Heroes and Villains

Heroes and Villains

Heroes and Villains
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Performer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Conductor: Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra: Philharmonia of Russia
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2007-10-30
Music Label: Delos Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Ni sna, ni otdikha
  2. Boris Godunov, opera (Rimsky-Korsakov edition): Dastik ya vyshei vlasti
  3. Khovanshchina, opera in 5 acts, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov: Spit streletskoe gnezdo
  4. Inno delle nazioni ('Gloria dei cieli altissimi'), for voice, chorus & orchestra: Urna Fatale
  5. Tosca, opera: Te Deum
  6. Faust, opera: Avant de quitter ces lieux
  7. Carmen, opera: Votre toast

Music reviews of Heroes and Villains

Music Review: Dmitri's Most Lavish Offering
Rating: 5 Stars

There is no doubt Dmitri Hvorostovsky is at his best in his latest release of opera arias - a most lavish gathering of the widest range, most popular, and probably the hardest-to-sing baritone arias in operas. If more than a decade ago Hvorostovsky impressed the audience and the judges at the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition with the distinctive lyric quality of his voice and the sheer beauty of his impeccable singing, then today this voice, with uncommonly rich tone, has become much more powerful and dramatic. Over the years what haven't changed are his amazing vocal range, thrilling top-notes, and that particularly high standard singing, characterized by the best legato singing one can find - the best ability to phrase a legato line that can break one's heart or make one cry.
In four languages, the fifteen arias in this album offer a variety of roles - mostly new to his operatic repertoire - with masterful interpretation. I was not very familiar with Anton Rubintein's operatic work before, but I have become very interested in them after I heard the three beautifully rendered arias in this album. The Italian repertoires couldn't be any better. With such virile timbre, Hvorostovsky's powerful delivery of Scarpia's "Te deum" in Pucinni's Tosca proves that he'd make a convincingly villainous, and yet very sexy Scarpia. Personally I find the French repertoire in this album most exciting! He's sung Valentin in Gounod's Faust on stage, but it's his first time to record Valentin's famous aria. The tone of the voice and the quality of the singing is beyond excellence. Bizet's Toreador Song is probably one of the most popular arias, and people probably have heard too much of it. With his charisma naturally infiltrated into the singing, Hvorostovsky's version will simply knock your socks off! And of course, there is Thomas' Hamlet! Hvorostovsky's vocal acting, dramatized by a gasping breath, brilliantly conveys the wild emotional state of Shakespeare's hero in The Drinking Song. I hope to see him singing Hamlet in an opera production someday.
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