Rolando Villazón Opera Recital Teresa Blank, Florian Laconi Münchner Rundfunkorchester Michel Plasson Details Editorial Reviews

After his celebrated Gounod and Massenet aria album which received a Gramophone Award and a Grammy nomination, Rolando Villazón returns with his 3rd recital on Virgin Classics, featuring great tenor arias by Puccini, Bizet, Verdi, R. Strauss and Tchaikovsky, as well as gems from lesser-known works such as Martha and Alessandro Stradella, by Flotow and Fedora by Giordano.

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Editorial Reviews

"Here, in his third solo-recital CD, Rolando Villazon continues to impress; in fact, he gets better and better. Most tenors paint in broad strokes--the listener recalls the visceral reaction to a solid, high B-flat, or the ability of a big voice to effect a smooth diminuendo. But Villazon, with plenty of those tricks up his sleeve as well, is a rarity--a subtle, intelligent tenor. Even when approaching a chestnut like "Amor ti vieta" Villazon manages something special: he gives the aria's final note a slight crescendo and diminuendo within the space of a second or two, and it adds a surge of passion that all the yelping in the world can't compare with."

Robert Levine, ClassicsToday.com

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Details

Title: Opera Recital
Artist(s): Rolando Villazón
Conductor(s): Michel Plasson
Soloist(s): Teresa Blank, Florian Laconi
Orchestra(s): Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Choir(s): Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Number: 3447332
Released: 2006-02-02
Label: Virgin Classics

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