Spyres, Michael / BariTenor – Arias for tenor & baritone

Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Marko Letonja

Erato, 2021

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Spyres has a remarkable range and is a consummate vocal chameleon too…in a truly remarkable finale to his ‘Largo al factotum’, Rossini’s Figaro is indeed all things to all men vocally. What Spyres brings to each role here is a pitch-perfect sense of character as he teaches a familiar lesson, that the voice is always in service of the role – however you choose to categorise it. (BBC Music Magazine, November 2021)

 

W.A. MOZART

1. Idomeneo, K. 366, Act II: “Fuor Del Mar” (Idomeneo) 5:59

2. Le Nozze Di Figaro, K. 492, Act III: “Hai Gia Vinto La Causa ?” (Il Conte D’Almaviva) 4:59

3. Din Giovanni, K. 527, Act II: “Deh, Vieni Al La Finestra” (Don Giovanni) 1:59

4. MEHUL Ariodant, Act III: “Oh, Dieux ! Ecoutez Ma Prière” (Edgard) 4:20

5. SPONTINI La Vestale, Act III: “Qu’Ai-Je Vu ! Quels Apprêts” (Licinius) 3:14

G. ROSSINI

6. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia, Act I: “Largo Al Factotum” (Figaro) 5:12

7. Otello, Act I: “Ah Si, Per Voi Gia Sento”. “Premio Maggior Di Questo”. “Amor, Dirada Il Nembo” (Otello, Iago, Chorus) 6:57

8. ADAM Le Postillon De Lonjumeau, Act I: “Mes Amis, Écoutez L’Histoire” (Chapelou, Chorus) 4:58

9. DONIZETTI La Fille Du Régiment, Act I: “Ah ! Mes Amis, Quel Jour De Fête”. “Pour Mon Âme” (Tonio, Chorus) 4:22

10. VERDI Il Trovatore, Act II: “Tutto È Deserto”. “Il Balen Del Suo Sorriso” (Il Conte Di Luna) 4:38

11. THOMAS Hamlet, Act II: “C’est En Croyant Revoir”. “Oh, Vin ! Dissipe La Tristesse” (Hamlet, Marcellus, Horatio, Chorus) 5:54

12. OFFENBACH Les Contes D’Hoffmann, Act I: “Va ! Pour Kleinzach” (Hoffmann, Nathanaël, Chorus) 5:23

13. WAGNER Lohengrin, Act III: “Aux Abords Lointains” (Lohengrin) 6:13

14. LEONCAVALLO Pagliacci, Prologue: “Si Puo ? Signore ! Signori ! (Tonio) 5:43

15. LEHAR Die Lustige Witwe, Act I: “O Vaterland Du Machst Bei Tag”. “Da Geh Ich Zu Maxim” (Danilo) 2:45

16. RAVEL L’heure Espagnole, M. 52: “Voilà, Ce Que J’Appelle Une Femme Charmante” (Ramiro) 2:27

17. ORFF Carmina Burana, Pt. 4 “Cour d’amours”: Dies Nox Et Omnia 2:29

18. KORNGOLD Die Tote Stadt, Op. 12, Act I: Lied. “Glück, Das Mir Verblieb” (Marietta) 6:48

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