Love Duets - From Puccini to Bernstein
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Love Duets - From Puccini to Bernstein
Ailyn Perez (soprano), Stephen Costello (tenor) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Summers
[ Warner Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Sunday 1 June 2014
Richard Tucker Award-winners Stephen Costello and Ailyn Pérez - dubbed "America's fastest-rising husband-and-wife opera stars" (Associated Press) release their first album together: a recording of romantic love duets by Verdi, Puccini, Bernstein, and others, recorded with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Patrick Summers.
"[Un di felice] - showcases Costello's bright, Italianate lyric tenor and stylish elegance of phrasing, well matched by Perez's flirty Violetta...Unlike most opera singers, Perez and Costello prove just as idiomatic in a selection of duets from Broadway musicals... a disc that should win these hugely likeable young stars a lot of new friends." (Sunday Times)
"They are both gifted singers enjoying fast-rising careers but with no obvious sign of monster egos...Pérez and Costello charm...the BBC Symphony Orchestra - an intriguing choice - show their versatility throughout." (Guardian)
Tracks:
Bernstein:
One Hand, One Heart (from West Side Story)
Donizetti:
Esulti pur la barbara (from L'elisir d'amore)
Forrest:
And this is my beloved (from Kismet)
Gounod:
Il se fait tard ! Adieu ! (from Faust)
Loesser:
I'll Know (Guys and Dolls)
Mascagni:
Suzel, buon di 'Cherry Duet' (from L'amico Fritz)
Massenet:
Toi ! Vous ! Oui ! Je fus cruelle… N'est-ce plus ma main (from Manon)
Puccini:
O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème)
Rodgers, R:
If I Loved You (from Carousel)
Verdi:
Signor né principe (from Rigoletto)
Un dì felice, eterea (from La traviata)
