Various Composers - Invocation (Elsa Dreisig)

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1. Antonín Dvořák - Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: Song to the Moon. "Mĕsíčku na nebi hlubokém" (Rusalka)
2. Leoš Janáček - Jenůfa, Act 2: Prayer. "Kde to jsem?" (Jenůfa)
3. Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)
4. Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino, Act 2: Aria e coro. "La vergine degli angeli" (Leonora, Coro)
5. Vincenzo Bellini - Norma, Act 1: Introduction to "Casta Diva"
6. Vincenzo Bellini - Norma, Act 1: Cavatina. "Casta Diva" (Norma, Coro)
7. Charles Gounod - Mireille, Act 4: Air de la Crau. "Voici la vaste plaine" (Mireille)
8. Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: Solveig's Song. "Kanske vil der gå både Vinter og Vår" (Solveig)
9. Peter Heise - Drot og Marsk, Act 4: "Jeg beder for hver en vejfarende sjael" (Aase)
10. Amy Beach - 3 Songs, Op. 11: No. 2, Extase
11. Carolina Uccelli - Anna di Resburgo, Act 1: Recitativo. "Sulla rupe triste e sola" (Anna)
12. Carolina Uccelli - Anna di Resburgo, Act 1: Aria e coro. "Ma dopo tanti sospiri e pianti" (Anna, Coro)
13. Gioachino Rossini - Le siège de Corinthe, Act 3: Air avec chœur. "Juste ciel ! Ah, ta clémence" (Pamyra, Chœur)
14. Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser, Act 3: Elisabeth's Prayer. "Allmächt'ge Jungfrau! Hör mein Flehen" (Elisabeth)
15. Charles Gounod - Sapho, Act 3: Récitatif. "Où suis-je ?" (Sapho)
16. Charles Gounod - Sapho, Act 3: Air. "Ô ma lyre immortelle" (Sapho)
17. Georges Bizet - Clovis et Clotilde, WD 121: "Prière, ô doux souffle de l'ange !" (Clotilde)
18. Giacomo Puccini - Tosca, Act 3: Aria. "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)
19. Giuseppe Verdi - Otello, Act 4: Desdemona's Prayer. "Ave Maria, piena di grazia" (Desdemona)
20. Friedrich von Flotow - Martha, Act 2: Arie. "Letzte Rose" (Harriet)

Elsa Dreisig, soprano

Orchestra e Coro dell'Opera Carlo Felice Genova Radio

Massimo Zanetti, conductor

Date: 2026

Label: Warner Classics

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Elsa Dreisig, described by Gramophone as “one of her generation’s most eloquent and engaging singers,” showcases her versatility on the album Invocation. Since gaining international recognition in 2015, the Paris-born soprano has excelled in both opera and concert performances, as well as recordings for Erato Records. On Invocation, she presents 15 arias and two songs spanning 14 composers and six languages, accompanied by conductor Massimo Zanetti and the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, blending celebrated repertoire with rare works in a compelling program.

Elsa Dreisig (born 1991, Paris) is a celebrated operatic soprano known for her versatile repertoire and expressive artistry. She began singing in the children’s choirs of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie and the Opéra National de Lyon, and studied with Valérie Guillorit at the Conservatoire de Paris and with Regina Werner-Dietrich at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. Since joining the Berlin State Opera studio in 2015, she has debuted major roles across leading European houses, from Paris to Vienna, Zurich, and London. An exclusive Erato Records artist, she released Mozart x 3 in 2022 and will release Invocation in 2026. Recent engagements include prominent performances at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Wiener Staatsoper, Aix-en-Provence Festival, and Hamburgische Staatsoper.