A Te, o Cara: Stephen Costello sings bel canto

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Costello is not quite 40 and is already going far in the operatic world. This recital should certainly give him even more of a boost. One hopes that more emphasis is given to characterization,... — Fanfare, September/October 2020 More…

Release Date: 14th Dec 2018
Catalogue No: DE3541
Label: Delos
Length: 49 minutes

Presto Editor's Choice

December 2018
Grammy Awards

62nd Awards (2019)

Nominee - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

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Excerpt, Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

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Stephen Costello (tenor)
Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian
Recorded: 14-19 May 2017
Recording Venue: Kaunas Philharmonic, Lithuania

Ah! Mes amis

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Pour me rapprocher de Marie

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Excerpt, Bellini: I Puritani

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Stephen Costello (tenor)
Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian
Recorded: 14-19 May 2017
Recording Venue: Kaunas Philharmonic, Lithuania

A te, o cara

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Excerpt, Donizetti: Dom Sébastien, Roi de Portugal

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Stephen Costello (tenor)
Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian
Recorded: 14-19 May 2017
Recording Venue: Kaunas Philharmonic, Lithuania

Deserto in terra

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Excerpt, Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore

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Stephen Costello (tenor)
Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian
Recorded: 14-19 May 2017
Recording Venue: Kaunas Philharmonic, Lithuania

Quanto e bella, quanto e cara!

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Una furtiva lagrima

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Excerpt, Donizetti: Don Pasquale

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Stephen Costello (tenor)
Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian
Recorded: 14-19 May 2017
Recording Venue: Kaunas Philharmonic, Lithuania

Sogno soave e casto

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Excerpt, Donizetti: La Favorita

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Stephen Costello (tenor)
Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian
Recorded: 14-19 May 2017
Recording Venue: Kaunas Philharmonic, Lithuania

Favorita del re! - Spirto gentil

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Excerpt, Donizetti: Anna Bolena

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Stephen Costello (tenor)
Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian
Recorded: 14-19 May 2017
Recording Venue: Kaunas Philharmonic, Lithuania

Vivi tu te ne scongiuro

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Excerpt, Verdi: Rigoletto

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Stephen Costello (tenor)
Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian
Recorded: 14-19 May 2017
Recording Venue: Kaunas Philharmonic, Lithuania

Ella mi fu rapita! - Parmi veder le lagrime

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Excerpt, Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor

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Stephen Costello (tenor)
Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian
Recorded: 14-19 May 2017
Recording Venue: Kaunas Philharmonic, Lithuania

Tombe degli avi miei - Fra poco a me ricovero

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American tenor Stephen Costello's meteoric career has taken him to the stages of the world's top opera houses. In this, his first recording for Delos, he performs a glittering assortment of arias that will appeal strongly to any opera lover, but that will be a particular treat for fans of the bel canto repertoire. While it mainly showcases classic arias by Gaetano Donizetti, we also hear single selections by Vicenzo Bellini and Giuseppe Verdi. Polished and sensitive orchestral collaboration comes courtesy of Maestro Constantine Orbelian and his vaunted Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra.

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September/October 2020

Costello is not quite 40 and is already going far in the operatic world. This recital should certainly give him even more of a boost. One hopes that more emphasis is given to characterization, as some numbers here are just a smidgen on the bland side. However, Percy’s aria from Anna Bolena and “Fra poco a me” from Lucia are absolutely splendid. The sound is fine and unpretentious as is the accompaniment. There are good notes placing each aria in context and gratefully, texts and translations.

March 2019

Costello’s voice readily contours itself to the French of arias from La fille du régiment. High notes are healthier and more full-bodied than before…One happily returns to Costello’s warmth of tone and the wonderfully scaled vibrato that never disturbs the long-term vocal line…He nails the multiple high Cs in ‘Ah mes amis’, though what handily puts him across the finish line is the overall characterisation and larger sense of musical intent behind the vocal athleticism.

February 2019

This will complement any opera collection.

December 2018

This rather unassuming album is one of the classiest vocal recitals of the whole year. Now in his late thirties and gently moving towards heavier roles, the American tenor made his name in bel canto, and everything about this gloriously sung recital (predominantly Donizetti) suggests a voice reaching its prime. He brings unusual heft and virility to Tonio’s ‘Ah, mes amis!’, and his golden, open sound has echoes of the young Pavarotti.

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