Il Tenore, Tenor / Salvatore Licitra - Sony Classical - SNYC 88697989602 - 8869798

Salvatore Licitra was one of the leading tenors of his generation before his tragic death in 2011 at age 43. As a tribute to this exceptionally gifted and endearing artist, Sony Classical proudly releases a 2-CD set of his best arias and songs available now. The recording includes operatic selections from Verdi, Puccini, Ponchielli, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Giordano as well as beloved Italian songs recorded with Marco Armilliato and The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Completing the Best of Salvatore Licitra collection are five previously unreleased tracks, �Funicul� Funicul�,� �Ideale,� �Non t'amo pi�,� �Non ti scordar di me,� and �O sole mio.�
In May 2002, Salvatore Licitra made a spectacular leap to international stardom when he replaced Luciano Pavarotti at the eleventh hour in a Metropolitan Opera performance of Tosca. The then 33-year-old tenor�s portrayal of Mario Cavaradossi was hailed by The New York Times critic Anthony Tommasini as �a star-is-born triumph.� Subsequently, Licitra won huge acclaim in the world�s most prestigious opera houses; in his last two seasons he had starring roles at the Metropolitan Opera and La Scala, as well as in Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Verona, Rome, Florence, Palermo and Vienna opera houses. Beloved by audiences, he possessed the irrepressible vitality and generous spirit exemplified by his illustrious Italian predecessors: from Enrico Caruso and Beniamino Gigli to Giuseppe di Stefano and Luciano Pavarotti.

Tracklisting for Best of Salvatore Licitra
CD1
Nessun Dorma! (Turandot)

Recitar - Vesti la giubba (I Pagliacci)

Merc� diletti amici... Come rugiada al cespite - O tu che l'alma (Ernani)

Ah! la paterna mano (Macbeth)

Ah! s�, ben mio (Il trovatore)

L'onda de' suoni mistici (Il trovatore) (with Ernesto Gavazzi & Barbara Frittoli

Di quella pira (Il trovatore) (with Ernesto Gavazzi & Barbara Frittoli)

E lucevan le stelle (Tosca)

Oh dolci mani (Tosca)

Senti...l'ora � vicina (Tosca)

E non giungono (Tosca)

Addio, fiorito asil (Madama Butterfly)

Forse la soglia attinse (Un ballo in maschera) (with Mary Plazas)

Oh! fede negar potessi...Quando le sere al placido (Luisa Miller)

Dio, mi potevi scagliar (Otello)

Come un bel d� di maggio (Andrea Chenier)

Cielo e mar (La Gioconda)

Mamma, quel vino � generoso (Cavalleria rusticana)

CD2
Celeste Aida (Aida)

D� tu se fedele (Un ballo in maschera) (with Mary Plazas)

� la solita storia del pastore (L'Arlesiana)

Ah, quegli occhi! (Tosca)

Donna non vidi mai (Manon Lescaut)

Au fond du temple saint (Les P�cheurs de Perles) (with Marcelo Alvarez)

Il Volo (with Marcelo Alvarez)

Son Gli Occhi Tuoi (with Marcelo Alvarez)

Viaggio (with Marcelo Alvarez)

Fantasma D'amore (with Marcelo Alvarez)

Oltre la tempesta (with Marcelo Alvarez)

Close Your Eyes

Solo Amore (with Marcelo Alvarez)

Torna a surriento

La danza

PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS
Funicul� Funicul�

Ideale

Non t'amo pi�

Non ti scordar di me

O sole mio

Submitted on 02/08/12 by HB

Works Details

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Nessun Dorma!

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Notes: Composition written: 1926.
Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1926

Leoncavallo, Ruggero : Pagliacci :: Recitar - Vesti la giubba

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Roberto Brignoli
Running Time: 3 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1892

Verdi, Giuseppe : Ernani :: Mercè diletti amici... Come rugiada al cespite - O tu che l'alma

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Roberto Brignoli
Running Time: 7 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1844

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth :: Ah! la paterna mano

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Notes: Composition written: 1847.
Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1847

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il trovatore :: Ah! sì, ben mio

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (2000-12-07&2000-12-10&2000-)
Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il trovatore :: L'onda de' suoni mistici

Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor); Barbara Frittoli (Soprano); Ernesto Gavazzi (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (2000-12-07&2000-12-10&2000-)
Running Time: 1 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il trovatore :: Di quella pira

Performers: Ernesto Gavazzi (Tenor); Salvatore Licitra (Tenor); Barbara Frittoli (Soprano)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (2000-12-07&2000-12-10&2000-)
Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: E lucevan le stelle

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Oh dolci mani

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (2000-03-10&2000-03-12&2000-)
Running Time: 1 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Senti... l'ora è vicina

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (2000-03-10&2000-03-12&2000-)
Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: E non giungono

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (2000-03-10&2000-03-12&2000-)
Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Addio, fiorito asil

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Notes: Composition written: 1904.
Running Time: 1 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904

Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera :: Forse la soglia attinse

Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor); Mary Plazas (Soprano)
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Running Time: 7 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859

Verdi, Giuseppe : Luisa Miller :: Oh! fede negar potessi... Quando le sere al placido

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Roberto Brignoli
Running Time: 5 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1849

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Dio, mi potevi scagliar

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Roberto Brignoli
Running Time: 4 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1887

Giordano, Umberto : Andrea Chenier :: Come un bel dì di maggio

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Roberto Brignoli
Notes: Composition written: 1896.
Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Ponchielli, Amilcare : La Gioconda :: Cielo e mar

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Roberto Brignoli
Running Time: 5 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1876

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Mamma, quel vino è generoso

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Roberto Brignoli
Running Time: 5 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Celeste

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Notes: Composition written: 1871.
Running Time: 4 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera :: Dì tu se fedele

Performers: Mary Plazas (Soprano); Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859

Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950) : L'Arlesiana :: E la solita storia del pastore

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Roberto Brignoli
Running Time: 4 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1897

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Ah, quegli occhi!

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (2000-03-10&2000-03-12&2000-)
Running Time: 5 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Donna non vidi mai

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Notes: Composition written: 1893.
Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1893

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera :: Au fond du temple saint

Performers: Steve Wood (Keyboards); Marcelo Alvarez (Tenor); Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Daniel May
Notes: Rudolfinum, Prague (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Logic Studios, Milan, Italy (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Benaji Studio, Laguna Beach, CA (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Smecky Studios, Prague (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-)
Running Time: 3 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1863

Wood, Steve : Il volo (after Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise")

Performers: Steve Wood (Keyboards); Salvatore Licitra (Tenor); Marcelo Alvarez (Tenor); Daniel May (Piano)
Conductor: Daniel May
Notes: Rudolfinum, Prague (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Logic Studios, Milan, Italy (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Benaji Studio, Laguna Beach, CA (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Smecky Studios, Prague (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-)
Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.

Wood, Steve : Son gli occhi tuoi (after Gounod's "Salut")

Performers: Daniel May (Piano); Steve Wood (Keyboards); Marcelo Alvarez (Tenor); Davey Chegwidden (Percussion); Salvatore Licitra (Tenor); Nathan Wood (Drums)
Conductor: Daniel May
Notes: Smecky Studios, Prague (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Rudolfinum, Prague (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Logic Studios, Milan, Italy (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Benaji Studio, Laguna Beach, CA (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-)
Running Time: 5 min. 14 sec.

Sanfilippo, Claudio : Viaggio, song (after Faure)

Performers: Daniel May (Piano); Steve Wood (Keyboards); Davey Chegwidden (Percussion); Salvatore Licitra (Tenor); Marcelo Alvarez (Tenor); Nathan Wood (Drums)
Conductor: Daniel May
Notes: Rudolfinum, Prague (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Logic Studios, Milan, Italy (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Benaji Studio, Laguna Beach, CA (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Smecky Studios, Prague (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-)
Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.

Wood, Steve : Fantasma d'amore

Performers: Nathan Wood (Drums); Marcelo Alvarez (Tenor); Salvatore Licitra (Tenor); Mike Hamilton (Guitar); Davey Chegwidden (Percussion); Steve Wood (Keyboards); Daniel May (Piano)
Conductor: Daniel May
Notes: Rudolfinum, Prague (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Logic Studios, Milan, Italy (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Benaji Studio, Laguna Beach, CA (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Smecky Studios, Prague (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-)
Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.

Sartori, Francesco : Oltre la tempesta

Performers: Mike Hamilton (Guitar); Steve Wood (Keyboards); Salvatore Licitra (Tenor); Marcelo Alvarez (Tenor); Nathan Wood (Drums)
Conductor: Daniel May
Notes: Rudolfinum, Prague (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Logic Studios, Milan, Italy (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Benaji Studio, Laguna Beach, CA (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-); Smecky Studios, Prague (2003-01-02_2003-01-11&2003-)
Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Vocal

Golijov, Osvaldo : The Man Who Cried :: Close Your Eyes

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Notes: Snake Ranch (1999-03-22_1999-03-24&1999-); Whitfield Street studios, London (1999-03-22_1999-03-24&1999-)
Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 2000

Sanfilippo, Claudio : Solo amore, song (after Bach's Air on the G string)

Performers: Mike Hamilton (Guitar); Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Daniel May
Running Time: 4 min. 28 sec.

Curtis, Ernesto de : Torna a Surriento

Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor); Katia Labèque (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1902

Rossini, Gioachino : La Danza

Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor); Warren Jones (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1830-1835

Denza, Luigi : Funiculì funiculà

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Notes: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Studio, Prague (06/30/2008-07/04/2008)
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1880

Tosti, Francesco Paolo : Ideale, for voice & piano (or orchestra)

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Notes: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Studio, Prague (06/30/2008-07/04/2008)
Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: circa 1870-1915

Tosti, Francesco Paolo : Non t'amo più

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Notes: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Studio, Prague (06/30/2008-07/04/2008)
Running Time: 4 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: circa 1870-1915

Curtis, Ernesto de : Non ti scordar di me

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Notes: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Studio, Prague (06/30/2008-07/04/2008)
Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1935

Capua, Eduardo di : O sole mio

Performer: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor)
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Notes: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Studio, Prague (06/30/2008-07/04/2008)
Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: circa 1900

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