Dmitri Hvorostovsky ● Constantine Orbelian - Simon Boccanegra ● 2 x CD 2015

Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Artista), Barbara Frittoli (Artista), Ildar Abdrazakov (Artista), Stefano Secco (Artista), Marco Caria (Artista), Verdi (Compositor), Constantine Orbelian (Director de orquesta), Kaunas City Symphony (Orquesta)  

Disco: 1

1Preludio - Prologue: Che Dicesti?2L'atra Magion Vedete?3A Te L'estremo Addio4Suona Ogni Labbro Il Mio Nome5Oh De' Fieschi Implacata6Preludio7Come in Quest'ora Bruna8Cielo Di Stelle Orbato9Vieni a Mirar La Cerula Marina Tremolante10Propizio Ei Giunge!11Signor12Orfanella Il Tetto Umile13Figlia! A Tal Nome Palpito14Che Rispose?15Messeri, Il Re Di Tartaria Vi Porge16Amelia!

Disco: 2

1Amelia, Di' Come Tu Fosti Rapita2Plebe! Patrizi! Popolo Dalla Storia Feroce3Piango Su Voi4Ecco La Spada5Quei Due Vedesti?6Prigioniero in Qual Loco M'adduci?7Udisti?8Sento Avvampar Nell'anima9Cielo Pietoso, Rendila10Tu Qui?11Figlia!12Oh! Amelia Ami Un Nemico!13Perdon, Amelia14All'armi, All'armi, O Liguri15Evviva Il Doge!16M'ardon Le Tempia17Come Fantasima18Piango, Perche Mi Parla19Chi Veggo!20Gran Dio, Li Benedici!

Descripción del producto

As Verdi was entering his glorious "late period" (Otello and Falstaff) he wrote and re-worked much of Simon Boccanegra, a work that he had first tackled in 1857. The opera emerged in 1881 as a powerful masterpiece, although one that has been unfairly neglected, in comparison with Verdi's other works on that level. So it's high time for an authoritative new release of an opera that gives glamorous title star Dmitri Hvorostovsky considered by many to be the world's greatest Verdi baritone the chance to record what he calls "one of the most complex, deepest characters in the whole baritone repertoire."

Hvorostovsky goes on to say that, in a special introduction he wrote for this album, among his favourite scenes in the opera is the Council Chamber scene: "Simon's address to the people, 'Plebe! Patrizi! Popolo!' is the creed of a great statesman. As he cries for peace and love, the whole crowd is swept along by the same surge of passion!"

It is obvious from his performance of the title role that the Russian baritone is absolutely inside the character; he is also able to realise his portrayal with an impressive largesse of tone. Performance **** Recording **** --BBC Music Magazine, Aug'14

A great Verdi singer of our time, Dmitri Hvorostovsky has played what he considers 'one of the most complex, deepest characters in the whole baritone repertoire' many times, but this is his first recording- and magnificent it is too. --Opera, Sep'15