Werther is one of Rolando Villazón's signature roles and it's easy to see why; he brings both intensity and vulnerable sensitivity to the part of the anguished poet, and he's a terrifically nuanced singing actor. All of the elements of the live 2011 performance from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in fact, are so strong that this recording easily takes a place among the most effective and affecting accounts of the opera. Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House, draws impassioned playing and sumptuous, ...
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Werther is one of Rolando Villazón's signature roles and it's easy to see why; he brings both intensity and vulnerable sensitivity to the part of the anguished poet, and he's a terrifically nuanced singing actor. All of the elements of the live 2011 performance from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in fact, are so strong that this recording easily takes a place among the most effective and affecting accounts of the opera. Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House, draws impassioned playing and sumptuous, sensual tone from the orchestra. The group responds beautifully to Pappano's subtly inflected and dramatically charged vision of the score. Villazón's magnetism, charisma, and pearly vocal beauty inevitably take center stage, but the other singers are also fabulous, each delivering a musically and dramatically memorable performance. Sophie Koch's Charlotte is touchingly innocent and her portrayal convincingly grows in complexity as her character's moral universe spins out of...
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Add this copy of Pappano / Massenet: Werther to cart. $22.95, very good condition, Sold by 86 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Maplewood, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Deutsche Grammophon.
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Very Good. Size: 5x3x0; two-disc set with 110-page booklet/libretto (in English, German & French); a couple of tiny dings to booklet; jewel case is in excellent condition; discs are mint/near mint; because we care that your order arrives in the condition stated, we have additionally sealed the case in bubblewrap for added protection during shipment.
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