Notes and Editorial Reviews
"Although the post-Three Tenors generation has still to produce a universally adulated figure able to fill the football stadiums of the world, the claims of José Cura are quite high. His is a strong baritonal tenor – nearer to Domingo than to Pavarotti, therefore – and it is the sort of tenor voice people like to hear, ringing, vibrant and reliable, right up to a high-quality top C. Moreover he phrases musically and naturally. Hear him in the Canción a la Bandera which opens and closes this programme and his qualities are evident. He also arouses our curiosity about the opera itself. Hector Panizza is that same Ettore Panizza remembered as a conductor for his fiery interpretations of Italian operas at the Metropolitan in the 1930s, some of
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Works on This Recording
1.
Aurora: Canción a la Bandera by Hector Panizza
Performer:
José Cura (Tenor)
Conductor:
José Cura
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sinfonia Varsovia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1907; Argentina
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Poland
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: Italian
2.
Norma: Meco all' altar di Venere...Me protegge by Vincenzo Bellini
Performer:
José Cura (Tenor)
Conductor:
José Cura
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sinfonia Varsovia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831; Italy
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Poland
Length: 8 Minutes 15 Secs.
Language: Italian
3.
Il corsaro: Ah si, ben dite...Tutto parea sorridere by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
José Cura (Tenor)
Conductor:
José Cura
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sinfonia Varsovia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1848; Italy
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Poland
Length: 7 Minutes 7 Secs.
Language: Italian
4.
Luisa Miller: Quando le sere al placido by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
José Cura (Tenor)
Conductor:
José Cura
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sinfonia Varsovia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1849; Italy
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Poland
Length: 5 Minutes 25 Secs.
Language: Italian
5.
L'Africaine: O paradis sorti de l'onde by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performer:
José Cura (Tenor)
Conductor:
José Cura
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sinfonia Varsovia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1865; Germany
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Poland
Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs.
Language: Italian
6.
Mefistofele: Giunto sul passo estremo by Arrigo Boito
Performer:
José Cura (Tenor)
Conductor:
José Cura
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sinfonia Varsovia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; Italy
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Poland
Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: Italian
7.
La Gioconda: Cielo e mar by Amilcare Ponchielli
Performer:
José Cura (Tenor)
Conductor:
José Cura
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sinfonia Varsovia
Written: 1876
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Poland
Length: 6 Minutes 54 Secs.
Language: Italian
8.
L'Amico Fritz: Ed anche Beppe amò...O amore, o bella luce by Pietro Mascagni
Performer:
José Cura (Tenor)
Conductor:
José Cura
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sinfonia Varsovia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1891; Italy
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Poland
Length: 3 Minutes 7 Secs.
Language: Italian
9.
Siberia: Intermezzo by Umberto Giordano
Conductor:
José Cura
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sinfonia Varsovia
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1903/1921; Italy
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Poland
Length: 4 Minutes 21 Secs.
10.
Siberia: Orride steppe by Umberto Giordano
Performer:
José Cura (Tenor)
Conductor:
José Cura
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sinfonia Varsovia
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1903/1921; Italy
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Poland
Length: 5 Minutes 15 Secs.
11.
Aurora: Intermezzo Epico by Hector Panizza
Conductor:
José Cura
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sinfonia Varsovia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1907; Argentina
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Poland
Length: 4 Minutes 53 Secs.
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