Description
Rolando Villazón – Cielo e mar (CD – Recital Album)
Product Information
- Artist: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
- Album Title: Cielo e mar
- Product Type: CD – Recital Album
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon / Universal Music Group
- UPC: 028947772248
- Release Year: 2008
- Duration: 56'41"
- Performers: Country: Made in the EU
- Rolando Villazón, tenor
- Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
- Conductor: Daniele Callegari
- Website:
Overview
English:
Cielo e mar ("Sky and Sea") marks Rolando Villazón's highly anticipated Deutsche Grammophon recital debut. This captivating album traces the evolving emotions of love through a carefully curated selection of rarely heard Italian opera arias. Villazón’s powerful tenor, combined with the exquisite sound of the Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi and its orchestra, brings forgotten operatic treasures to life. In his own words, the recital opens in an ideal world of love and transitions through emotions of anger and revenge, each aria expressing passion, despair, joy, and pain.
Product Features
- Debut Recital:
This album is Villazón’s Deutsche Grammophon debut, showcasing his remarkable vocal artistry and interpretive depth. - Rare Italian Operas:
Features arias from seldom-heard works by composers such as Ponchielli, Donizetti, Mercadante, Verdi, and more. - Expressive Storytelling:
Villazón interprets each aria as a narrative of love’s transformation—from its ideal beginnings to its darker shades of anger and revenge. - World-Class Ensemble:
The performance is enriched by the Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi and the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, under the guidance of conductor Daniele Callegari. - Critical Acclaim:
Praised by Gramophone for his "capacious mind for music, a spirit of adventure, and a phenomenal voice," this recital has been both critically acclaimed and publicly adored.
Interesting Facts
English:
- Unifying Concept:
The title track Cielo e mar serves as the unifying image of the album, symbolizing the vast emotional spectrum from the expanse of the sky to the depths of the sea. - Emotional Journey:
Each aria is a heartfelt cry—from passion to despair—reflecting the complexity of love in its various forms. - Rediscovery of Forgotten Gems:
Villazón’s selection introduces listeners to rare operatic arias, reviving pieces that have long been overlooked in the standard repertoire.
Track Listing (Selected Highlights)
- Arias from Ponchielli – La Gioconda
- Arias from Cilea – Adriana Lecouvreur
- Arias from Mercadante – Il Giuramento
- Arias from Boito – Mefistofele
- Arias from Pietri – Maristella Gomes Fosca
- Arias from Verdi – Simon Boccanegra
- Arias from Donizetti – Poliuto
- Arias from Ponchielli – Il Figliuol Prodigo
- Arias from Verdi – Luisa Miller
- Additional rare selections from Italian operas
Note: Detailed track durations and complete titles are available in the album booklet and packaging.
Publishers
Released by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg in association with Universal Music Group. All rights reserved.
For more details, please visit www.deutschegrammophon.com/villazon-cieloemar or www.rolandovillazon.com.
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