Description
With his powerful voice and unmistakable stage presence, Anthony Clark Evans presents a dazzling panorama of the great 19th-century baritone repertoire on this recording. The program ranges from the passionate drama of Italian verismo to the elegance of French opera and the exalted sound world of Richard Wagner. Evans opens with Leoncavallo's famous Prologue from Pagliacci, a programmatic manifesto of verismo, and continues with Giordano's searing denunciation "Nemico della patria" from Andrea Chénier and Puccini's dark scene from Il Tabarro. Donizetti and Offenbach provide melodic refinement and brilliant color from the Italian and French traditions, while Thomas's drinking song from Hamlet adds charm and lightness. Particular highlights are the Wagner arias - the intimate "Song to the Evening Star" from Tannhäuser and the great scene of the Dutchman - where Evans's voice reveals both lyrical depth and dramatic radiance. The program concludes with central Verdi roles, from Rigoletto to Il Trovatore and Luisa Miller, showcasing the full range of Italian bel canto drama.
Tracklist:
- Pagliacci: Si può? Signore! Signori! Scusatemi
- Andrea Chénier: Nemico della patria
- Il Tabarro: Nulla! Silenzio!
- Roberto Devereux: Forse in quel cor sensibile
- Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scintille, diamant
- Hamlet: O vin, dissipe la tristesse
- Tannhäuser: Wie Todesahnung - O du, mein holder Abendstern
- Der fliegende Holländer: Die Frist ist um - Wie oft in Meeres tiefsten Schlund
- Rigoletto: Pari siamo
- Rigoletto: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata
- Il Trovatore: Tutto è deserto - Il balen del suo sorriso
- Luisa Miller: Sacra la scelta è d'un consorte
UPC: 880242111838
Label: Euroarts
Release Date: 5.8.26
Format: CD
