Genre:

Opera

Release Date:

Jan 2016

Catalog Number:

OACD9041D

Saimir Pirgu: Il mio canto

‘His technique issuperb, and the lyric quality of his voice is so beautiful!’ Praise from Placido Domingo for Albanian lyric tenor Saimir Pirgu, who’s continued winning plaudits on operatic stages the world over. Recorded with one of the world’s finest orchestras, this recital goes from strength to strength showcasing his affinity for the Verdi roles and the ‘silken touch’ (NewYork Times) he brings to both the verismo repertoire and the French and Italian bel canto.


‘His technique is superb, and the lyric quality of his voice is so beautiful!’ Praise from Placido Domingo for Albanian lyric tenor Saimir Pirgu, who’s continued winning plaudits on operatic stages the world over. Recorded with one of the world’s finest orchestras, this recital goes from strength to strength showcasing his affinity for the Verdi roles and the ‘silken touch’ (New York Times) he brings to both the verismo repertoire and the French and Italian bel canto.

Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Conductor: Speranza Scappucci

Track listing
GIUSEPPE VERDI
O inferno! Amelia qui!…Sento avvampar nell’anima…
Cielo pietoso, rendila (Simon Boccanegra)

GIACOMO PUCCINI
Che gelida manina (La Bohème)

CHARLES GOUNOD
Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (Faust)

RICHARD STRAUSS
Di rigori armato il seno (Der Rosenkavalier)

FRANCESCO CILEA
È la solita storia del pastore (L’arlesiana)

VERDI
Lunge da lei…De’ miei bollenti spiriti…
Oh mio rimorso! Oh infamia (La traviata)

GOUNOD
L’amour…Ah! lève-toi soleil! (Roméo et Juliette)

VERDI
La mia letizia infondere (I lombardi alla prima crociata)

GAETANO DONIZETTI
Tombe degli avi miei…Fra poco a me ricovero
(Lucia di Lammermoor)

JULES MASSENET
Pourquoi me réveiller? (Werther)

VERDI
Ella mi fu rapita!…Parmi veder le lagrime (Rigoletto)
O figli…Ah, la paterna mano (Macbeth)
Oh! fede negar potessi agl’occhi miei!…
Quando le sere al placido (Luisa Miller)
La donna è mobile (Rigoletto)