The Great Puccini (CD) – Jonathan Tetelman

Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Artists: Jonathan Tetelman, Federica Lombardi, Marina Monzó, Vida Mikneviciute, Rihab Chaieb, Theodore Platt, Önay Köse, Prague Philharmonia
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: September 6, 2023

After his much-acclaimed Arias (“This disc is quite simply a sensation” – BBC Music Magazine), Chilean-American tenor Jonathan Tetelman turns his attention to Giacomo Puccini to mark the centenary of the composer’s death. 

The Great Puccini presents extracts from nine operas, including such well known arias as “Nessun dorma”, “Che gelida manina” and “E lucevan le stelle”, as well as numbers from less familiar operas such as Le villi and La rondine. The album was conducted by Carlo Rizzi and features notable guest appearances from sopranos Vida Mikneviciute (Giorgetta in Il tabarro) and Federica Lombardi (Mimì in La bohème).

For Tetelman, Puccini is one of the greatest of all composers of Italian opera: “I listen, study, and enjoy his music daily. There is always something to learn from him, and my mind is forever open to him. Without Giacomo Puccini, opera wouldn’t be the same. Grazie, Maestro!”
 

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