Michele Pertusi
Although somewhat light-voiced, bass Michele Pertusi is among the most significant Italian singers to have emerged during the 1990s. His musicianship, stylishness, and steady, compact tone mark him as a major singer, one whose instrument will likely grow and darken over time. He initially concentrated on the bel canto repertory, undertaking roles best suited to his means; his reluctance to overburden his vocal production augurs well for longevity.
Although his career began at an early age, Pertusi had been well-trained. Studies with Carlo Bergonzi, Arrigo Pola, and Rodolfo Celletti had aided him in securing his vocal technique and establishing a process for examining the psychology of the figures he was to portray. Thus, by his mid-thirties, Pertusi had made debuts with Covent Garden, Vienna State Opera, the Teatro Regio in Turin, La Scala in Milan, the Paris Opera, the Liceu in Barcelona, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. While not yet 30, Pertusi had already begun to receive invitations from such leading conductors as Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Riccardo Chailly, Semyon Bychkov, James Levine, Carlo Maria Giulini, Sir Colin Davis, and Georg Solti (who chose him for Masetto in his recording of Don Giovanni and for Don Alfonso in his recording of Così fan tutte).
In Italy, Pertusi has enjoyed a warm relationship with the Rossini Festival in Pesaro, having sung several principal roles on that stage; for his achievements there, he was awarded the Rossini d'Oro Prize. Another venue with which he has remained close is the Festival di Torrechiara, with appearances there in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, and 2003.
Recording actively since his late twenties, Pertusi has appeared on the Deutsche Grammophon, Philips, Erato, Sony, Decca, Mondo Musicale, and Ricordi labels. His recording of Selim in Il turco in Italia brought him together again with conductor Riccardo Chailly, with whom he shared success in the same work at La Scala. Another leading role, the title role in Rossini's Moïse et Pharaon, is preserved on disc from a live performance, as is the title role in Rossini's Maometto II, taken from the stage at Pesaro. In addition to other honors, Pertusi was awarded the Abbiati International Prize in 1995.
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Diskografie
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Vincenzo Bellini : Norma
Cecilia Bartoli, John Osborn, Sumi Jo, Michele Pertusi, Orchestra La Scintilla, Giovanni Antonini
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.2013
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Le liriche sui testi di D'Annunzio
Michele Pertusi, Raffaele Cortesi
Klassik - Erschienen bei Tactus am 01.04.2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Ann Murray, Michele Pertusi, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rossini: Il Turco in Italia
Cecilia Bartoli, Ramón Vargas, Michele Pertusi, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Riccardo Chailly
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 02.03.1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Vincenzo Bellini : Norma
Cecilia Bartoli, John Osborn, Sumi Jo, Michele Pertusi, Orchestra La Scintilla, Giovanni Antonini
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Opera Arias (Bass): Pertusi, Michele - Rossini, G. / Donizetti, G. / Verdi, G. / Gomes, C. / Gounod, C.-F. / Bellini, V.
Michele Pertusi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Svetoslav Obretenov National Philharmonic Choir , Carlos Alvarez, Emil Tabakov
Vokalmusik (weltlich und geistlich) - Erschienen bei CapriccioNR am 01.01.1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Malìa
Michele Pertusi, Parma Opera Ensemble
Klassik - Erschienen bei Stradivarius am 15.04.1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Serenata
Michele Pertusi, Parma Opera Ensemble
Klassik - Erschienen bei Stradivarius am 27.11.1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Silenzio cantatore (Michele Pertusi)
World Music - Erschienen bei Ruby's Polka am 21.05.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Verdi: Complete Chamber Songs
Michele Pertusi, Parma Opera Ensemble, Mariella Devia, Sergei Larin
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Stradivarius am 05.10.2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pertusi, Michele: Live Recital
Michele Pertusi, Parma Opera Ensemble
Oper - Erschienen bei Dynamic am 01.01.2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bolero, Canzoni d'Amore - Love Songs
Michele Pertusi, Mascia Foschi, Orchestra Regionale dell'Emilia Romagna diretta da Alessandro Nidi
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei Confini by Dodicilune am 09.05.2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Verdi: Complete Chamber Songs
Michele Pertusi, Parma Opera Ensemble, Mariella Devia, Sergei Larin
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Stradivarius am 05.10.2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Corelli, Corrette, Vivaldi, Daquin, Locatelli, Rossini: La Notte di Natale & Christmas Night (Remastered)
Cecilia Gasdia, Michele Pertusi, Claudio Casadei, Claudio Ferrarini
Klassik - Erschienen bei Mondo Music am 13.12.1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo