Great Baritone Arias / Peter Mattei

The Swedish baritone Peter Mattei has made a formidable reputation for himself performing at the most prestigious opera houses in the world: the Metropolitan, Teatro alla Scala and Covent Garden, to mention but a few. On this, his first and long-awaited disc of arias, he revels in the rich opportunities offered by the baritone literature, performing a selection of his favorite arias and roles. Lovelorn young men and cynical libertines, friends faithful unto death and innocent victims of oppression - all of these are brought to life as one of today's finest operatic baritones displays his entire range with the eminent support of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Lawrence Renes on the podium.

"Swedish baritone Peter Mattei, who dazzles audiences with his silken voice and towering, offbeat presence, here offers a genuinely impressive aria recital. One of the greatest Don Giovannis around, Mattei broke hearts in a completely different mode in last season’s From the House of the Dead at the Metropolitan Opera. This spring, Mattei scored another Met triumph as Yeletsky in Queen of Spades, and on this disc he knocks the prince’s irresistibly desperate you’re-just-not-that-into-me lament out of the park. Mattei’s Russian is a match for his English in the ravishing—and ravishingly sung—Prison Scene from Britten’s Billy Budd: Everything is comprehensible and uttered with feeling... As Verdi’s noble Posa (in his two-part Death Scene) and Wagner’s uptight Wolfram (both arias are given here), Mattei is pretty much ideal; the same is true in Mozart’s tricky aria for Count Almaviva, the role of Mattei’s stellar 2002 Met debut. Lawrence Renes and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic sound slightly cheesy in the lead-in to Figaro’s self-introduction, but they carry their weight everywhere else." -Time Out New York

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Mattei is accompanied very well on all selections by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic under the direction of Lawrence Renes... Highly recommended.

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Recording information: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-).

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Act 1. Finch'han dal vino

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 1 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1787

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Act 2. Metà di voi qua vadano

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1787

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Eugene Onegin :: Act 3. Uzhel ta samaya Tatyana

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1877-1878

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Act 2. Blick'ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1843-1865

Gounod, Charles : Faust :: Act 2. Avant de quitter ces lieux

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1856-1859

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le Nozze di Figaro :: Act 1. Se vuol ballare

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1786

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le Nozze di Figaro :: Act 3. Hai già vinta la causa... Vedrò mentr'io sospiro

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 4 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1786

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Act 3. Wie Todesahnung... O, du mein holder Abendstern

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 5 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1843-1865

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Queen of Spades :: Act 2. Ya vas lyublyu

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1890

Rossini, Gioachino : Il barbiere di Siviglia :: Act 1. Largo al factotum

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 5 min. sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1816

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 5 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1789

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Eugene Onegin :: Act 1. Vi mnye pisali... Kogda bi zhizn domashnim krugom

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 5 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1877-1878

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlo :: Act 3 (4). Part 2. Son io, mio Carlo... Per me giunto... O Carlo, ascolta

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 8 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1884

Britten, Benjamin : Billy Budd :: Act 2. Look! Thorugh the port comes the moonshine astray

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 6 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1951

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Act 2. Deh, vieni alla finestra

Performer: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone)
Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden (2008-11-??&2009-03-??&2010-)
Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1787

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