Canadian Tenors on the Rise
1996; Volume: 17; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2291-2436
Autores Tópico(s)Literature, Musicology, and Cultural Analysis
ResumoCanadian Tenors on the Rise 1) Ben Heppner, Great Tenor Arias: Ben Heppner, tenor, with the Munich Radio Orchestra and the chorus of the Bavarian Radio conducted by Roberto Abbado (BMG/RCA 09026-62504-2) Leoncavallo: boheme, Musetta! gioia della mia dimora!, Verdi: Luisa Miller, Quando le sere al placido, Laforzja del destino, Oh, tu che in seno agrangeli, Celeste Aida, Il trovatore, Ah si, ben mio, Di quella pira, Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Donna non vidi mai, Turandot, Nessun dorma, fanciulla del West, Ch'ella mi credo, Bizet: Carmen, La fleur que tu m'avais jetee, Meyerbeer: L'Africaine, O Paradis, Massenet: Herodiade, Adieu donc, vains objets, Le Cid, O souverain, o juge, o pere, Giordano: Andrea Chenier, Corne un bel di di maggiu, Un di all'azzurro spazio. 2) Ben Heppner Sings Richard Strauss: Ben Heppner, tenor, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis (CBC Records SMCD 5142) Guntram: Ewig einsam/Wenn du einst die Gauen, Feuersnor. Love Scene*, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Act II scene change leading into Falke, Intermezzo: Traumerei am Kamin*. Frohlicher Beschlus*, Die Liebe der Danae: Introduction to Act III and Syriens Glut, Daphne: Was erblicke ich?, Die schweigsame Frau: Potpourri*, Der Rosenkavaiier: Di rigori armata il seno. 3) French and Italian Arias/Arias francaises et italiennes: Richard Margison, tenor, with the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra conducted by Richard Bradshaw (CBC Records SMCD 5158) Meyerbeer: L'Africaine, O Paradis, Gounod: Romeo et Juliette, Ah! leve toi, soleil, Bizet: Carmen, La fleur que tu m'avais jetee, Massenet: Werther, Pourquoi me reveiller, Thais, Meditation*, Delibes: Lakme, Entr'acte*, Ponchielli: Gioconda, Cielo e mar, Boito: Mefistofele: Dai campi, dai prati, Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur. La dolcissima effigie, Mascagni: Gugliehno Ratcliffi Intermezzo*, Giordano: Andrea Chenier, Corne un bel di di maggio, Un di all'azzurro spazio, Puccini: Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai, Intermezzo*, Madama Butterfly, Addio, fiorito asil, Tosca: Recondita armonia, E lucevan le stelle, Turandot: Non piangere, Liu, Nessun dorma. Neil Crory, project producer for the two CBC recordings, makes the following comments on Canadian tenors in the booklet accompanying the recording of Ben Heppner singing the music of Richard Strauss. Throughout the century, Canada has been blessed with an amazing array of internationally-acclaimed singers. Looking specifically at tenors, the list includes such distinguished artists as Edward Johnson, Raoul Jobin, Leopold Simoneau, Andre Turp, Richard Vcrreau, Jean Bonhomme, Ernianno Mauro, Jon Vickcrs and Paul Frey. Today we appear to be in a new 'golden age1 of singing in Canada with a younger generation of tenors such as Ben Heppner, Richard Margison, Michael Schadc and Benjamin Butterfield currently making their mark-each in a different Fach-upon the international scene. Indeed, Canada has produced voices of great distinction (not only in the tenor range) which have been heard in the major operatic theatres of the world. Some have also made highly successful recordings for major international labels. It has only been in recent years, however, that the CBC has recorded some of these singers for commercial distribution.1 Even here, the series has proceeded with great caution, choosing senior artists at the end of distinguished careers, or younger artists who are well established. In the present case, it would be difficult to characterize either Heppner or Margison as being emerging talent. Both are seasoned professional singers in the fourth decades of their lives; each has sung in Canada-and abroad to critical acclaim. Richard Margison began as a lyric tenor, and has now begun to sing heavier, spinto roles. Ben Heppner is a dramatic tenor who is viewed as the heldentenor hopeful of the future. …
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