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Swedish baritone Peter Mattei has been active on the international opera scene since the mid-'90s, but he hasn't made it into the ranks of superstar baritones who proliferated during about the same period. If this album of a wide variety of arias has the effect of bringing him to the attention of a broader spectrum of the opera-loving public, it will have served a valuable service. The album incontrovertibly demonstrates that Mattei is an artist of the first rank not only because the quality of his vocal equipment but because of the depth and breadth of his musicianship revealed in repertoire ranging from Mozart to Britten. Arias from Don Giovanni and Le nozze di Figaro figure prominently on the album and from the first notes of "Finch'han dal vino," Mattei establishes himself as a natural Mozart singer: confident, lyrical, agile, and fluent in the subtleties of characterization. Then the two arias from Tannhäuser (not only the requisite "O, du mein holder Abendstern," but "Blick'ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise") show off a loamy, dark, and deeply resonant voice that makes him seem like an ideal Wagnerian baritone. In the arias from Eugene Onegin, The Queen of Spades, and Faust, Mattei's romantic sensibility comes to the fore, his tone luxuriantly creamy and his bearing fervently passionate. The extended scene from Don Carlo that culminates in the aria, "O Carlo, ascolta," is charged with dramatic urgency. Throughout, Mattei's tone sounds effortlessly produced and his beautifully controlled vibrato is calibrated to the expressive demands of the music. The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, under the leadership of Lawrence Renes, provides a stylistically sensitive accompaniment. The sound of BIS' hybrid SACD is clean, balanced, and immediate, providing an ideal acoustic for showcasing Mattei's impressive performances.
© TiVo
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Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Lyricist - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Lyricist - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH 5, Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act II (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer, Lyricist - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist - Konstantin Shilovsky, Lyricist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Tannhäuser, Tannhauser, Act II (Richard Wagner)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Faust, CG 4, Faust, Act I (Charles Gounod)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Gounod, Composer - Michel Carre, Lyricist - Jules Barbier, Lyricist - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act I (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Lyricist - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act III (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Lyricist - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Tannhäuser, Tannhauser, Act III (Richard Wagner)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Wagner, Composer, Lyricist - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame), Op. 68, the Queen of Spades, Op. 68, Act II (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer, Lyricist - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist - Modest Tchaikovsky, Lyricist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Il barbiere di Siviglia (the Barber of Seville), Act I (Gioachino Rossini)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cesare Sterbini, Lyricist - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Lyricist - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH 5, Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act I (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer, Lyricist - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist - Konstantin Shilovsky, Lyricist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Don Carlo, Act III (Giuseppe Verdi)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Méry, Lyricist - Camille du Locle, Lyricist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II (Benjamin Britten)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Eric Crozier, Lyricist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist - E.M. Forster, Lyricist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Lyricist - Peter Mattei, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Renes, Conductor, MainArtist
2011 BIS 2011 (P) BIS
Album review
Swedish baritone Peter Mattei has been active on the international opera scene since the mid-'90s, but he hasn't made it into the ranks of superstar baritones who proliferated during about the same period. If this album of a wide variety of arias has the effect of bringing him to the attention of a broader spectrum of the opera-loving public, it will have served a valuable service. The album incontrovertibly demonstrates that Mattei is an artist of the first rank not only because the quality of his vocal equipment but because of the depth and breadth of his musicianship revealed in repertoire ranging from Mozart to Britten. Arias from Don Giovanni and Le nozze di Figaro figure prominently on the album and from the first notes of "Finch'han dal vino," Mattei establishes himself as a natural Mozart singer: confident, lyrical, agile, and fluent in the subtleties of characterization. Then the two arias from Tannhäuser (not only the requisite "O, du mein holder Abendstern," but "Blick'ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise") show off a loamy, dark, and deeply resonant voice that makes him seem like an ideal Wagnerian baritone. In the arias from Eugene Onegin, The Queen of Spades, and Faust, Mattei's romantic sensibility comes to the fore, his tone luxuriantly creamy and his bearing fervently passionate. The extended scene from Don Carlo that culminates in the aria, "O Carlo, ascolta," is charged with dramatic urgency. Throughout, Mattei's tone sounds effortlessly produced and his beautifully controlled vibrato is calibrated to the expressive demands of the music. The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, under the leadership of Lawrence Renes, provides a stylistically sensitive accompaniment. The sound of BIS' hybrid SACD is clean, balanced, and immediate, providing an ideal acoustic for showcasing Mattei's impressive performances.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:43
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Peter Mattei
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical Opera
2011 BIS 2011 BIS
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