Rolando Villazón – Mozart: La clemenza di Tito (Live) (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Rolando Villazón – Mozart: La clemenza di Tito (Live) (2018)
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Recorded in July 2017 in the sumptuous Baden-Baden Festspielhaus, this La clemenza di Tito follows albums which had come out previously in the Mozart series with Nézet-Séguin, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and tenor Rolando Villazón, who is the only singer to appear in all these productions. It should go without saying that the music is extremely finely-chiselled: none of the singers take the slightest liberty with either the score or the style – there are no unruly Italianisms like glissandos, individual showing off, clownish high-Cs, parasitic ornamentations, warbling, trilling, sobbing – which means that we are left with one of the purest and finest performances of this work. Note that this was Mozart’s final opera, first performed just two months before he passed away; and that the recitatives were written by the faithful Sussmayr, who would go on to “complete” the Requiem. In the same period Mozart was also putting the final touches to his Magic flute and only had a few weeks to finish the work; and yet, what perfection in the arias, ensembles and choruses! And that in spite of the fact that the subject probably was not a source of tremendous interest to the composer, especially since his explosive collaboration with Da Ponte. But when given a performance like this, the work absolutely passes with flying colours.

Tracklist:
1-01. Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: Overture (Live) (04:51)
1-02. Marina Rebeka, Joyce DiDonato, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Ma che? sempre l’istesso” (Live) (03:42)
1-03. Marina Rebeka, Joyce DiDonato, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Come ti piace imponi” (Live) (02:34)
1-04. Tara Erraught, Marina Rebeka, Joyce DiDonato, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Amico, il passo affretta” (Live) (02:12)
1-05. Marina Rebeka, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Deh se piacer mi vuoi” (Live) (05:15)
1-06. Tara Erraught, Joyce DiDonato, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Amico, ecco il momento” (Live) (00:38)
1-07. Joyce DiDonato, Tara Erraught, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Deh prendi un dolce amplesso” (Live) (01:00)
1-08. Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: Marcia (Live) (01:42)
1-09. RIAS Kammerchor, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Serbate, oh Dei custodi” (Live) (01:42)
1-10. Adam Plachetka, Tara Erraught, Rolando Villazón, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Te della patria il Padre” – “Basta, basta, oh miei fidi” (Live) (02:38)
1-11. Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: Marcia Reprise (Live) (00:59)
1-12. Tara Erraught, Rolando Villazón, Joyce DiDonato, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Adesso, oh Sesto, parla per me” (Live) (03:30)
1-13. Rolando Villazón, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Del più sublime” (Live) (03:20)
1-14. Tara Erraught, Regula Mühlemann, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Non ci pentiam” (Live) (01:52)
1-15. Regula Mühlemann, Tara Erraught, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Ah perdona al primo affetto” (Live) (03:08)
1-16. Rolando Villazón, Adam Plachetka, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Che mi rechi in quel foglio?” (Live) (00:53)
1-17. Regula Mühlemann, Rolando Villazón, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Di Tito al piè” (Live) (02:32)
1-18. Rolando Villazón, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Ah, se fosse intorno al trono” (Live) (02:16)
1-19. Regula Mühlemann, Marina Rebeka, Joyce DiDonato, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Felice me!” – “Ancora mi schernisce?” (Live) (04:44)
1-20. Joyce DiDonato, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Parto, ma tu ben mio” (Live) (06:38)
1-21. Adam Plachetka, Tara Erraught, Marina Rebeka, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Vedrai, Tito, vedrai” (Live) (00:46)
1-22. Adam Plachetka, Tara Erraught, Marina Rebeka, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Vengo… aspettate… Sesto!…” (Live) (02:11)
1-23. Joyce DiDonato, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Oh Dei, che smania è questa” (Live) (03:22)
1-24. Adam Plachetka, Tara Erraught, Marina Rebeka, Joyce DiDonato, Regula Mühlemann, RIAS Kammerchor, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Deh conservate, oh Dei” – “Sesto!” (Live) (02:51)
1-25. Adam Plachetka, Tara Erraught, Marina Rebeka, Joyce DiDonato, Regula Mühlemann, RIAS Kammerchor, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 1: “Sesto!” – Andante (Live) (03:43)
2-26. Joyce DiDonato, Tara Erraught, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Sesto, come tu credi” (Live) (02:03)
2-27. Tara Erraught, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Torna di Tito” (Live) (02:26)
2-28. Joyce DiDonato, Marina Rebeka, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Partir deggio, o restar?” (Live) (00:50)
2-29. Adam Plachetka, Joyce DiDonato, Marina Rebeka, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Sesto! – Che chiedi?” (Live) (00:57)
2-30. Adam Plachetka, Joyce DiDonato, Marina Rebeka, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Se al volto mai ti senti” (Live) (04:55)
2-31. Rolando Villazón, RIAS Kammerchor, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Ah, grazie si rendano” – “È tutto colà d’intorno” (Live) (03:18)
2-32. Adam Plachetka, Rolando Villazón, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Già de’ pubblici giuochi” (Live) (02:02)
2-33. Adam Plachetka, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Tardi s’avvede” (Live) (01:31)
2-34. Adam Plachetka, Rolando Villazón, Tara Erraught, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “No, così scellerato” (Live) (00:31)
2-35. Adam Plachetka, Rolando Villazón, Tara Erraught, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Cesare, nol diss’io” (Live) (00:56)
2-36. Tara Erraught, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Tu fosti tradito” (Live) (03:07)
2-37. Rolando Villazón, Adam Plachetka, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Che orror! che tradimento!” – “Ingrato!” (Live) (02:40)
2-38. Joyce DiDonato, Rolando Villazón, Adam Plachetka, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Quello di Tito è il volto!” – “Odimi, oh Sesto” (Live) (03:19)
2-39. Joyce DiDonato, Rolando Villazón, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Eppur mi fa pietà” (Live) (05:42)
2-40. Joyce DiDonato, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Deh per questo istante solo” (Live) (06:51)
2-41. Rolando Villazón, Adam Plachetka, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Ove s’intese mai” (Live) (01:59)
2-42. Rolando Villazón, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Se all’impero” (Live) (04:54)
2-43. Marina Rebeka, Adam Plachetka, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Publio, ascolta!” (Live) (00:29)
2-44. Regula Mühlemann, Tara Erraught, Marina Rebeka, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Ah, Vitellia” (Live) (01:39)
2-45. Regula Mühlemann, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “S’altro che lagrime” (Live) (02:14)
2-46. Marina Rebeka, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Ecco il punto, oh Vitellia” (Live) (02:10)
2-47. Marina Rebeka, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Non più di fiori” (Live) (07:07)
2-48. Rolando Villazón, Tara Erraught, Regula Mühlemann, RIAS Kammerchor, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Che del ciel, che degli Dei” (Live) (01:36)
2-49. Rolando Villazón, Adam Plachetka, Tara Erraught, Marina Rebeka, Joyce DiDonato, Regula Mühlemann, Jory Vinikour, William Conway, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Sesto, de’ tuoi delitti” (Live) (01:53)
2-50. Rolando Villazón, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Ma che giorno è mai questo?” (Live) (01:46)
2-51. Adam Plachetka, Tara Erraught, Marina Rebeka, Joyce DiDonato, Regula Mühlemann, Rolando Villazón, RIAS Kammerchor, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Act 2: “Tu, è ver, m’assolvi, Augusto” (Live) (04:18)

Personnel:
Rolando Villazón, tenor (Tito)
Marina Rebeka, soprano (Vitellia)
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano (Sesto)
Tara Erraught, mezzo-soprano (Annio)
Regula Mühlemann, soprano (Servilia)
Adam Plachetka, bass-baritone (Publio)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
RIAS Kammerchor
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor

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