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
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2010, Editor's Choice
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.
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
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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2010, Editor's Choice
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.
About
Domingo the Indefatigable continues to amaze opera lovers by adding another tenor lead to his shelf of heroes – in this case, Giuliano de’ Medici in Leoncavallo’s rarity I Medici.
Recorded in the Medici city, Florence, I Medici – atmospheric, sinister, and exciting – is the one and only complete recording of this work on the market: A must-buy for every Domingo fan and lover of verismo.
I Medici was first performed in 1893, the year after Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci put the composer on the map.
Plácido Domingo is partnered by Carlos Álvarez, Daniela Dessì, Eric Owens, and Vitalij Kowaljow, all of whom sing pungently on the word, in true verismo style.
The Florence Opera Orchestra and Chorus are led with verve and acumen by Alberto Veronesi, director of the Puccini Festival.
Contents and tracklist
- Plácido Domingo (tenor), Carlos Álvarez (baritone), Fabio Capitanucci (bassbaritonevocalist), Eric Owens (bass), Daniela Dessì (soprano), Renata Lamanda (mezzo-soprano)
- Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
- Alberto Veronesi
- Recorded: 2007-07-16
- Recording Venue: Teatro Communiale di Firenze
- Vitalij Kowaljow (bass), Carlo Bosi (tenor), Eric Owens (bass), Arutjun Kotchinian (bassbaritonevocalist), Carlos Álvarez (baritone), Fabio Capitanucci (bassbaritonevocalist), Angelo Antonio Poli (tenor), Alex Esposito (bass), Piero Monti (chorusmaster), Daniela Dessì (soprano), Renata Lamanda (mezzo-soprano), Debora Beronesi (mezzo-soprano), Plácido Domingo (tenor)
- Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
- Alberto Veronesi
- Recorded: 2007-07-16
- Recording Venue: Teatro Communiale di Firenze
- Renata Lamanda (mezzo-soprano), Debora Beronesi (mezzo-soprano), Vitalij Kowaljow (bass), Carlo Bosi (tenor), Arutjun Kotchinian (bassbaritonevocalist), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Daniela Dessì (soprano), Eric Owens (bass)
- Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
- Alberto Veronesi
- Recorded: 2007-07-16
- Recording Venue: Teatro Communiale di Firenze
- Eric Owens (bass), Carlo Bosi (tenor), Alessandro Luongo (bass), Piero Monti (chorusmaster), Joan Yakkey (chorusmaster), Renata Lamanda (mezzo-soprano), Vitalij Kowaljow (bass), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Carlos Álvarez (baritone), Fabio Capitanucci (bassbaritonevocalist)
- Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Coro Di Voci Bianche Della Scuola Di Musica Di Fiesole
- Alberto Veronesi
- Recorded: 2007-07-16
- Recording Venue: Teatro Communiale di Firenze
Awards and reviews
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Gramophone MagazineJuly 2010Editor's Choice
August 2010
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.
July 2010
[Domingo] does well, as do Carlos Álvarez as his murdered brother Lorenzo, Daniela Dessì and Lamanda (the lovers he can't decide between) and Veronesi and his forces in a set which feels like a performance the artists want to give rather than a catalogue duty.
23rd May 2010
The role of Giuliano de’ Medici...is a good vehicle for Placido Domingo, who may not sound youthful, but still has plenty of juice in the middle of his voice. Daniela Dessi is touching as the love interest, Simonetta, Carlos Alvarez hectors as Lorenzo, and Eric Owens blusters darkly as the plotter Montesecco. Alberto Veronesi conducts with flair and conviction.
18th June 2010
Domingo nobly takes the testing leading role...Daniela Dessi quavers fervently as the heroine. Alberto Veronesi conducts with conviction
