The Italian Tenor

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Now and then there are hints of another great Italian-style tenor, the stylish Alfredo Kraus. It's there in the hushed tone Grigolo adopts for the 'Favorita del re!...Spirto gentil' from La Favorita... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 4th Oct 2010
Catalogue No: 88697723842
Label: Sony
Length: 64 minutes

Gramophone Magazine

Awards Issue 2010

Editor's Choice
Diapason d’Or de l’Année

2010

Winner - Nouveau Talent

Excerpt, Verdi: Luisa Miller

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Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma, Vittorio Grigolo (tenor)
Parma Teatro Regio Chorus, Parma Teatro Regio Orchestra
Pier Giorgio Morandi

"Quando le sere al placido"

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Excerpt, Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore

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Vittorio Grigolo (tenor)
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma
Pier Giorgio Morandi

Una furtiva lagrima

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Excerpt, Verdi: Rigoletto

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Vittorio Grigolo (tenor), Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma, Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma
Pier Giorgio Morandi

Ella mi fu rapita...Parmi veder le lagrime

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Ma dove or trovarsi... Possente amor

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Excerpt, Donizetti: La Favorita

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Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma, Vittorio Grigolo (tenor)
Pier Giorgio Morandi

Spirto gentil

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Excerpt, Puccini: La Bohème

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Vittorio Grigolo (tenor)
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma
Pier Giorgio Morandi

Che gelida manina

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Excerpt, Puccini: Gianni Schicchi

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Vittorio Grigolo (tenor), Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma
Pier Giorgio Morandi

Firenze è come un albero fiorito

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Giacomo Puccini, Ferdinando Fontana: Le Villi

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Vittorio Grigolo (tenor), Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma
Pier Giorgio Morandi

Torna ai felici di'

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Excerpt, Verdi: Il Corsaro

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Vittorio Grigolo (tenor), Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma, Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma, Danilo Rigosa (bass)
Pier Giorgio Morandi

Tutto parea sorridere

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Si de' Corsari il fulmine

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Excerpt, Verdi: Un ballo in maschera

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Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma, Vittorio Grigolo (tenor)
Pier Giorgio Morandi

Ma se m'e forza perderti

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Excerpt, Puccini: Manon Lescaut

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Vittorio Grigolo (tenor)
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma
Pier Giorgio Morandi

Donna non vidi mai

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Excerpt, Puccini: Tosca

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Vittorio Grigolo (tenor)
Parma Teatro Regio Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma
Pier Giorgio Morandi

E lucevan le stelle

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Excerpt, Verdi: Il Trovatore

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Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma, Vittorio Grigolo (tenor), Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma, Maria Cioppi (soprano), Luca Casalin (tenor)
Pier Giorgio Morandi

Ah si' ben mio coll'essere

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Di quella pira

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Sony Classical proudly announces the release of the debut recording on the label by the highly-acclaimed young tenor Vittorio Grigolo. Acknowledged by critics and public alike as the finest exponent of the Italian tenor tradition in a generation, this album is one of the most eagerly-awaited releases of 2010.

Vittorio Grigolo says that his first operatic recital disc, "The Italian Tenor", has been a project of great importance for him. He has purposely waited until he felt the conditions were perfect and he had something unique to communicate in this repertoire. He has chosen a programme of arias representing "the culture I come from. It's like giving my card to someone who doesn't know me the voice of the Italian tenor, with a communication that comes in a natural way, like opening a window on a sunny day!"

Vittorio Grigolo was born in Arezzo, Tuscany and grew up in Rome. A soloist in the celebrated Sistine Chapel Choir as a child, he appeared at the Rome Opera as the Pastorello in "Tosca" opposite the great Luciano Pavarotti when only 13 years old. He has since gone on to conquer the world's major opera houses and festivals, collaborating with outstanding singers and today's greatest conductors including Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Antonio Pappano, Riccardo Chailly, Lorin Maazel and Daniel Oren. His natural charisma and outstanding dramatic abilities complement a voice that possesses all the unique attributes of the Italian tenor: beautiful tone, effortless production and stylish phrasing, qualities which are fully displayed on this album.

Reviews

November 2010

Now and then there are hints of another great Italian-style tenor, the stylish Alfredo Kraus. It's there in the hushed tone Grigolo adopts for the 'Favorita del re!...Spirto gentil' from La Favorita and Manrico's elegant swagger in the cabaletta 'Di quella pira'.

January 2011

This is quite a test for the tenor who's had an outstanding year on stage, but one he passes with ease...Grigolo has developed from light to lyric tenor, and you feel there's more to come from this young voice already rich with plenty of colour and drama.

Awards Issue 2010

His bright, incisive tones modulate, soften and sweeten, yet the voice has a non-departmentalised consistency, a supple and expressive instrument in grief and gaiety, tenderness and anger...for a comparison, the young Bergonzi might come to mind, but Grigolo's expressiveness and imagination are quite his own.

November 2010

he's clearly in love with his native language and his little rolled 'r's will make those who care about such things purr with pleasure

7th October 2010

He's notably good at scamps, such as Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, or tragic wits such as Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera, where you get a real sense of the laughter behind the passion. There are moments of wonderfully rapt introspection, too, in arias from Donizetti's La Favorita and Puccini's Le Villi.

30th September 2010

Handsome, prolific and blessed with uncommon interpretive skills, Vittorio Grigolo is the most exciting young male talent in opera today...It's a marvellous collection, with Grigolo's dramatic abilities abundantly evident in the fruity relish with which he rolls each syllable round his mouth.

31st October 2010

He lends suitable swagger to "Possente amor mi chiama" from Rigoletto and brings real tenderness to "Spirto gentil"...Grigolo is the real thing: a shining, stylish romantic hero in the great tradition of the Italian tenor, but with a warmer, more appealing persona for 21st-century audiences.

15th October 2010

He can get overexcited, but shows musical sensibility in arias from La favorita, Rigoletto and Manon Lescaut, and his clear diction and firmly produced tone suggest solid technical foundations.

8th October 2010

Grigolo’s voice is agile, unstrained, with colours stretching from dulcet cream to piercing red; and strikingly subtle volume control...when the voice needs to “ping”, it does so securely, with lively expression. It’s a good, steady album, and a worthy calling card.

The Italian Tenor

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