3 CD
Virgin
July 2002

Deidamia, Settimana Musicale Senese, 18 Luglio 2002

…Avevamo già notato le qualità di Anna Bonitatibus come Dorabella (Savona, Teatro Chiabrera, ottobre 1998): la ritroviamo adesso in un altro ruolo con le stesse caratteristiche vocali di allora, messe maggiormente in evidenza dalla scrittura riservata al personaggio di Ulisse; la Bonitatibus mantiene la freschezza e lo smalto del colore, l’agilità e la morbidezza nei passaggi, oltre alla nitidezza delle coloriture…
Roberto Del Nista
L’Opera 01.10.2002

le héros de l'Iliade hérite d'un mezzo clair et chaud (Anna Bonitatibus), d'un bel abattage et d'une musicalité rayonnante.
Bernard Schreuders
Forumopera.com

Lettere Amorose

Lettere Amorose

Domenico Scarlatti
Alan Curtis
Il Complesso Barocco
Patrizia Ciofi, Anna Bonitatibus
CD
Virgin
2002
Op deze cd worden door solisten en Il complesso barocco onder leiding van Alan Curtis drie cantates uitgevoerd die zijn gebundeld onder de verzamelnaam 'lettere amorose', 'liefdesbrieven'. Deze stukken maken deel uit van de ruim zestig cantates die Scarlatti schreef voor het Spaanse hof en zijn waarschijnlijk rond 1735 ontstaan. De aanduiding 'liefdesbrieven' is in zoverre onjuist, dat deze cantates gaan over een liefde die inmiddels flink is bekoeld: in de eerste cantate schrijft een vrouw over haar verdriet aan de minnaar die haar verlaten heeft, in de tweede antwoordt de minnaar, in de derde reageert de vrouw gepikeerd op diens afwerende toon. Alle cantates bestaan uit twee aria's die steeds door recitatieven worden ingeleid. Zowel in de algemene expressie, als in de treffende weergave van details zijn het meesterstukjes die duidelijk maken hoe veelzijdig de componist Scarlatti was. Ter aanvulling klinken twee duetten uit opera's die Scarlatti schreef in 1703 en 1711, alsmede negen sonates. Zonder de sonates tekort te willen doen, is het toch jammer dat op deze cd niet wat meer plaats is ingeruimd voor andere Scarlatti-cantates. Maar dat is dan ook het enige minpuntje van deze cd.
(JvG)
Muziekweb

La Foresta Incantata

La Foresta Incantata

Francesco Geminiani, Tommaso Traetta
Giuseppe Camerlingo
Cosarara
Cinzia Forte, Anna Bonitatibus
1 CD
Amadeus
November 2002

Tamerlano

Tamerlano

Friedrich Händel
Trevor Pinnock
The English Concert
Monica Bacelli, Thomas Randle, Graham Pushee, Anna Bonitatibus, Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz, Antonio Abete
3 CD
Avie
Abeille
2001

Anna Bonitatibus sings with plenty of spirit‚ accuracy and broad phrasing as Irene‚ and she is graceful in her Act 2 aria (where Handel uses clarinets).
Published by Gramophone Magazine, July 2002

The shining feature of the cast is, without any shadow of doubt, is Anna Bonitatibus, whose lovely voice is not only more sensuous than this performance's prima donna's, but also more solid and impressive than this performance's primo uomo.
RML
Commented Discography of Handel Operas

La Maddalena Ai Piedi Di Cristo

La Maddalena Ai Piedi Di Cristo

Giovanni Bononcini
Roberto Gini
Ensemble Concerto
Lavinia Bertotti, Antonella Gianese, Anna Bonitatibus, Segio Foresti
2 CD
Accord
1999

Adelia

Adelia

Gaetano Donizetti
John Neschling
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Stefano Antonucci, Boris Martinovic, Mariella Devia, Octavio Arevalo, Walter Omaggio, Anna Bonitatibus, Silvano Paolillo
2 CD
BMG Ricordi
1998

Verdi: Falstaff

Verdi: Falstaff

Giuseppe Verdi
Will Humburg
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Domenico Trimarchi, Roberto Servile, Anna Bonitatibus, Dilbèr, Franco de Grandis, Julie Faulkner, Alessandro Cosentino, Enrico Facini, Maurizio Comencini, Anna Maria Di Micco
2 CDs
Naxos
1998

Vivaldi: Gloria Beatus Vir

Vivaldi: Gloria Beatus Vir

World Première
Antonio Vivaldi
Francesco Fanna
Nuova Polifonica Ambrosiana
C. Trogu Rohrich, E. Galli, Anna Bonitatibus, C.Calvi, S. Moncayo, V. Manno
1 CD
AGORA
1995

Vivaldi: La Griselda

La Griselda

Antonio Vivaldi
Francesco Fanna
Solistes Montpellier - Moscou
Elizabeth Lombardini-Smith, Gabriella Morigi, Anna Bonitatibus, Helen Centner, Leslie Poleri-Tosi, Maria Gabriella Cianci
3 CD
Akademia
September 1992

Premier enregistrement mondial

Toute malhabile qu'elle soit, cette gravure restituée à partir du matériel original est à accueillir avec sympathie. Son mérite est d'offrir les récitatifs sans aucune coupure.
Diapason - mars 1996

…cet opéra devrai intéresser tout amateur de l'oeuvre lyrique de Vivaldi.
Opéra International - octobre 1995