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The male-male operatic duet album is certainly less common than the male-female variety, already sizzlingly explored by Rolando Villazón and Anna Netrebko at the height of what was rumored to be a liaison between them. But it has certain advantages: even in the group of Donizetti duets included on the program here, the pieces tend to be slices of the drama rather than set pieces. Villazón and bass Ildar Abdrazakov effectively inhabit these pieces, going beyond vocal heroics. A related attraction in a program like this is the importance of the orchestra, which has to do more than stay out of the way of the singers. The impetus for the project is said to have been Villazón's admiration for the Western hemisphere's conducting star of the moment, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and his Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal. Sample one of the comparatively rare duets from Boito's Mefistofele for a taste of the energy Nézet-Séguin brings throughout. The album's fun conclusion, with duet arrangements of a favorite of each of the singers (one Mexican, one Russian), is also notable, along with state-of-the-art operatic orchestral work. Recommended.
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Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13 / Act I (Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet, Composer - Ildar Abdrazakov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Michel Carre, Author - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Cormon, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Mefistofele / Act I (Arrigo Boito)
Ildar Abdrazakov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Arrigo Boito, ComposerLyricist - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Ildar Abdrazakov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arrigo Boito, ComposerLyricist - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Don Pasquale / Act I (Gaetano Donizetti)
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer, Author - Ildar Abdrazakov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giovanni Ruffini, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Angelo Anelli, Author, Original Text Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer, Author - Ildar Abdrazakov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giovanni Ruffini, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Angelo Anelli, Author, Original Text Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
L'elisir d'amore / Act I (Gaetano Donizetti)
Felice Romani, Author - Gaetano Donizetti, Composer - Ildar Abdrazakov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Felice Romani, Author - Gaetano Donizetti, Composer - Ildar Abdrazakov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Boccanegra / Act I (Giuseppe Verdi)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Ildar Abdrazakov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arrigo Boito, Author - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Ildar Abdrazakov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arrigo Boito, Author - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Faust, CG 4 / Act I (Charles Gounod)
Charles Gounod, Composer - Michel Carre, Author - Jules Barbier, Author - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Charles Gounod, Composer - Ildar Abdrazakov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Michel Carre, Author - Jules Barbier, Author - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Carmen, WD 31 / Act III (Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet, Composer - Ildar Abdrazakov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Henri Meilhac, Author - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
AGUSTIN LARA, ComposerLyricist - Ildar Abdrazakov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Julian Reynolds, Arranger, Work Arranger - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Ildar Abdrazakov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Julian Reynolds, Arranger, Work Arranger - Florian Hermann, Composer - François Goupil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yevhen Hrebinka, Author - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
The male-male operatic duet album is certainly less common than the male-female variety, already sizzlingly explored by Rolando Villazón and Anna Netrebko at the height of what was rumored to be a liaison between them. But it has certain advantages: even in the group of Donizetti duets included on the program here, the pieces tend to be slices of the drama rather than set pieces. Villazón and bass Ildar Abdrazakov effectively inhabit these pieces, going beyond vocal heroics. A related attraction in a program like this is the importance of the orchestra, which has to do more than stay out of the way of the singers. The impetus for the project is said to have been Villazón's admiration for the Western hemisphere's conducting star of the moment, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and his Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal. Sample one of the comparatively rare duets from Boito's Mefistofele for a taste of the energy Nézet-Séguin brings throughout. The album's fun conclusion, with duet arrangements of a favorite of each of the singers (one Mexican, one Russian), is also notable, along with state-of-the-art operatic orchestral work. Recommended.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:17
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Rolando Villazón Ildar Abdrazakov Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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