Michael Spyres: Contra-Tenor
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Label: Erato
Cat No: 5419729346
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 21st April 2023
Contents
Works
Alessandro nell'indiceArtists
Michael Spyres (tenor)Il Pomo d’Oro
Conductor
Francesco CortiWorks
Alessandro nell'indiceArtists
Michael Spyres (tenor)Il Pomo d’Oro
Conductor
Francesco CortiAbout
Recorded with the fabulous Il Pomo d’Oro under Francesco Corti.
Features works by Handel, Hasse, Mazzoni, Porpora, Sarro, Vinci, Vivaldi, and more – spanning even to Mozart.
These two albums show the progression of vocal writing for the natural male voice: in Contra-Tenor from 1707–1770, then BariTenor as the male vocal categorisation begins to blur from 1790 through the mid-20th century.
Michael’s vision is to bridge the gap between “early music” and “classical music”, directing fans of both eras to each other’s territory through these unique and distinct album concepts.
He crafts these programmes with great care and is intelligent, witty, and brilliant on the stage and in interviews!
“In truth, this album’s concept was born out of my research to find the absolute extremes of the human voice whether it be yodeling, Tuvan throat singing, overtone singing, or the many categories of the classical voice. There has never been an album dedicated to this era of vocal history which is by all accounts uncategorizable by the fach system not to mention virtually unsingable to most singers in the present day” – Michael Spyres
“A tenor who has the world at his feet.” – Opera 2017
Sound/Video
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1Lully: Persée, LWV 60: Cessons de redouter (Act 5) [Persée]
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2Lully: Persée, LWV 60: Passacaille (Act 5)
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3Handel: Tamerlano, HWV 18: E il soffrirete, d’onestade, oh Numi? ... Empio, per farti guerra (Act 3) [Bajazet]
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4Vivaldi: Artabano, re de’ parti, RV 701: Cada pur sul capo audace (Act 3) [Artabano]
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5Vinci: Catone in Utica: Si sgomenti all sue pene (Act 1) [Catone]
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6Porpora: Germanico in Germania: Nocchier, che mai non vide l’orror della tempesta (Act 1) [Segeste]
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7Sarro: Schille in Sciro: Fra l’ombre un lampo solo (Act 1) [Ulisse]
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8Galuppi: Alessandro nell’Indie: Vil trofeo d’un’alma imbelle (Act 1) [Alessandro]
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9Latilla: Siroe, re di Persia: Se il mio paterno amore (Act 1) [Cosroe]
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10Hasse: Arminio: Solcar pensa un mar sicuro (Act 1) [Segeste]
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11Rameau: Naïs, RCT 49: Cessez de ravager la terre (Act 3) [Neptune]
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12Mazzoni: Antigono: Tu m’involasi un regno (Act 1) [Antigono]
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13Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41: J’ai perdu mon Eurydice (Act 4) [Orphée]
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14Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto, K87: Se di lauri (Act 1) [Mitridate]
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15Piccinni: Roland: En butte aux fureurs de l’orage (Act 1) [Médor]
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