Rigoletto (CD) - Hvorostovsky
Price: $29.00 Members: $26.10
In-Stock
Item: 013491352220
Description
Rigoletto (CD) - Hvorostovsky
Artist(s): Mikalauskas, Liudas; Mastroni, Andrea; Demuro, Francesco; Smoriginas, Kostas; Sierra, Nadine; Orbelian, Constantine; Apšega, Andrius; Pavilionis, Tomas; Sidlauskaite, Egle; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Kaunas State Choir; Girininkas, Tadas; Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra; Volkova, Oksana
Label: DELOS (DEL)
Giuseppe Verdi may have written his most glamorous and heroic roles for tenors, but he often assigned his more psychologically complex and conflicted character portrayals to baritones- and Rigoletto is just such a role: perhaps the greatest baritone role ever written. It demands not only a magnificent voice, but also a supremely gifted actor who is able to convey a broad range of emotions, human qualities, and inner subtleties.
Enter universally beloved Dmitri Hvorostovsky: a prolific Delos artist and supreme Verdi baritone. The resplendent beauty and incomparable versatility of his voice is matched only by the depth of his interpretive soul. In this- Dmitri’s first ever (and long-awaited) complete recording of Rigoletto- he performs the title role magnificently, along with an all-star supporting cast. Choral-orchestral splendor comes courtesy of renowned maestro Constantine Orbelian, his Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, and the men of the Kaunas State Choir.
History
One of the most popular operas in the repertoire, Verdi’s riveting drama was first seen in 1851 at Venice’s Teatro La Fenice. Together with his next two works, Il Trovatore and La Traviata, it formed the basis for the composer’s lasting success. For his new production, director Michael Mayer has moved the action from 16th-century Mantua to 1960s Las Vegas: “I tried to imagine a recent world that captures the decadence of the Duke’s palace, where the participants are in pursuit of power, money, and beauty,” he says. Las Vegas in the ’60s is such a world, where a kind of prankster energy could go bad.”
Write the first review
No reviews have been written for this product.
Be the first one! –
Write a Review
