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Canadian tenor Marc Hervieux has pursued careers both in opera and in pop repertoire, and this is his first solo album devoted exclusively to opera. His instrument is essentially attractive, full and warm if a little weak at the bottom. He sings with passion but without any special interpretive distinctiveness. This collection of verismo arias, plus a selection from La Traviata, is well suited to his strengths. Even so, his vocal production doesn't have the security and solidity necessary to make these truly distinguished performances. Technical problems include a lack of adequate support, giving his phrases a choppy quality, and he has frequent difficulty with releases, so that E lucevan le stelle, one of the more successful tracks, is spoiled by a gasp on the final note. Variable intonation is a troubling recurring issue. One thing about the album that can be recommended without reservation is the performance of Orchestra Métropolitain of Montreal. Under the confident and lively leadership of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the group plays with the assurance and polish of a major international orchestra. Nézet-Séguin coaxes a creamy, rich sound from the strings in particular, and when appropriate, the group plays with refreshing briskness and attention to nuances in articulation that can tend to get glossed over in albums like this, where the accompaniment is often treated as an afterthought. The orchestra shines in the three tracks in which it's featured, the Intermezzos from Cavalleria rusticana and Manon Lescaut and Puccini's Preludio sinfonico. Atma Classique's sound is clean, present, and nicely ambient.
© TiVo
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Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Giuseppe Adami, Author, Original Text Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Renato Simoni, Author, Original Text Author - Carlos Prieto, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hervieux, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre Metropolitain, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johanne Goyette, Producer
℗ 2010 ATMA Classique
Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Giuseppe Adami, Author, Original Text Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Renato Simoni, Author, Original Text Author - Carlos Prieto, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hervieux, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre Metropolitain, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johanne Goyette, Producer
℗ 2010 ATMA Classique
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Carlos Prieto, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, Author, Original Text Author - Guido Menasci, Author, Original Text Author - Marc Hervieux, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre Metropolitain, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johanne Goyette, Producer
℗ 2010 ATMA Classique
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Carlos Prieto, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Metropolitain, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johanne Goyette, Producer
℗ 2010 ATMA Classique
Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Luigi Illica, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Giacosa, Author, Original Text Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Carlos Prieto, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hervieux, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre Metropolitain, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johanne Goyette, Producer
℗ 2010 ATMA Classique
Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Luigi Illica, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Giacosa, Author, Original Text Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Carlos Prieto, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hervieux, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre Metropolitain, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johanne Goyette, Producer
℗ 2010 ATMA Classique
Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Carlos Prieto, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Metropolitain, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johanne Goyette, Producer
℗ 2010 ATMA Classique
Francesco Cilea, Composer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Carlos Prieto, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leopoldo Marenco, Author, Original Text Author - Marc Hervieux, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre Metropolitain, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johanne Goyette, Producer
℗ 2010 ATMA Classique
Ruggero Leoncavallo, ComposerLyricist - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Carlos Prieto, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hervieux, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre Metropolitain, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johanne Goyette, Producer
℗ 2010 ATMA Classique
Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Luigi Illica, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Giacosa, Author, Original Text Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Carlos Prieto, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hervieux, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre Metropolitain, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johanne Goyette, Producer
℗ 2010 ATMA Classique
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author, Original Text Author - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Carlos Prieto, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hervieux, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre Metropolitain, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johanne Goyette, Producer
℗ 2010 ATMA Classique
Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor, MainArtist - Carlos Prieto, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestre Metropolitain, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johanne Goyette, Producer
℗ 2010 ATMA Classique
Album review
Canadian tenor Marc Hervieux has pursued careers both in opera and in pop repertoire, and this is his first solo album devoted exclusively to opera. His instrument is essentially attractive, full and warm if a little weak at the bottom. He sings with passion but without any special interpretive distinctiveness. This collection of verismo arias, plus a selection from La Traviata, is well suited to his strengths. Even so, his vocal production doesn't have the security and solidity necessary to make these truly distinguished performances. Technical problems include a lack of adequate support, giving his phrases a choppy quality, and he has frequent difficulty with releases, so that E lucevan le stelle, one of the more successful tracks, is spoiled by a gasp on the final note. Variable intonation is a troubling recurring issue. One thing about the album that can be recommended without reservation is the performance of Orchestra Métropolitain of Montreal. Under the confident and lively leadership of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the group plays with the assurance and polish of a major international orchestra. Nézet-Séguin coaxes a creamy, rich sound from the strings in particular, and when appropriate, the group plays with refreshing briskness and attention to nuances in articulation that can tend to get glossed over in albums like this, where the accompaniment is often treated as an afterthought. The orchestra shines in the three tracks in which it's featured, the Intermezzos from Cavalleria rusticana and Manon Lescaut and Puccini's Preludio sinfonico. Atma Classique's sound is clean, present, and nicely ambient.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:56
- Main artists: Orchestre Metropolitain Yannick Nézet-Séguin Marc Hervieux
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ATMA Classique
- Genre: Classical
© 2010 ATMA Classique ℗ 2010 ATMA Classique
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