Placido Domingo Records Verdi's Baritone Arias; Available 8/27
By: Christina Mancuso Aug. 09, 2013
Since the beginning of Placido Domingo's career, which now spans 52 years, Giuseppe Verdi has been one of the most important composers for him. Following countless performances as a tenor, Domingo has now recorded an album of Verdi's baritone arias. Available August 27(th), the new recording entitled Verdiincludes arias from Macbeth, Rigoletto, Un Ballo in Maschera, La Traviata, Simon Boccanegra, Ernani, Il Trovatore, Don Carlo and La Forza del Destino.
The world celebrates Verdi's 200(th) birthday this year and Domingo's pays homage to the composer with this new recording. "Verdi is a wellspring of great music, and every lyric singer is grateful to him," says Domingo. "For me 2013 must be a special celebration and an act of thanksgiving and love toward Giuseppe Verdi."Domingo emphasizes that his purpose is by no means simply to present something new, come what may: "It is and will remain my voice - a voice that is familiar, that people know very well." However, the newly acquired repertoire brings to light previously unknown timbres in his voice, which Domingo aims to explore. "It is like a painter's palette on which you suddenly discover new colors. The vocal quality and pitch blend to create new forms of expression, which are quite simply exciting - for the singer at least as much as for the listener."Macbeth
01 - Perfidi! All'anglo contro me v'unite! ... Pieta, rispetto, amoreRigoletto
02 - Pari siamo! ... Io la lingua
03 - Cortigiani, vil razza dannataUn ballo in maschera
04 - Alzati; la tuo figlio ... Eri tu che macchiavi quell' animaLa Traviata
05 - Di Provenza il mar, il suolSimon Boccanegra
06 - Abbasso le spade! ... Plebe! Patrizi! ... Popolo dalla feroce storia!
07 - Ecco la spadeErnani
08 - E questo il loco
09 - Oh, de' verd'anni mieiIl Trovatore
10 - Tutto e deserto ...
11 - Il balen del suo sorriso
12 - Qual suono!...Oh ciel!....Per me, ora fataleDon Carlo
13 - Son io, mio Carlo
14 - Per me giunto e il dì supremo
15 - Che parli tu di morte? La forza del destino
16 - Morir! Tremenda cosa
17 - Urna fatale del mio destino
18 - E s'altra prova rinvenir potessi?SOURCE Sony MasterworksSony MasterworksCONTACT: Sony Masterworks: Angela Barkan / Larissa Slezak, angela.barkan@sonymusic.com, Larissa.slezak@sonymusic.com,212-833-8575 / 6075; Nancy Seltzer & Associates Inc: Nancy Seltzer, nseltzer@nsapr.com, 323-938-3562Web Site: http://www.sonymasterworks.com
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