Monday, 10 October 2011

Marcelo Alvarez - Tenorissimo

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His voice is one of the finest in the opera world, his fans rave about one voice, "which is addictive." This is quite a surprising due to the fact that Marcelo started opera vocal training at the age of 30 due to the persistence of his wife who forced him to start taking lessons. the story goes that his teacher told him that within 5 years of her training him he will be singing around the world in some of the biggest opera houses. Her premonition came true and to this day Alvarez is in high demand to sing in the major opera houses around the world in different roles. "Marcelo Álvarez - tenorissimo!" presents the Argentine tenor in the whole range of his abilities. with famous arias from French and Italian operas, and songs with beautiful melodies and tango with "Una furtiva lagrima" (L'elisir d'amore), "Che gelida manina" (La Bohème) "Pourquoi me reveille" (Werther), "E lucevan le imagine" (Tosca), "Tomo y obligo" by Gardel and others. This is a recording for any tenor fans out there who are looking for a new interpretation of some very popular tenor arias.

Tracklist

  1. Donizetti: Una Furtiva Lagrima (L'elisir D'amore)
  2. Donizetti: Ah, Mes Amis... Pour Mon Âme (La Fille Du Régiment)
  3. Puccini: Che Gelida Manina (La Bohème)
  4. Donizetti: Inosservato Penetrava... (Il Duca D'alba)
  5. Massenet: Pourquoi Me Réveiller? (Werther)
  6. Donizetti: La Maîtresse Du Roi?... Ange Si Pur (La Favorite)
  7. Meyerbeer: Ah! Quel Spectacle... (Les Huguenots)
  8. Puccini: E Lucevan Le Stelle (Tosca)
  9. Ponchielli: Cielo E Mar (La Gioconda)
  10. Von Flotow: M'appari Tutt'amor (Martha)
  11. Cilea: Lamento Di Federico (L'arlesiana)
  12. Puccini: Addio, Fiorito Asil (Madame Butterfly)
  13. Giordano: Come Un Bel Dì Di Maggio (Andrea Chénier)
  14. Puccini: Donna Non Vidi Mai (Manon Lescaut)
  15. Massenet: N'est-Ce Plus Ma Main Que Cette Main Presse? (Manon) With Renée Fleming
  16. Gardel: Tomo Y Obligo
  17. Sartori: Oltre La Tempesta With Salvatore Licitra




Monday, 3 October 2011

Vittorio Grigolo - Arrivederci

The latest recording from Vittorio Grigolo showcases his ability beyond the opera stage. This recording showcases the other side to any Italian tenor and this is the Neapolitan repoitre. Grigolo has the chaismatic personality to sing this popular repoitre and the musicality to pull out all the 'schmutz' that is embedded in Neapolitan songs. The recording showcases Grigolo's ability to cross over to a larger audience as Pavarotti did before him. The voice has the subtlty and ease to it that would appeal to those who are not so interested in the opera scene. however in saying that, this recording still has opera arias for those die hard opera fans. The arias chosen by grigolo are once again typical of a Italian tenor. But once again it is an absoloute pleasure to listen to Grigolo's heartfel interpretation. A must listen is the first track of this recording, the famous and popular Caruso. the arrangement is absolutley beautiful and suits Grigolo to a tee. He extrapulates as much passion and emotion that is possible from this beautiful song that has been popularised by Pavarotti and Bocelli. If you are looking for an alternative to heavy opera and looking for a relaxing afternoon i reccomend this recording. Enjoy


Disc 1:
1.Inosservato. penetrava.Angelo casto e bel - Gaetano Donizetti
2.La donna mobile - Giuseppe Verdi
3.Un aura amorosa - Wolfgang A. Mozart
4.Libiamo ne'lieti calici - Giuseppe Verdi
5.Recondita Armonia - Giacomo Puccini
6.M'appari - Friedrich von Flotow
7.Lamento di Federico - Francesco Cilea
8.Amor ti vieta - Umberto Giordano
9.La Danza - Gioacchino Rossini
10.Torna a Surriento - Ernesto de Curtis
11.Mattinata - Ruggero Leoncavallo
12.Ti voglio tanto bene - Ernesto de Curtis
13.O surdato 'nnamurato - Enrico Cannio
14.Non ti scordar di me - Ernesto de Curtis
15.O paese d'o sole - Vincenzo D'Annibale
16.Chitarra romana - Eldo di Lazzarro
17Core n'grato - Salvatore Cardillo
18.Voglio vivere cosi - Giovanni d'Anzi
19.Arrivederci Roma - Renato Rascel
20.Caruso - Lucio Dalla