Arias for Rubini.JUAN DIEGO FLOREZ At 35, Peruvian heartthrob Florez is the youngest and hottest of Universal's current rat pack of tenors. A leading exponent of bel canto, the tousle- haired tenore di grazia Tenore di grazia, also called tenore leggero, is a lightweight, flexible tenor type of voice. The tenor roles written in the early 19th century were invariable di grazia roles. created a sensation last year when he broke La Scala's 74-year-old ban on encores in a reprise of "Ah! Mes amis" from Donizetti's La fille du regiment with its famous nine high Cs. He did it again in some performances this past season at the Met. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This latest CD, Florez's fifth solo recital for Decca, consists of seven scenes in operas written for or performed by Giovanni Battista Rubini Giovanni Battista Rubini (April 7, 1794 - March 3, 1854) was an Italian tenor, as famous in his time as Enrico Caruso in a later day. His ringing and expressive coloratura dexterity in the highest register of his voice, the tenorino (1794-1854), a tenor renowned for his stratospheric top. Bellini wrote the infamous high F natural in the last act of I Puritani for Rubini, a note that has taunted tenors ever since. I Puritani isn't on this disc, though Florez does include plenty of high C naturals, as well as a few finely placed C sharps, D naturals and a D sharp (in Bianca e Fernando Bianca e Fernando (English: Bianca and Fernando) is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini. There are two versions of this opera: the first, entitled Bianca e Gernando (1826) has a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni, after ). Closely miked in the studio, Florez's voice, with its forward placement and nasally head tone, can sound uncomfortably bright and tightly wound at times. But the sheer brilliance of his coloratura coloratura: see soprano. and the personality of his singing in general quickly win you over. In addition to Rossini's II Turco in Italia, Elisabetta, La donna del lago La donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake) is an opera by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, based on a poem by Sir Walter Scott. This opera was the first to be based on Sir Walter Scott’s romantic works. and Guglielmo Tell this CD also features Bellini's Il pirata and Bianca e Fernando and Donizetti's rarely performed Marino Falicro. Roberto Abbado conducts the chorus and orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Italian: National Academy of Santa Cecilia) is one of the oldest musical institutions in the world. It is located in Rome, Italy, and was founded by the papal bull, Ratione congruit . Be prepared to be dazzled.--NC Decca: 475 9079 |
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