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Works Summary

Performers

• Gianluca Alfano (Baritone)
• Rolando Villazón (Tenor)

Conductor

• Daniele Callegari

Ensembles

• Verdi Chorus Milan
• Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

Composers

• Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 - 1886)
• Giuseppe Pietri (1886 - 1946)
• Arrigo Boito (1842 - 1918)
• Saverio Mercadante (1795 - 1870)
• Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950)
• Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836 - 1896)

Remarks:

"It's a pleasure to hear a recital devoted to rarities sung with such passion and conviction; it's clear Villazon is thrilled to have discovered these little known or virtually unknown arias and to offer them to modern audiences. The most familiar aria is the title track, Cielo e Mar! and with it Villazon sets the tone for the whole album: an intensely warm tone with the substance and richness of a lyric baritone, seamless legato, absolute technical security, and interpretive sensitivity to the variety of musical styles represented." -All Music Guide
 

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Ponchielli, Amilcare : La Gioconda :: Cielo e mar

• Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Conductor: Daniele Callegari
• Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
• Running Time: 5 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1876

Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950) : Adriana Lecouvreur :: La dolcissima effigie

• Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Conductor: Daniele Callegari
• Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
• Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1902

Mercadante, Saverio : Il giuramento :: Bella adorata incognita

• Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Conductor: Daniele Callegari
• Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
• Running Time: 4 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1837

Boito, Arrigo : Mefistofele :: Dai campi, dai prati

• Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Conductor: Daniele Callegari
• Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1868

Pietri, Giuseppe : Maristella :: Io conosco un giardino

• Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Conductor: Daniele Callegari
• Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
• Running Time: 2 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836 - 1896) : Fosca :: Intenditi con Dio..Ah, se tu sei fra gli angeli

• Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Conductor: Daniele Callegari
• Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
• Running Time: 5 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1873/1878

Verdi, Giuseppe : Simon Boccanegra :: O inferno! Amelia qui!...Sento avvampar...

• Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Conductor: Daniele Callegari
• Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
• Running Time: 5 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1857

Donizetti, Gaetano : Poliuto :: Veleno è l'aura ch'io respiro!/Sfolgorò divino raggio

• Performers: Gianluca Alfano (Baritone); Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Conductor: Daniele Callegari
• Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
• Notes: Composition written: Naples, Italy (1838).
• Running Time: 8 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Mercadante, Saverio : Il giuramento :: Compita è omai..Fu celeste quel contento

• Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Conductor: Daniele Callegari
• Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
• Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1837

Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950) : Adriana Lecouvreur :: L'anima ho stanca

• Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Conductor: Daniele Callegari
• Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
• Running Time: 1 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1902

Ponchielli, Amilcare : Il figliuol prodigo :: Il padre mio...Tenda natal

• Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Conductor: Daniele Callegari
• Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
• Running Time: 4 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Boito, Arrigo : Mefistofele :: Giunto sul passo estremo

• Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Conductor: Daniele Callegari
• Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
• Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1868

Verdi, Giuseppe : Luisa Miller :: Oh! Fede negar potessi/Quando le sere al placido

• Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Conductor: Daniele Callegari
• Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
• Running Time: 5 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1849

Verdi, Giuseppe : Luisa Miller :: L'ara o l'avello apprestami

• Performers: Gianluca Alfano (Baritone); Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
• Ensemble: Verdi Chorus Milan
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1849

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