Charles Castronovo - Verdi: Scenes & Arias - Noble Renegades (CD)

Details: Tenor Charles Castronovo celebrates his first Delos solo album with an all Verdi programme which showcases the composer's spellbinding use of theatrical devices. Noble Renegades offers a collection of complete scenes from operas such as Don Carlos, Luisa Miller and I Lombardi which encompass the emotional arc the protagonists experience as the story unfolds, very much epitomizing Verdi's vision of opera as a true "operatic theater". This album shows Verdi's profound influence on Charles's career, featuring roles he has performed all over the world. He is accompanied by "the singer's dream collaborator" Constantine Orbelian and his Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra. Distinguished singers Kristin Sampson, Tomas Pavilionis and Tadas Girininkas, as well as the Kaunas State Choir join in.

Tracklist:

1. Act II Fontainebleau! Forêt Immense
2. Act I Je L'ai Vue
3. Act I Qui Ti Rimani Alquanto Finche Il Consiglio Te Di Nuovo Appelli
4. Act I Dal Più Remoto Esilio
5. Act I Del Consiglio All Presenza... Odio Solo Ed Odio Atroce
6. MacBeth Act IV O Figli O Figli Miei!
7. Un Ballo in Maschera Act III Forse la Soglia... Ma Se M'É Forza Pedert
8. Act II O Madre Mia. Che Fa Colei?
9. Act II la Mia Letizia Infondere
10. Act II Oh Ma Pensa Che Non Puoi
11. Act II Come Poteva Un Angelo
12. Act II Il Foglio Dunque?
13. Act II Quando Le Sere Al Placido
14. Act II Di Me Chiedeste?
15. Act II L'ara O L'avello Aprrestami
16. Jerusalem Act III L'infamie! Prenez Ma Vie
17. Vact I Ah SÌ Ben Dite
18. Act I Pronti Siate a Seguitarmi
19. Act I SÌ De' Corsari Il Fulmine