Michael Spyres, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques – In the Shadows (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Michael Spyres, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques – In the Shadows (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:24:50 minutes | 1,43 GB | Genre: Classical, Opera
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Michael Spyres is a singer who challenges and reshapes perceptions – as his albums BariTenor and Contra-Tenor have shown. Now, preparing for his debut at the Bayreuth Festival in Summer 2024, he searches In the Shadows to reveal more about Wagner and the origins of his music dramas. “Wagner evokes a varying spectrum of emotions – awe, ecstasy, even trepidation,” explains Spyres. “This album endeavours to illuminate the composers who languish in the shadows, who formed the foundation of Wagner’s compositions and sculpted the framework of vocal writing for the Wagnerian tenor.” In the Shadows culminates with three arias by Wagner – from Lohengrin and the lesser-known Die Feen and Rienzi. Preceding them are early-19th-century arias by composers of the French, German and Italian schools: Méhul, Beethoven, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Weber, Auber, Spontini, Bellini and Marschner. Spyres’s distinguished companions in his exploration are the players of Les Talens Lyriques and their conductor Christophe Rousset.

Tracklist:
1-01. Michael Spyres – Joseph: “Vainement Pharaon” – “Champs paternels” (Joseph) (05:36)
1-02. Michael Spyres – Fidelio, Op. 72: “Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!” – “In des Lebens” (Florestan) (09:33)
1-03. Michael Spyres – Elisabetta, regina d’Inghilterra: “Della cieca fortuna… Sposa amata” – “Saziati, o sorte ingrata ?” (Leicester) (09:57)
1-04. Michael Spyres – Il crociato in Egitto: “Suona funerea” (Adriano, Cavalieri) (07:57)
1-05. Michael Spyres – Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277: “Nein, Länger Trag Ich Nicht” (Max) (06:35)
1-06. Michael Spyres – La muette de Portici: “Spectacle affreux” (Masaniello) (05:01)
1-07. Michael Spyres – Agnes von Hohenstaufen: “Der Strom wälzt ruhig seine dunklen Wogen” (Heinrich) (05:12)
1-08. Michael Spyres – Norma: “Meco all’altar di Venere” – “Me protegge, me difende” (Pollione, Flavio, Druidi) (06:44)
1-09. Michael Spyres – Hans Heiling, Op. 80: “Gönne mir ein wort der Liebe” (Konrad) (05:34)
1-10. Michael Spyres – Die Feen: “Wo find ich dich, wo wird mir Trost?” (Arindal) (05:33)
1-11. Michael Spyres – Rienzi: “Allmächt’ger Vater, blick herab” (Rienzi) (11:11)
1-12. Michael Spyres – Lohengrin: “Mein lieber Schwan” (Lohengrin) (05:49)

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