Voce D'Italia: Arias For Rubini

Voce D'Italia: Arias For Rubini

Voce D'Italia: Arias For Rubini
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Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Composer: Vincenzo Bellini
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
Conductor: Roberto Abbado
Orchestra: Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Performer: Juan Diego Flórez
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); Spanish (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2008-01-22
Music Label: Decca
Product features:
  • FLOREZ JUAN DIEGO ARIAS FOR RUBINI
Soundtracks:
  1. Ascolta. Nel Furor Delle Tempeste
  2. Del Disastro Di Questi Infelici
  3. Per Te Vane Lagrime
  4. Che Intesi!
  5. Deh! Troncate i ceppi suoi
  6. Vendicar sapro I'offesa
  7. No, no, d'abbandonarla senza un addio
  8. Di mia patria o bel soggiorno
  9. Ma un solo conforto
  10. Intensi: ah! tutto intensi...Tu seconda il mio disegno
  11. Se Il mio rival deludo!
  12. Tutti siam?-Si tutti uniti
  13. Eccomi alfin, guerrieri
  14. All'udir del padre afflitto
  15. Degna suora di Fernando
  16. Odo il tuo pianto, o padre
  17. Pace non trovo
  18. Tu Sorda ai miei lamenti
  19. Ah! come nascondre
  20. Non mi lasciare, o speme di vendetta
  21. O muto asil
  22. Vendetta!
  23. Corriam! voliam!

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Free Music Review: Rubini reincarnated!!!!
Hit: 5 Stars

There is little wonder why people have dubbed Florez as Pavarotti's successor. In fact, more accurately he should be named as Alfredo Kraus' successor. From the first time I encountered this artist, Mozart's Mitridate on Decca, I was spell-bounded by the ringing, typically nasal, tenor voice, secure technique, and broad range: a splendid instrument of the highest quality! Now with a few releases under his belt, a wonderful recital 'Una furtiva lagrima', a Rossini arias program, as well as a simply stunning recording of Rossini's Matilde di Shabran, Florez has tackled the heart of the bel canto repertoire.

As most are aware, Rubini had a stupendous range, his notes in alt were phenomenal; the famous anecdote of interpolating a high F in Bellini's I Puritani caused a sensation at its Parisian premiere in 1835.

The program for this CD has been carefully chosen, the Rossini arias as always demonstrating vocal agility, the Donizetti/Bellini-utmost expression and those 'long, long melodies', as Verdi put it.
1.The defiance, the heroic tone in Il Pirata is the best on disc, surpassing Barnabe Marti in the famous full recording with wife Caballe.
2. One can detect the plea in the Elisabetta aria; at least equaling Bruce Ford on the Opera Rara recording (a favourite!!!! Another underrated tenor who should have taken on and recorded the role of Arturo in I Puritani, what a shame...), the Il turco in Italia aria having the right amount of 'bounce' for early Rossini, and the world premiere recording of a substitute aria for La donna del Lago simply stunning.
3. The Donizetti is a rarity, composed around 1835, is sung with the sweetest voice, perhaps Florez will revive the full opera????
4, Finally, and dear to my heart, are the Bellini Bianca and Rossini Guglielmo Tell arias. Even at an early age Bellini found his own voice among the Rossini hipe, this aria, as well as 'A tanto duol', and the soprano aria 'Sorgi, o Padre' are direct predecessors of the great Norma/Puritani arias. They contain the most beautiful lyricism. Florez certainly has the fine sense of line so important for the performance of Bellini, I cannot implore enough for him to record the Bellini operas-La Straniera needs a revival, and he would make the most ideal Elvino in La Sonnambula since Monti, and more recently Raul Gimenez (perhaps with Bartoli as Amina...listen to her excerpts on the new Maria album, she'll convince you!!!!). The Guglielmo Tell aria is the one of the most heroic arias I know in the bel canto repertoire, the character of Arnold the most taxing for anyone who has attempted. Gedda had the elegance on the Gardelli French recording, Pavarotti the Italianate heroism in the Chailly Italian version. Florez has both of those qualities!!! The legato in 'O muto asil' is beautiful, and then the high C's in the cabaletta are amazing!!! The supporting Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Roberto Abbado are fantastic, hmmm perhaps the Guglielmo Tell aria taken a little fast, but now I'm just niggling!!!
Congratulations, Florez deserves the highest praise, I'm sure that Rubini is looking down in deepest admiration!

Stephen (Melbourne, Australia)
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Voce D'Italia: Arias For Rubini Poster

Juan Diego Flórez is THE tenor for bel canto operas, the first choice for any new production at the world's greatest opera houses. Flórez recently performed the first aria encore at La Scala in 74 years. On Voce d'Italia, he pays tribute to an extraordinary predecessor who inspired some of his greatest stage roles and became the first `superstar tenor': Giovanni Battista Rubini. Like Flórez today, Rubini was loved as much for the touching pathos of his slow singing as for the thrilling power of his fast, high roulades. Roles the two singers have shared include the Prince in Rossini's La Cenerentola, Elvino in Bellini's La sonnambula, Arturo in Bellini's I puritani, Uberto in Rossini's La donna del lago, and the title role of Rossini's Otello. Many of the arias by Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti on this new recording with the Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome under Roberto Abbado, are unknown gems which show the tremendous range of Flórez's vocal and dramatic art. Flórez thrillingly tosses off those high Cs which have brought him so much fame, and ventures further into the stratosphere with a few high Ds and his first high E-flat on record.
The remarkable young Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez continues his triumphs over the difficulties of the bel canto repertory with this recital devoted to arias sung by Giovanni Battista Rubini (1794-1854). Rubini redefined the role of the tenor, singing heroically, with warmth, sensitivity, an amazing capacity for florid music, and an upper extension that allowed him to sing an F above high C. Florez seems to have it all (although his highest note here is a still-staggering high E-flat). The bright tone, charm, ease of production, comfort with coloratura, superb diction, and sheer love of singing is evident throughout this razzle-dazzle recital. High Ds pop out effortlessly in the heroic aria from Bellini's Il pirata and Rossini's lighter-hearted Il Turco in Italia. More introspective sections are sung with feeling and a long, seamless line. The final piece on the CD--a 12 minute tour de force from Rossini's William Tell that ends with a blazing high C--will have you cheering. Roberto Abbado's leadership is expert, sympathetic, and lively. Thrilling! --Robert Levine

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