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Bellini: I Puritani / Coburn, Brownlee, Orbelian, Kaunas City Symphony
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Bellini: I Puritani / Coburn, Brownlee, Orbelian, Kaunas City Symphony

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Details

Composer
BELLINI, VINCENZO
Artist
Brownlee, Coburn, Zheltyrguzov, Girininkas, Norvaisas, Pavilionis, Vaskeviciute, Orbelian, Kaunas St
Format
CD
Label
Delos
Released
Aug 20, 2021
Catalog #
DE 3537
UPC
013491353722

About

This stellar production features a pair of operatic superstars, namely Grammy-nominated tenor Lawrence Brownlee and soprano supreme Sarah Coburn, who continually appear in the lead roles in top houses worldwide. The remaining characters are beautifully portrayed by distinguished singers from Lithuania and Kazakhstan. Providing brilliant and sensitive choral-orchestral support is the Grammy-nominated Maestro Constantine Orbelian (“the singer’s dream collaborator”) leading the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra and the Kaunas State Choir. In June 2021, Orbelian was named Music Director and Principal Conductor of New York City Opera. Bellini’s I Puritani is considered by many to offer the most beautiful music among some of his best-known operas, several of which are sublime masterpieces of the spectacular bel canto style of singing.

REVIEWS:

Bellini’s last opera, I Puritani, gets an excellent outing in this new recording. Sarah Coburn leads the cast as Elvira, and her voice suits the role perfectly. Her colororatura is perfect, her phrasing immaculate. Constantine Orbelian conducts with great sensitivity and detail. It is an all-round idiomatic and very welcome release.

– Opera Now

This performance of Bellini’s old warhorse bids fair to overtake all previous commercial recordings of it, In part this is due to the perfectly-balanced cast, but also to the energetic approach of all singers concerned, the lean but not irritating orchestra, and the fact that this issue finally restores all cuts to the score.

Some bel canto lovers will dislike Orbelian’s straightahead conducting. He does not linger unnecessarily on certain phrases or high notes, and allows only a bit of rubato in the phrasing of both orchestra and singers. Yes, Brownlee is allowed to linger a bit on his high D-flat in “A te, or cara” and Coburn to hold her high note in “Son vergin vezzosa.” Live with it. (Brownlee also sings the written but often inaccessible high F in “Credeo a misera.”) Otherwise, this is a wonderfully taut reading and, unlike José Lopez-Cobos who also conducts taut performances of bel canto operas, Orbelian injects life and feeling into the orchestra musicians. They do not sound like a bunch of automatons playing on autopilot.

Bottom line, I really enjoyed this recording and consider it the finest overall Puritani on the market.

– The Art Music Lounge

Tracklist 43 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Act I Scene 1: Sinfonia 03:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Sinfonia
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  3. 2 Act I Scene 1: All'erta! All'erta! (Bruno, Chorus) 05:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: All'erta! All'erta! (Bruno, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Tomas Pavilionis
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  4. 3 Act I Scene 1: O di Cromvel guerrieri (Bruno, Elvira, Arturo, Riccardo, Giorgio, Chorus) 03:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: O di Cromvel guerrieri (Bruno, Elvira, Arturo, Riccardo, Giorgio, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Tomas Pavilionis, Sarah Coburn, Lawrence Brownlee, Tadas Girininkas, Azamat Zheltyrguzov
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  5. 4 Act I Scene 2: A festa! (Chorus) 02:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: A festa! (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  6. 5 Act I Scene 3: Or dove fuggo io mai? (Riccardo, Bruno) 02:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Or dove fuggo io mai? (Riccardo, Bruno)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Tomas Pavilionis, Azamat Zheltyrguzov
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  7. 6 Act I Scene 3: Ah! per sempre io ti perdei (Riccardo) 03:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Ah! per sempre io ti perdei (Riccardo)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Azamat Zheltyrguzov
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  8. 7 Act I Scene 3: T'appellan le schiere (Bruno, Riccardo) 04:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: T'appellan le schiere (Bruno, Riccardo)
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Tomas Pavilionis, Azamat Zheltyrguzov
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  9. 8 Act I Scene 4: O amato zio, o mio secondo padre (Elvira, Giorgio) 02:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: O amato zio, o mio secondo padre (Elvira, Giorgio)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Sarah Coburn, Tadas Girininkas
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  10. 9 Act I Scene 4: Sai com'arde in petto mio (Elvira, Giorgio) 06:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Sai com'arde in petto mio (Elvira, Giorgio)
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Sarah Coburn, Tadas Girininkas
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  11. 10 Act I Scene 4: Odi … Qual suon si desta? (Elvira, Giorgio, Chorus) 03:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Odi … Qual suon si desta? (Elvira, Giorgio, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Sarah Coburn, Tadas Girininkas
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  12. Disc 2
  13. 1 Act I Scene 5: Ad Arturo onore (Chorus) 03:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I Scene 5: Ad Arturo onore (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  14. 2 Act I Scene 5: A te, o cara (Arturo, Giorgio, Gualtiero, Elvira, Chorus) 05:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 5: A te, o cara (Arturo, Giorgio, Gualtiero, Elvira, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Lawrence Brownlee, Tadas Girininkas, Liudas Norvaisas, Sarah Coburn
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  15. 3 Act I Scene 6: Il rito augusto si compia senza me (Arturo, Giorgio, Gualtiero, Enrichetta) 02:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 6: Il rito augusto si compia senza me (Arturo, Giorgio, Gualtiero, Enrichetta)
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Lawrence Brownlee, Tadas Girininkas, Liudas Norvaisas, Jovita Vaškevičiūtė
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  16. 4 Act I Scene 7: Com'io, vi unisca (Gualtiero, Enrichetta, Arturo) 04:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 7: Com'io, vi unisca (Gualtiero, Enrichetta, Arturo)
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Liudas Norvaisas, Lawrence Brownlee, Jovita Vaškevičiūtė
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  17. 5 Act I Scene 8: Son vergin vezzosa (Elvira, Enrichetta, Arturo, Giorgio, Gualtiero, Chorus) 04:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 8: Son vergin vezzosa (Elvira, Enrichetta, Arturo, Giorgio, Gualtiero, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Sarah Coburn, Jovita Vaškevičiūtė, Lawrence Brownlee, Tadas Girininkas, Liudas Norvaisas
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  18. 6 Act I Scene 9: Sulla virginea testa (Enrichetta, Arturo) 00:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 9: Sulla virginea testa (Enrichetta, Arturo)
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Lawrence Brownlee, Jovita Vaškevičiūtė
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  19. 7 Act I Scene 10: Ferma, invan rapir pretendi (Riccardo, Arturo, Enrichetta, Chorus) 05:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 10: Ferma, invan rapir pretendi (Riccardo, Arturo, Enrichetta, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Azamat Zheltyrguzov, Lawrence Brownlee, Jovita Vaškevičiūtė
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  20. 8 Act I Scene 10: E gia al ponte – passa il forte (Riccardo, Gualtiero, Bruno, Chorus, Elvira, Giorgio) 04:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I Scene 10: E gia al ponte – passa il forte (Riccardo, Gualtiero, Bruno, Chorus, Elvira, Giorgio)
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Azamat Zheltyrguzov, Liudas Norvaisas, Tomas Pavilionis, Sarah Coburn, Tadas Girininkas
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  21. 9 Act I Scene 10: Oh vieni al tempio - fedele Arturo (Elvira, Riccardo, Giorgio, Bruno, Chorus) 05:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I Scene 10: Oh vieni al tempio - fedele Arturo (Elvira, Riccardo, Giorgio, Bruno, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Sarah Coburn, Azamat Zheltyrguzov, Tadas Girininkas, Tomas Pavilionis
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  22. 10 Act I Scene 10: Ma tu gia mi fuggi? (Elvira, Chorus) 03:48
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I Scene 10: Ma tu gia mi fuggi? (Elvira, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Sarah Coburn
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  23. 11 Act II Scene 1: Ah … dolor! Ah, terror! (Chorus) 05:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Ah … dolor! Ah, terror! (Chorus)
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  24. 12 Act II Scene 2: Qual novella? (Chorus, Giorgio) 01:49
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Qual novella? (Chorus, Giorgio)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Tadas Girininkas
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  25. 13 Act II Scene 2: Cinta di fiori e col bel crin disciolto (Giorgio, Chorus) 04:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Cinta di fiori e col bel crin disciolto (Giorgio, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Tadas Girininkas
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  26. 14 Act II Scene 2: E di morte lo stral non sarà lento (Riccardo, Chorus, Giorgio) 04:08
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: E di morte lo stral non sarà lento (Riccardo, Chorus, Giorgio)
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Azamat Zheltyrguzov, Tadas Girininkas
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  27. Disc 3
  28. 1 Act II Scene 3: O rendetemi la speme … Qui la voce sua soave (Giorgio, Riccardo, Elvira) 10:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: O rendetemi la speme … Qui la voce sua soave (Giorgio, Riccardo, Elvira)
    Duration
    10:37
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Tadas Girininkas, Azamat Zheltyrguzov, Sarah Coburn
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  29. 2 Act II Scene 3: Torno il riso sul suo aspetto (Giorgio, Riccardo, Elvira) 01:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Torno il riso sul suo aspetto (Giorgio, Riccardo, Elvira)
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Tadas Girininkas, Azamat Zheltyrguzov, Sarah Coburn
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  30. 3 Act II Scene 4: Vien, diletto, e in ciel la luna! (Elvira, Riccardo, Giorgio) 05:20
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Vien, diletto, e in ciel la luna! (Elvira, Riccardo, Giorgio)
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Sarah Coburn, Azamat Zheltyrguzov, Tadas Girininkas
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  31. 4 Act II Scene 4: Il rival salvar tu dei (Riccardo, Giorgio) 04:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Il rival salvar tu dei (Riccardo, Giorgio)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Azamat Zheltyrguzov, Tadas Girininkas
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  32. 5 Act II Scene 4: Se tra il buio un fantasma vedrai (Riccardo, Giorgio) 02:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Se tra il buio un fantasma vedrai (Riccardo, Giorgio)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Azamat Zheltyrguzov, Tadas Girininkas
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  33. 6 Act II Scene 4: Riccardo! Riccardo! (Giorgio, Riccardo) 01:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Riccardo! Riccardo! (Giorgio, Riccardo)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Tadas Girininkas, Azamat Zheltyrguzov
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  34. 7 Act II Scene 4: Suoni la tromba (Giorgio, Riccardo) 03:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Suoni la tromba (Giorgio, Riccardo)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Tadas Girininkas, Azamat Zheltyrguzov
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  35. 8 Act III Scene 1: Son salvo, alfin son salvo (Arturo) 04:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Son salvo, alfin son salvo (Arturo)
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Lawrence Brownlee
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  36. 9 Act III Scene 1: A una fonte afflitto e solo (Elvira, Arturo) 04:16
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: A una fonte afflitto e solo (Elvira, Arturo)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Sarah Coburn, Lawrence Brownlee
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  37. 10 Act III Scene 1: Qual suon! Alcun s'appressa (Arturo, Chorus) 01:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Qual suon! Alcun s'appressa (Arturo, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Lawrence Brownlee
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  38. 11 Act III Scene 1: Son gia lontani! (Arturo) 04:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Son gia lontani! (Arturo)
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Lawrence Brownlee
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  39. 12 Act III Scene 2: Finì … me lassa (Elvira, Arturo) 03:20
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Finì … me lassa (Elvira, Arturo)
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Sarah Coburn, Lawrence Brownlee
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  40. 13 Act III Scene 2: Ch'ei provo lontan da me? (Elvira, Arturo) 03:15
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Ch'ei provo lontan da me? (Elvira, Arturo)
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Sarah Coburn, Lawrence Brownlee
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  41. 14 Act III Scene 2: Vieni fra queste braccia (Elvira, Arturo) 05:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Vieni fra queste braccia (Elvira, Arturo)
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Sarah Coburn, Lawrence Brownlee
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  42. 15 Act III Scene 2: Ancor s'ascolta questo suon molesto (Arturo, Elvira) 01:29
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Ancor s'ascolta questo suon molesto (Arturo, Elvira)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Lawrence Brownlee, Sarah Coburn
    Ensemble
    Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  43. 16 Act III Scene 2: Alto la! Fedel drappello (Chorus, Arturo, Elvira) 01:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Alto la! Fedel drappello (Chorus, Arturo, Elvira)
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Lawrence Brownlee, Sarah Coburn
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  44. 17 Act III Scene 3: Cavalier, ti colse il Dio (Riccardo, Giorgio, Chorus, Elvira) 01:39
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Cavalier, ti colse il Dio (Riccardo, Giorgio, Chorus, Elvira)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Azamat Zheltyrguzov, Tadas Girininkas, Sarah Coburn
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  45. 18 Act III Scene 3: Credeasi, misera! (Arturo, Elvira, Giorgio, Riccardo, Chorus) 05:52
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Credeasi, misera! (Arturo, Elvira, Giorgio, Riccardo, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Lawrence Brownlee, Sarah Coburn, Tadas Girininkas, Azamat Zheltyrguzov
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian
  46. 19 Act III Scene 3: Suon d'araldi? (Riccardo, Giorgio, Chorus, Elvira, Arturo) 03:46
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Suon d'araldi? (Riccardo, Giorgio, Chorus, Elvira, Arturo)
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Azamat Zheltyrguzov, Tadas Girininkas, Sarah Coburn, Lawrence Brownlee
    Ensemble
    Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Constantine Orbelian