Xavier Sabata
Catalan countertenor Xavier Sabata studied saxophone and drama before becoming a professional vocalist. He established his classical bona fides with William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, and sang in productions of Claudio Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea, Francesco Cavalli's La Didone, and Stefano Landi's Il Sant’Alessio. He has appeared with many early music ensembles, such as Europa Galante, Collegium 1704, the Venice Baroque Orchestra, I Barocchisti, El Concierto Español, Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla, and Il Pomo d'Oro. Sabata possesses a large repertoire, which includes works from the early Baroque period to the Romantic era, and he is equally at home in contemporary music, such as Hans Thomalla's Kaspar Hauser, which was composed for him, and Fabrice Bollon's Oscar und die Dame in Rosa. Sabata is a Handel specialist, notably presenting Ottone in concert at the Theater an der Wien, and performing Rinaldo at the Handel Festival in Halle and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Sabata has also given recitals of art songs, singing Schubert's Winterreise in Barcelona and performing at the Ciclo de Lied in Madrid. He has been a regular guest at music festivals, including the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, the Festival de musique Baroque d'Ambronay, the Salzburg Festival, the Handel Festival Karlsruhe, and the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music. Sabata has recorded for Aparté, Decca, Naïve, Anima e Corpo, and Opus Arte.
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Discography
7 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Bad Guys
Xavier Sabata, Riccardo Minasi, Il Pomo D'oro
Classical - Released by Aparté on 21 Jan 2013
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Catharsis
Xavier Sabata, Armonia Atenea and George Petrou
Classical - Released by Aparté on 10 Feb 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
L'Alessandro amante
Xavier Sabata, Dani Espasa, Vespres d'Arnadí
Secular Vocal Music - Released by Aparté on 30 Nov 2018
Gramophone Editor's Choice24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Winterreise
Xavier Sabata, Francisco Poyato
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 1 Nov 2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Miracolo d'Amore
Raquel Andueza, Xavier Sabata, La Galanía
Classical - Released by Anima e Corpo Música on 19 Dec 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Dilettanti
Xavier Sabata, Latinitas Nostra, Markellos Chryssikos
Classical - Released by Aparté on 6 Oct 2014
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
inVISIBILI
Vespres d'Arnadí, Xavier Sabata, Dani Espasa
Classical - Released by Musiepoca Produccions on 1 Mar 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo