Arias By Mozart, Verdi, Berlioz, Gounod & Meyerbeer

Arias By Mozart, Verdi, Berlioz, Gounod & Meyerbeer

Arias By Mozart, Verdi, Berlioz, Gounod & Meyerbeer
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Brand: SCHROTT,ERWIN
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
Orchestra: Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana
Performer: Erwinn Schrott
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-09-23
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
  1. Mozart: Don Giovanni "Madamina, il catalogo è questo" (Leporello)
  2. Verdi: Don Carlos "Elle ne m'aime pas" (Philippe)
  3. Mozart: Don Giovanni "Deh, vieni alla finestra" (Giovanni)
  4. Mozart: Don Giovanni "Fin ch'han dal vino" (Giovanni)
  5. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro "Bravo signor padrone...Se vuol ballare" (Figaro)
  6. Verdi: Macbeth "Studia il passo...come dal ciel precipita" (Banco)
  7. Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust "Voici des roses" (Méphistophélès)
  8. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro "Tutto è disposto...Aprite un po' quegl'occhi" (Figaro)
  9. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro "Non più andrai" (Figaro)
  10. Gounod: Faust "Vous qui faîtes l'endormie" (Méphistophélès)
  11. Verdi: Les Vêspres siciliennes "Et toi Palerme" (Jean Procida)
  12. Meyerbeer: Robert le Diable "Voici donc les débris...Nonnes qui reposez" (Bertram)

Music reviews of Arias By Mozart, Verdi, Berlioz, Gounod & Meyerbeer

Music Review: The stage image is sexy, but Schrott's vocal acting is serious and a bit flat
Rating: 3 Stars

Decca is unbashedly leaping into the arena with "barihunk" Erwin Schrott, one of the hottest items on the list of male opera stars who take their shirts off and flirt seductively with their roles. Baritons -- or in this case a deeper bass-baritone - have enough handicaps competing with tenors for center stage, so why not? Schrott's calling card is Don Giovanni, a role where seductiveness is highly desirable, and here he takes on Leporello's catalog aria as well. One notices right away that this is a very good if somewhat generic voice -- solidly placed, dark, and flexible. Schrott really acts the catalog aria, adding a knowing laugh at one point.

To prove that he's not just a charmer, the second aria is King Philip's anguished Act 3 monologue from Verid's 'Don Carlo.' Schrott's basso isn't as rich and deep as Ghiaurov, Christoff, or Ramey, to name some notable Philips, but he's dramatically convincing, and the added flexibility of a "basso cantante," as Decca describes him, keeps this somber music from becoming turgid and lachrymose -- in fact, Schrott sings with a moving, restrained dignity. It's odd to hop back to Don Giovanni, where we hear "Deh vieni alla finestra" sung as suavely as Siepi ever did but with not nearly as much personality and urgency. The Don's Champagne Aria is taken slowly and feels bland rather than fizzy and exuberant.

More Verdi and Mozart follow -- this seems to be the territory Schrott has marked out for himself, but I'm bothered that Figaro's "Seh vuol ballare" sounds so humorless and phlegmatic; this offended groom-to-be doesn't seem upset at all that anaother man wants his bride. Schrott's sexy image, in fact, is tied to a decidedly conservative style of singing, with only occasional flashes of life. "Non piu andrai" should be a slam dunk for any Figaro, but here it sounds like old Don Basilio teaching a vocal lesson. Still, Schrott obviously has a quality voice, and I imagine that on stage his charisma does a lot to fill out the weak spots in his vocal acting.

Here's the track listing:
Berlioz:
Voice des roses (Air de Méphistophélès)

Gounod:
Serenade: Vous qui faite l'endormie (Mephistopheles) [from Faust]

Meyerbeer:
Voici donc les debris... Nonnes qui reposez (from Robert le Diable)

Mozart:
Madamina, il catalogo è questo (from Don Giovanni)

Deh! vieni alla finestra (from Don Giovanni)

Fin ch'han dal vino (from Don Giovanni)

Bravo, signor padrone...Se vuol ballare (from Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 1)

Le nozze di Figaro: Aprite un po'quegli occhi

Non più andrai (The Marriage of Figaro)

Verdi:
Elle ne m'aime pas! (from Don Carlo / Act 3)

Gran Scena: "Studia il passo, o mio figlio!" (from Macbeth / Act 2)

O toi Palerme (from Les Vespres siciliennes)



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Description of Arias By Mozart, Verdi, Berlioz, Gounod & Meyerbeer

Hailed as the "Brando of opera," Uruguayan bass-baritone Erwin Schrott joins Decca with a deliciously charismatic and seductive debut album. Showcasing some of opera's most famous roles, Schrott demonstrates why audiences and critics around the world continue to cheer at every performance. Acclaimed for his portrayals in the operas of Mozart, Schrott is the first choice at the world's greatest opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera (where he will portray Don Giovanni this fall and winter), La Scala, the Royal Opera House, LA Opera, Washington National Opera and many others.

Schrott's debut album perfectly showcases his distinctive, chocolaty voice and his wonderful talents for characterization. Among the included arias are his favorite Mozart roles as well as repertoire from great 19th-century opera composers such as Verdi, Meyerbeer, Berlioz, and Gounod. Schrott has emerged as a leading opera star on the world's greatest stages and will continue to thrill many with his resonant and multi-hued voice.

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