Zada Kiev Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra Yablonsky - Italian Tenor Arias - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Italian operatic repertoire offers some of the most passionate and much-loved music in the classical canon. In this outstanding collection, Azer Zada has selected music of moving intensity, dramatic power and spiritual resolve in works by Donizetti, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Puccini and Verdi. Favorite tenor arias such as Nessun dorma!, Una furtiva lagrima, Recondita armonia and E lucevan le stelle are included, as well as three essential intermezzi by Mascagni. In the 2019-20 season, tenor Azer Zada made his debut in Cavalleria Rusticana /Pagliacci at Ravenna Festival, under the baton of maestro Riccardo Muti. He has alsosung leading roles under conductors Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Chailly, Nello Santi and Myung-Whun Chung. The Baku-born tenor has been awarded numerous prizes in competitions such as Concorso Lirico Internazionale di Portofino and First Prize in Concorso Voci Verdiane. This is also his first solo recording. Album Tracks 1. Amica (1905) Act I Intermezzo 2. Madama Butterfly (1904) Act III Addio, Fiorito Asil 3. Cavalleria Rusticana (1890 Intermezzo 4. L'elisir D'amore (1832) Act II Una Furtiva Lagrima 5. L'amico Fritz (1891) Act II Intermezzo 6. Iris (1898) Act I Apri la Tua Finestra 7. Cavalleria Rusticana (1890) Mamma, Quel Vino È Generoso (Addio Alla Madre) 8. Pagliacci (1892) Act I Recitar! Mentre Preso Dal Delirio - Vesti la Giubba 9. Turandot (1926) Act III Nessun Dorma 10. Turandot (1926) Act I Non Piangere, Liù! 11. Tosca (1895-99) Act III E Lucevan la Stelle 12. Tosca (1895-99) Act I Recondita Armonia 13. MacBeth (1847) Act IV O Figli, O Figli Miei! - Ah, la Paterna Mano 14. Messa Da Requiem (1874) Dies Irae Ingemisco