The Sunday Times

CD of the Week, October 1998

'A thrilling introduction to the lost age of tenorial bel canto.'

 
 
 
 
Sicilienne
Rossini - Three Tenors
 
 

La donna del lago
Act II Duetto & Terzetto - Elena, Uberto, Rodrigo
1 'Alla ragion deh rieda'
2 'Qual pena......'
Otello Act I Duetto - Jago & Rodrigo
3 'No, non temer' Act I.I Duetto -Otello & Jago
4 'Non m'inganno.....' Act III Duetto & Terzetto - Otello, Rodrigo,Desdemona
5 'Ah! vieni, nel tuo sangue'
6 'Ahime! fermate...' Ricciardo e Zoraide
Act II Duetto- Agorante & Ricciardo
7 'Donala a questo core' Armida Act III Duetto - Carlo & Ubaldo
8 'Come l'aurette placide'
Act III Terzetto
9 'In quale aspetto imbelle'

 

Opera News
'Rossini actually wrote operas... with as many as three tenor parts... Never a company to flinch from the obscure, Opera Rara now brings us a virtuosic CD.

These three tenors, as good as you're likely to hear nowadays in this specialized repertory, give the lie to the silly idea that florid vocal writing serves only for display, not for the expression of fear, agitation or rage.

Virtuosity is a vehicle not an end in itself.'

 
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