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Countertenor performances of 19th century opera are a historical and, ultimately, true novelty. This said, for those who love the sound of the countertenor voice and want to give it a try, there are several factors that recommend this release by countertenor Franco Fagioli, with the small orchestra Armonia Atenea under George Petrou. First is that castrati were still around in Rossini's time, although on the decline, and the composer was reportedly intrigued by their voices. Second, Fagioli, unlike the vast majority of other countertenors, studied bel canto singing rather than Baroque repertory exclusively, and a certain distance present in the work of other countertenors is absent here. And third, and most important, is Fagioli's voice itself. Of the countertenors active today, he's the one with the range, the power, the attitude to make you suspend disbelief and think for a moment that you're actually listening to a castrato. He enters into the various Rossini roles represented on this recording, several of which were mezzo-soprano "pants" roles; this adds to the layers of identity-switching happening, and the parts hit Fagioli's vocal sweet spot. A bonus is that several of these are from Rossini opere serie that are little played or recorded. Semiramide is one that has continued to hold the stage, however; sample one of Fagioli's arias of Arsace, the Assyrian commander, and marvel at the power and dramatic sense. This could be a breakthrough for Fagioli in the crowded countertenor field.
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Demetrio e Polibio / Act I / Scene 2 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincenzina Vigano-Mombelli, Author - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Matilde di Shabran - Neapolitan Version / Act II / Scene 9 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jacopo Ferretti, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jacopo Ferretti, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Petros Magoulas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Costas Siskos, Horn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Adelaide di Borgogna / Act II / Scene 16 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giovanni Schmidt, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Armonia Atenea Choir, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giovanni Schmidt, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giovanni Schmidt, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Armonia Atenea Choir, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giovanni Schmidt, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Armonia Atenea Choir, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Tancredi / Act I / Scene 3 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gaetano Rossi, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergiu Nastasa, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gaetano Rossi, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergiu Nastasa, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Adelaide di Borgogna / Act I / Scene 2 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giovanni Schmidt, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Armonia Atenea Choir, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giovanni Schmidt, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giovanni Schmidt, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dimitris Vamvas, English Horn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Semiramide / Act I / Scene 2 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giacomo Rossi, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Voltaire, Author, Original Text Author - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giacomo Rossi, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Voltaire, Author, Original Text Author - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Eduardo e Cristina / Act II / Scene 12 (Gioachino Rossini)
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrea Leone Tottola, Contributor, Revision - Giovanni Schmidt, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Armonia Atenea Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Gherardo Bevilacqua-Aldobrandini, Contributor, Revision
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrea Leone Tottola, Contributor, Revision - Giovanni Schmidt, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Armonia Atenea Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Gherardo Bevilacqua-Aldobrandini, Contributor, Revision
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrea Leone Tottola, Contributor, Revision - Giovanni Schmidt, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Armonia Atenea, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dirk Lachmann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Armonia Atenea Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Christos Kechris, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gherardo Bevilacqua-Aldobrandini, Contributor, Revision
℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Albumbeschreibung
Countertenor performances of 19th century opera are a historical and, ultimately, true novelty. This said, for those who love the sound of the countertenor voice and want to give it a try, there are several factors that recommend this release by countertenor Franco Fagioli, with the small orchestra Armonia Atenea under George Petrou. First is that castrati were still around in Rossini's time, although on the decline, and the composer was reportedly intrigued by their voices. Second, Fagioli, unlike the vast majority of other countertenors, studied bel canto singing rather than Baroque repertory exclusively, and a certain distance present in the work of other countertenors is absent here. And third, and most important, is Fagioli's voice itself. Of the countertenors active today, he's the one with the range, the power, the attitude to make you suspend disbelief and think for a moment that you're actually listening to a castrato. He enters into the various Rossini roles represented on this recording, several of which were mezzo-soprano "pants" roles; this adds to the layers of identity-switching happening, and the parts hit Fagioli's vocal sweet spot. A bonus is that several of these are from Rossini opere serie that are little played or recorded. Semiramide is one that has continued to hold the stage, however; sample one of Fagioli's arias of Arsace, the Assyrian commander, and marvel at the power and dramatic sense. This could be a breakthrough for Fagioli in the crowded countertenor field.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:23
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Franco Fagioli Armonia Atenea George Petrou
- Composer: Gioachino Rossini
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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