Composer: Manuel Garcia, Gioacchino Antonio Rossini, Nicola Antonio Zingarelli
Performer: Javier Camarena
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Prince
Conductor: Gianluca Capuano
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Decca
Release: 2018
Size: 1.3 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Garcia: El Gitano por Amor
01. “Hernando desventurado…Cara gitana del alma mia”
Garcia: El Poeta Calculista
02. “Yo que soy contrabandista”
Rossini: La Cenerentola
03. “Sì, ritrovarla io giuro”
Garcia: La mort du Tasse
04. “Mais que vois-je? Une lyre…Vous dont l’image toujours chère”
Zingarelli: Giulietta e Romeo
05. “Più dubitar mi fan questi suoi detti…Là dai regni dell’ ombra e di morte”
Armida / Act 1
06. “Principessa, sei tu…Amor…Possente nome!”
Garcia: Florestan / Act 2
07. “Dieu!…pour venger un père, faut-il devenir assassin?…O ciel! De ma juste furie”
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia – Ed. Brauner / Act 2
08. “Cessa di più resistere”
Garcia: El Poeta Calculista
09. “Formarè mi plan con cuidado”
Ricciardo e Zoraide – Ed. Agostinelli & Gravagna / Act 1
10. “S’ella mi è ognor fedele…Qual sarà mai la gioia”
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.