Contrabandista
Javier Camarena (tenor), Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo)
Les Musiciens du Prince, Gianluca Capuano
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2018
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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International Opera Awards, 2019, Nominated - Recital Album
Things bode well when you shout ‘Bravo!’ at the hi-fi speakers at the end of the first track…The amiable Mexican throws himself into this repertoire with abandon, greedily lapping up the florid...
Contrabandista
Javier Camarena (tenor), Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo)
Les Musiciens du Prince, Gianluca Capuano
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Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2018
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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International Opera Awards, 2019, Nominated - Recital Album
Things bode well when you shout ‘Bravo!’ at the hi-fi speakers at the end of the first track…The amiable Mexican throws himself into this repertoire with abandon, greedily lapping up the florid...
About
In ‘Contrabandista’, Javier Camarena delves deep into the life and music of legendary Spanish tenor Manuel García.
This collection features works by Manuel García, including three world premiere recordings, alongside favourites by Rossini and Zingarelli. Javier Camarena is joined by Cecilia Bartoli, his mentor for this album, in a stunning duet from Rossini’s Armida. The release of this album ties into Cecilia Bartoli’s 2018 ‘30 Years on Decca’ celebrations.
Contents and tracklist
- Javier Camarena (tenor)
- Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco
- Gianluca Capuano
- Recorded: 2018-01-08
- Recording Venue: the Auditori, Girona
- Javier Camarena (tenor)
- Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco
- Gianluca Capuano
- Recorded: 2018-01-08
- Recording Venue: the Auditori, Girona
- Javier Camarena (tenor)
- Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco
- Gianluca Capuano
- Recorded: 2018-01-08
- Recording Venue: the Auditori, Girona
- Javier Camarena (tenor)
- Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco
- Gianluca Capuano
- Recorded: 2018-01-08
- Recording Venue: the Auditori, Girona
- Javier Camarena (tenor)
- Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco
- Gianluca Capuano
- Recorded: 2018-01-08
- Recording Venue: the Auditori, Girona
- Javier Camarena (tenor), Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
- Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco
- Gianluca Capuano
- Recorded: 2018-01-08
- Recording Venue: the Auditori, Girona
- Javier Camarena (tenor)
- Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco
- Gianluca Capuano
- Recorded: 2018-01-08
- Recording Venue: the Auditori, Girona
- Javier Camarena (tenor)
- Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco
- Gianluca Capuano
- Recorded: 2018-01-08
- Recording Venue: the Auditori, Girona
- Javier Camarena (tenor)
- Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco
- Gianluca Capuano
- Recorded: 2018-01-08
- Recording Venue: the Auditori, Girona
- Javier Camarena (tenor)
- Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco
- Gianluca Capuano
- Recorded: 2018-01-08
- Recording Venue: the Auditori, Girona
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Awards and reviews
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Presto Editor's ChoiceOctober 2018
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The Times Records of the Year2018
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International Opera Awards2019Nominated - Recital Album
December 2018
Things bode well when you shout ‘Bravo!’ at the hi-fi speakers at the end of the first track…The amiable Mexican throws himself into this repertoire with abandon, greedily lapping up the florid coloratura excesses with ease. He has a wonderfully flexible voice without any hint of nasality or the slightly metallic top of someone like Juan Diego Flórez, the only other tenor who could currently tackle this sort of stuff with such easy elegance.
January 2019
Ramiro’s aria from Cenerentola demonstrates Camarena’s extraordinary facility and easily accessed top register. The Count’s ‘Cessa di più resistere’ reiterates his absolute command.
October 2018
On paper, a programme of bravura showstoppers by Rossini and the Spanish tenor Manuel Garcia might look like a slightly relentless prospect, but there’s a charm and sweetness to Mexican tenor’s singing that’s hard to resist. The Garcia curiosities come across well, but the highlight is Ramiro’s aria from La cenerentola, despatched with a tangible excitement that makes it abundantly clear why Camarena was granted a rare encore after singing it at the Metropolitan Opera in 2014.
7th October 2018
Camarena’s tenorino di forza just about manages Almaviva’s florid Cessa di piu, from Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, but the five Garcia items and a Zingarelli rarity are choice works, excitingly delivered.
Opera Now January 2019
Camarena has a rich-bodied tenor, clarion at full throttle. His acuti are exciting, his phrasing exemplary; his coloratura is remarkable for its blend of robust tone and agility.