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Nadine Sierra

Made for Opera

Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: March 4, 2022

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1 GIUSEPPE VERDI: La Traviata - ACT I: SCENA ED ARIA / È Strano! È Strano!  
2 Ah, Fors’è Lui  
3 Follie! Follie! Delirio Vano È Questo!  
4 Sempre Libera  
5 ACT III: SCENA ED ARIA / Teneste La Promessa  
6 Addio, Del Passato Bei Sogni Ridenti  
7 GAETANO DONIZETTI: Lucia Di Lammermoor - ACT I, NO. 3: SCENA E CAVATINA / Introduzione  
8 Ancor Non Giunse!  
9 Regnava Nel Silenzio  
10 Quando, Rapito In Estasi  
11 ACT III, NO. 14: SCENA ED ARIA / O Giusto Cielo! … Il Dolce Suono  
12 Ohimè! Sorge Il Tremendo Fantasma  
13 Ardon Gli Incensi  
14 Spargi D’amaro Pianto  
15 CHARLES GOUNOD: Roméo Et Juliette CG 9 - ACT I, NO. 3: ARIETTE / Ah ! Je Veux Vivre  
16 ACT IV, NO. 17: SCÈNE ET AIR / Dieu ! Quel Frisson Court Dans Mes Veines ?  
17 Amour, Ranime Mon Courage  
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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 for Deutsche Grammophon, released today. The dramatic presence, searing passion and technical brilliance for which the American lyric soprano regularly scores rave reviews are captured in Made for Opera, which trains the spotlight on three of the most demanding roles in the repertoire – Verdi’s Violetta, Donizetti’s Lucia and Gounod’s Juliette. 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 colours, but also documents her insights into the psychology of the ill-starred heroines of La traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor and Roméo et Juliette.

Her new album opens with the Parisian courtesan Violetta Valéry considering whether she should choose love for the romantic Alfredo Germont over her cherished freedom. The role grows in drama and texture as the opera unfolds, and Sierra captures every nuance of Verdi’s vocal writing. Her chosen sequence of arias ends with the dying Violetta’s heart-breaking “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti”, in which she bids farewell to her past dreams and laments Alfredo’s absence.

  • Nadine Sierra - Made for Opera makes 90.1WRTI 'Don't miss these 12 classical albums from the first half of 2022'
    Posted At: July 18, 2022 12:00 AM
    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 for Deutsche Grammophon. The dramatic presence, searing passion and technical brilliance for which the American lyric soprano regularly scores rave reviews are captured in Made for Opera, which trains the spotlight on three of the most demanding roles...
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  • Nadine Sierra's second album; 'Made for Opera' concentrates on three roles in her active repertoire / BBC Music Magazine
    Posted At: April 27, 2022 12:00 AM
    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 for Deutsche Grammophon, released today. The dramatic presence, searing passion and technical brilliance for which the American lyric soprano regularly scores rave reviews are captured in Made for Opera, which trains the spotlight on three of the most...
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  • Nadine Sierra in conversation with All Classical Portland
    Posted At: February 28, 2019 12:00 AM

    American soprano Nadine Sierra, 2018 winner of the Metropolitan Opera's prestigious Beverly Sills Artist Award, has just signed on to Deutsche Grammophon. The daughter of parents passionate about music who sought a better life in the United States, Sierra's debut CD reflects her own roots, as well as the experiences of composers from throughout the Americas, and a message that, to borrow Bernstein, state...
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  • Nadine Sierra Q&A from Vienna's 'Yellow Lounge'
    Posted At: November 21, 2018 12:00 AM

    Nadine Sierra, 2018 winner of the Metropolitan Opera's prestigious Beverly Sills Artist Award, has made her first album for Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Gold, having signed an exclusive contract with the labels last year. Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Robert Spano, There's a Place for Us marks the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth an...
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  • WQXR in performance and conversation with Nadine Sierra
    Posted At: October 31, 2018 12:00 AM

    On September 27, 2018 WQXR: New York presented an exclusive performance and conversation with soprano Nadine Sierra, celebrating the release of her debut album ‘There's a Place for Us' on Deutsche Grammophon. She sang selections from the album, as well as some of her favorite arias, accompanied by pianist Bryan Wagorn. 2018 winner of the Metropolitan Opera's prestigious Beverly Sills Artist...
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  • Nadine Sierra speaks with Spokane Public Radio
    Posted At: October 17, 2018 12:00 AM

    Nadine Sierra, 2018 winner of the Metropolitan Opera's prestigious Beverly Sills Artist Award, has made her first album for Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Gold. Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Robert Spano, There's a Place for Us marked the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth. The album presents everything from works by Bernstein, Stephen Foster, an...
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  • Nadine Sierra proves There's A Place For Us Latinas in the Opera / Bustle Q&A
    Posted At: October 10, 2018 12:00 AM

    Nadine Sierra, 2018 winner of the Metropolitan Opera's prestigious Beverly Sills Artist Award, has made her first album for Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Gold, having signed an exclusive contract with the labels last year. Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Robert Spano, There's a Place For Us released last August in time to mark the 100th anniversary of Leonard Ber...
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  • There's a very grand place for Nadine Sierra / stereophile
    Posted At: October 4, 2018 12:00 AM

    I cannot begin to tell you how excited I was to finally get a hold of the 24/96 files for There's a Place for Us, soprano Nadine Sierra's debut album on Deutsche Grammophon/Decca Gold. Just three years after Sierra won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2009, at the age of 20, she journeyed to San Francisco where I heard her, first, in San Francisco Opera's Merola Opera Prog...
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  • Nadine Sierra interview with KUCI Radio
    Posted At: October 2, 2018 12:00 AM

    Nadine Sierra, 2018 winner of the Metropolitan Opera's prestigious Beverly Sills Artist Award, has made her first album for Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Gold, having signed an exclusive contract with the labels last year. Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Robert Spano, There's a Place for Us released on August 24, 2018, in time to mark the 100th anniversary of Leo...
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  • Nadine Sierra discusses 'There's a Place for Us' with classical radio
    Posted At: September 26, 2018 12:00 AM

    Nadine Sierra, 2018 winner of the Metropolitan Opera's prestigious Beverly Sills Artist Award, has made her first album for Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Gold, having signed an exclusive contract with the labels last year. Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Robert Spano, There's a Place for Us released on August 24, 2018, in time to mark the 100th anniversary o...
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  • Ma, Sierra, Salvant, Fortner make KCRW: Rhythm Planet - New Music Picks
    Posted At: September 19, 2018 12:00 AM

    This week's KCRW: Rhythm Planet - New Music Picks include; the incomparable Cécile McLorin Salvant, a fabulous singer equally at home with modern jazz, early New Orleans blues, or music from pre-Renaissance France. The track "One Step Ahead" comes from her new duet album with pianist Sullivan Fortner. After that we feature a young soprano named Nadine Sierra, singing Heitor Villa-Lobos's "...
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  • Nadine Sierra - There's a Place for Us is WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: September 8, 2018 12:00 AM

    Nadine Sierra, 2018 winner of the Metropolitan Opera's prestigious Beverly Sills Artist Award, has made her first album for Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Gold, having signed an exclusive contract with the labels. "There's A Place For Us" marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein. The album presents Sierra's stunning voice in an eclectic choice of music – as well as works by Bern...
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  • Nadine Sierra's spectacular debut album / The Epoch Times
    Posted At: September 4, 2018 12:00 AM

    From the opening notes of soprano Nadine Sierra's stunning debut album, "There's a Place for Us" (on Deutsche Grammophon), it is clear that she is a major singer. Having evoked an enthusiastic response from audiences and critics at The Metropolitan Opera, she went on to win the prestigious Richard Tucker award in 2017, and at the gala in honor of the great tenor, she stood out among the stars. This year,...
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  • WQXR exclusive first watch: Nadine Sierra performs Bernstein's 'Somewhere'
    Posted At: August 23, 2018 12:00 AM

    Acclaimed American soprano Nadine Sierra releases her debut album, There's a Place For Us, on Friday, August 24. In borrowing a line from Bernstein's "Somewhere" (from West Side Story) for the title, Sierra shares the unifying message that everyone should be welcomed in - and has something to contribute to - the melting-pot that is America. Her choice of repertoire further proves her point, with addition...
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  • OPERAwire's 30 fun facts about Nadine Sierra
    Posted At: July 9, 2018 12:00 AM

    Nadine Sierra, 2018 winner of the Metropolitan Opera's prestigious Beverly Sills Artist Award, has made her first album for Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Gold, having signed an exclusive contract with the labels last year. Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Robert Spano, There's a Place for Us, recently released and in time to mark the 100th anniversary of Leon...
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