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Music : Bel Canto: Arias by Bellini & Donizetti; Roberto Alagna
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Bel Canto: Arias by Bellini & Donizetti; Roberto Alagna by: Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Evelino Pido List Price: $16.98 Price: $9.98 You Save: $7.00 (41%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0724355730220 Label: EMI Classics Manufacturer: EMI Classics Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: EMI Classics Release Date: July 02, 2002 Studio: EMI Classics Sales Rank: 166200 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: On this disc, tenor Roberto Alagna concentrates solely on the work of bel canto masters Donizetti and Bellini. These are composers who foreground vocal timbre and rely on highly decorated melodies to propel their dramas. Alagna's voice is therefore placed under a rather harsh spotlight, with none of the carefully wrought orchestral effects or complex harmonies of Verdi and Puccini (his more usual operatic territory) to support him. Generally, he succeeds beautifully and produces some rich, varied singing with a burnished heroic edge. In the more declamatory arias, such as "Sfolgorò divino raggio" from Poliuto and "Me protegge" from Norma, his powerful high Cs and C-sharps are stunning and raise the hairs on the back of your head--they're not called "money notes" for nothing. He is less successful in the gentler areas of the repertoire, however, with its long-breathed delicate melodies that call for a greater degree of legato--the tender "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore is wrestled into submission rather than caressed. That said, the orchestral playing is delicious, particularly in "Sogno soave" from Don Pasquale, and the overall disc contains much to please. --Warwick Thompson Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Can Belto...But not much else.I'm an Alagna fan, have all his CDs. As the previous reviewer noted, this is a fascinating one -- but more so for how absolutely wrong-headed it is. This is not the ideal repertory for a singer with as light (and that's a compliment), romantic and expressive a voice as Alagna. Or perhaps he just doesn't know what to do with it. He pretty much bellows each number, throwing the notes out to the 5th balcony -- unfortunately, not always hitting them correctly. In fact, Alagna is so often singing below the pitch here that when he actually nails a note dead-on it's a bit startling. If you don't know this singer's work, by all means start with his debut CD, his French arias CD, or perhaps the first CD he recorded with his wife Angela Gheorgieu. ... Read More: Rating:  - Fascinating CDI enjoyed Roberto Alagna's singing ever since his first album of opera arias came out. The lyric instrument has darkened a little over the past decade, but it's still a very exciting and unique, clearly setting Alagna apart from so-called cross-over tenors who haven't sang a single role onstage. Alagna, along with José Cura, Ramon Vargas, and most recently Salvatore Licitra, form a distinct group that I would like to call REAL New tenors, capable of not only singing these roles onstage, but infusing them with personality and energy. The recital at hand pays tribute to the tradition of Bel Canto era and, while some notable music is not represented (most regrettably, Edgardo's death scene from Lucia), it's not to be missed. First aria ... Read More: Rating:  - What Happened to a Wonderful Voice?With great expectations I purchased this disc. I was awaiting more of the vocalism I had heard on other Alagna recital discs. I was disappointed. I had noticed a raspiness in the Tosca recording, but was hoping it was my imagination, or that he was having a bad day. But NO! This recording shows definite signs of vocal deterioration, misuse, strain, I don't know what else I can say. The more dramatic arias he can still get away with, but the high notes are pushed and thin. Where it really shows up is in the sustained lines. And let's not kid ourselves, all the high C's in the Regiment aria are dubbed in later (and not very well). For those of us who love Alagna, there is still much to admire in this recording. The artistry and intelligence of the ... Read More: Rating:  - LOVELY RECITALI own many recordings of tenor recitals. However, Roberto Algana's new Bel Canto disc has certainly gone to the top of my favorite list. I have listened to it many time having a very difficult time getting past selection number 17 (Tonio's aria from act two of the Daughter of the Regiment) without re-listening to that particular selection two or three times before moving on. I feel that Roberto has got to be in his prime or at least very close to it. His singing on this album is just beautiful. There are so many high B's, high B flats,and high C's that he should be crowned the "king of the high notes"! Nevertheless, fabulously sung high notes are not the whole story on this recital. He has perfect control of his voice blending all registers ... Read More: Rating: - Alagna's Bel CantoThis CD is bonanza for the high notes freaks (like me). High C's, D-Flats and even a glorious High D natural at the end of Roberto Devereux's " A the diro..". Besides those full voiced high notes, he regales us with perfectly executed appoggiaturas, diminuendos, floating head tones, like the high D-flat ending of "Un Ange.." from La favorite. The range of tenorial platitudes covered by Alagna in this CD certainly could earn him the title of "Primo Tenore Assolutto". Because, at least on record, he does justice to all of those titles enumerated above. He may not erase memories of some of the competitors from the past, but certainly [...] no one from the current tenor crop, can sing these selections better than him. Read More: |
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