Fabio Capitanucci
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
RecommendedAngela Gheorghiu (Butterfly), Jonas Kaufmann (Pinkerton), Enkelejda Shkosa (Suzuki), Fabio Capitanucci (Sharpless), Gregory Bonfatti (Goro) & Raymond Aceto (Bonzo)
Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
In many respects Gheorghiu's singing reminds me of Callas's: in Act I they both adopt a 'little girl' voice, and in Act II they both sound more mature… so that by the tragic climax they present... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd March 2009
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Winner - Opera
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Opera, April 2009, Recording of the Month
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Building A Library, March 2024, Recommended Recording
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Salieri: Cublai, Gran Kan De' Tartari
RecommendedMirco Palazzi (Cublai), Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (TImur), Marie Lys (Alzima), Fabio Capitanucci (Orcano); Les Talens Lyriques, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Christophe Rousset
Leading the show is Mirco Palazzi as the wilful despot Kublai Khan himself: courtiers plotting for or against him (Fabio Capitanucci, Äneas Humm), his childish son (Lauranne Oliva), young lovers... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2025, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Special offer. Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix
Jessica Pratt (Linda), Teresa Iervolino (Pierotto), Francesco Demuro (Carlo), Vittorio Prato (Antonio), Marina De Liso (Maddalena), Fabio Capitanucci (Il Marchese di Boisfleury), Michele Pertusi (Il Prefetto)
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Michele Gamba
Deploying her voluminously secure soprano with artistry, [Pratt] gives us a sweetly innocent ‘O luce di quest’anima’ and skilfully navigates the once-famous Mad Scene. Her romantic partner is... —
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Special offer. Donizetti: Le Nozze in Villa
Gaia Petrone (Sabina), Omar Montanari (Don Petronio), Fabio Capitanucci (Trifoglio), Giorgio Misseri (Claudio), Manuela Custer (Anastasia), Claudia Urru (Rosaura), Daniele Lettieri (Anselmo), Orchestra e Coro Gli Originali, Stefano Montanari
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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Giordano, U: Fedora
Angela Gheorghiu (Fedora), Nino Machaidze (Olga Sukarev), Plácido Domingo (Loris Ipanov), Fabio Maria Capitanucci (De Siriex)
Orchestre symphonique et choers de la Monnaie, Alberto Veronesi
Domingo is simply phenomenal, given that he turned 67 the month the recording was made, sounding ardent if sometimes, not surprisingly, vocally pressed. There are fine performances in secondary... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Opera
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Leoncavallo: I Medici
Plácido Domingo (Giuliano de' Medici), Carlos Álvarez (Lorenzo), Daniela Dessì (Simonetta), Eric Owens (Montesecco), Vitalij Kowaljow (Poliziano)
Florence Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Alberto Veronesi
Domingo [is] outstanding as Giuliano, Carlos Alvarez bold and bracing as his brother Lorenzo, and Daniela Dessì's rich tones and delicacy of delivery creat[e] a fine impression as Simonetta. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2010, Editor's Choice
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Leoncavallo: I Medici
Plácido Domingo (Tenor), Carlos Alvarez (Baritone), Daniela Dessi (Soprano), Renata Lamanda (Mezzo-Soprano), Fabio Maria Capitanucci (Bass-Baritone), Eric Owens (Bass), Vitalij Kowaljow (Bass), Carlo Bosi (Tenor), Arutjun Kotchinian (Bass-Baritone), Angelo Antonio Poli (Tenor), Alex Esposito (Bass),...
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Rossini: La cambiale di matrimonio
Paolo Bordogna (Mill), Désirée Rancatore (Fanny), Saimir Pirgu (Edoardo), Fabio Maria Capitanucci (Slook), Enrico Maria Marabelli (Norton), Maria Gortsevskaya (Clarina)
Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento, Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli
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Operatic Pappano
Ekaterina Semenchuk (mezzo-soprano), Anja Harteros (soprano), Erwin Schrott (bass), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone), Marco Spotti (bass), Ermonela Jaho (soprano), Gabriele Gemignani (cello), Nina Stemme (soprano), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Leontina Vaduva (soprano), Samuel Ramey (bass),...
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