Label: Naxos
Series: Best Loved
Genre: Opera
Period: Baroque; Classical; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.578191
Barcode: 747313819171
Release Date: 04/2021

BOOMING BASS AND BARITONE - Best Loved Opera Arias

Opera can be defined as drama told through music, and at the height of its popularity conventions arose in which certain voice types came to share common character features. With love triangles it is the baritone who takes the role of the villain; basses are either comically pompous or wise and noble priests or kings; and both voices can be cast as operatic devils and demons. From the jack-of-all-trades, Figaro, to the impotent jester Rigoletto, and from the heroic William Tell to the mischievous Méphistophélès, these larger-than-life characters all represent the grandeur of great music combined with powerful stories.

Tracklist

Rossini, Gioachino
Sterbini, Cesare - Lyricist
Ataneli, Lado (baritone)
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen (Orchestra)
Zocche, Lodovico (Conductor)
1Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Cavatina: Largo al factotum della città (Figaro)04:57
Ataneli, Lado (baritone)
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen (Orchestra)
Zocche, Lodovico (Conductor)
Bizet, Georges
Meilhac, Henri - Lyricist
Halévy, Ludovic - Lyricist
Ataneli, Lado (baritone)
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen (Orchestra)
Zocche, Lodovico (Conductor)
2Carmen, Act II: Couplets: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre, "Toreador Song" (Escamillo)04:53
Ataneli, Lado (baritone)
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen (Orchestra)
Zocche, Lodovico (Conductor)
Gounod, Charles-François
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Pradère, Onésime - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
Colombara, Carlo (bass)
Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Matvejeff, Ville (Conductor)
3Act II Scene 3: Ronde du Veau d'or: Le veau d'or est toujours debout! (Méphistophélès)01:56
Colombara, Carlo (bass)
Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Matvejeff, Ville (Conductor)
4Act III Scene 10: Il était temps! (Méphistophélès)01:48
Colombara, Carlo (bass)
Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Matvejeff, Ville (Conductor)
Boito, Arrigo
Boito, Arrigo - Lyricist
Ramey, Samuel (bass)
Munich Radio Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rudel, Julius (Conductor)
5Mefistofele, Act II Scene 2: Ecco il mondo (Mefistofele)02:51
Ramey, Samuel (bass)
Munich Radio Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rudel, Julius (Conductor)
Offenbach, Jacques
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
Ramey, Samuel (bass)
Munich Radio Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rudel, Julius (Conductor)
6Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act II: Scintille, diamant! (Dappertutto)04:09
Ramey, Samuel (bass)
Munich Radio Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rudel, Julius (Conductor)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Da Ponte, Lorenzo - Lyricist
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Girolami, Renato (bass)
7Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act I: Aria: Non più andrai (Figaro)04:01
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Girolami, Renato (bass)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Schikaneder, Emanuel - Lyricist
Rydl, Kurt (bass)
Hungarian Festival Chorus (Choir)
Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
8Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Aria and Chorus: O Isis und Osiris (Sarastro, Chorus)02:59
Rydl, Kurt (bass)
Hungarian Festival Chorus (Choir)
Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Wagner, Richard
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Knodt, Erich (bass)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
9Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), Act I: Aria: Die Frist ist um (Daland)04:59
Knodt, Erich (bass)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
Goerne, Matthias (baritone)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Zweden, Jaap van (Conductor)
10Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), Act III Scene 3: Leb' wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind!, "Wotan's Farewell" (Wotan)03:19
Goerne, Matthias (baritone)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Zweden, Jaap van (Conductor)
Rossini, Gioachino
Jouy, Victor Joseph Etienne de - Lyricist
Bis, Hippolyte-Louis-Florent - Lyricist
Foster-Williams, Andrew (bass-baritone)
Virtuosi Brunensis (Orchestra)
Fogliani, Antonino (Conductor)
11Guillaume Tell (William Tell), Act III Finale: Aria: Sois immobile (Guillaume)02:41
Foster-Williams, Andrew (bass-baritone)
Virtuosi Brunensis (Orchestra)
Fogliani, Antonino (Conductor)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Solera, Temistocle - Lyricist
Pertusi, Michele (bass-baritone)
Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini (Orchestra)
Orchestra Giovanile della Via Emilia (Orchestra)
Ciampa, Francesco Ivan (Conductor)
12Nabucco, Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Vieni, o Levita! (Zaccaria)04:14
Pertusi, Michele (bass-baritone)
Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini (Orchestra)
Orchestra Giovanile della Via Emilia (Orchestra)
Ciampa, Francesco Ivan (Conductor)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
Tumagian, Eduard (baritone)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
13Rigoletto, Act II: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Rigoletto)04:16
Tumagian, Eduard (baritone)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Urbas, Ivan (bass)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
14La bohème, Act IV: Vecchia zimarra, senti (Colline)01:40
Urbas, Ivan (bass)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
Handel, George Frideric
Gay, John - Lyricist
Opalach, Jan (bass)
Seattle Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
15Acis and Galatea, HWV 49, Act II: Aria: O ruddier than the cherry (Polyphemus)03:26
Opalach, Jan (bass)
Seattle Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Rossini, Gioachino
Tottola, Andrea Leone - Lyricist
Regazzo, Lorenzo (bass-baritone)
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen (Orchestra)
Fogliani, Antonino (Conductor)
16Mosè in Egitto (Moses in Egypt), Act II: Dal Re de' Regi (Mosè) (1819 Naples version)04:55
Regazzo, Lorenzo (bass-baritone)
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen (Orchestra)
Fogliani, Antonino (Conductor)
Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Scribe, Augustin-Eugène - Lyricist
Deschamps, Émile - Lyricist
Kang, Soon-Won (bass)
Bratislava Chamber Choir (Choir)
Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia (Orchestra)
Palumbo, Renato (Conductor)
17Les Huguenots (The Huguenots), Act I: Piff, paff, piff, cernons-les! (Marcel)03:01
Kang, Soon-Won (bass)
Bratislava Chamber Choir (Choir)
Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia (Orchestra)
Palumbo, Renato (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Carroli, Silvano (baritone)
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Choir)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
18Tosca, Act I: Tre sbirri, una carrozza, "Te Deum" (Scarpia, Chorus)04:18
Carroli, Silvano (baritone)
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Choir)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:04:23