Verdi / Donizetti

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GIUSEPPE VERDI / GAETANO DONIZETTI
Verdi / Donizetti
Michael Fabiano (tenor), London Philharmonic Orchestra and London Voices

[ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD ]

Release Date: Friday 17 May 2019

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American star tenor Michael Fabiano presents a spectacular set of scenes taken from late Donizetti and middle Verdi operas, revealing the strong ties between these two composers. The album documents a paradigmatic shift in Italian opera, from the beautiful lines and crispness of belcanto to a richer, more dramatic musical universe. The historical line stretches from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Poliuto and Maria di Rohan to mature Verdi operas such as Rigoletto and Un ballo in maschera. In many cases, Fabiano has selected original, rarely-heard versions, including the thunderous 'Qual sangue sparsi' from the original St. Petersburg edition of La Forza del Destino. Together, these arias and scenes constitute a world full of heartfelt tenderness and fire-laden drama.

After numerous successes on the opera stage, this is Michael Fabiano's debut album on Pentatone. He is accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and London Voices, conducted by Enrique Mazzola.

"a beautiful voice with both steel and honey, he is careful with nuances (his pianissimos are superb), he handles the texts well, he has taste and he can thrill an audience with brilliant top notes. The choice of repertoire also reveals an inquisitive mind (one incentive to buy the disc can for many readers be the rarities). I'm certainly looking forward to hearing more of Michael Fabiano." MusicWeb

Tracks:

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Luisa Miller (1849)
1) Oh! fede negar potessi … Quando le sere al placido
5.25

Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (1851)
2) La donna è mobile 2.01

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848): Poliuto (1838/1848)
3) Veleno è l'aura ch'io respiro ... Fu macchiato l'onor mio … Sfolgorò divino raggio 5.56

Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (1859)
4) Forse la soglia attinse … Ma se m'è forza perderti 6.27

Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (1835)
5) "Tombe degli avi miei … Fra poco a me ricovero" 7.04

Giuseppe Verdi: La Forza del Destino (1862)
6) Qual sangue sparsi … S'affronti la morte 4.21

Gaetano Donizetti: Maria di Rohan (1843)
7) Alma soave e cara 1.49

Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani (1844)
8) Odi il voto … Sprezzo la vita 6.48

Giuseppe Verdi: I Due Foscari (1844)
9) Notte, perpetua notte … Non maledirmi 5.21

Giuseppe Verdi: Oberto (1839)
10) Ciel, che feci! ... Ciel pietoso 3.30

Giuseppe Verdi: Il corsaro (1848)
11) Ah sì, ben dite … Tutto parea sorridere … Pronti siate a seguitarmi 7.21

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