Antonio Paoli in arias from Otello, Il Trovatore...

On this CD:

1. Robert le diable, grand opera in 5 acts Les chevaliers de ma patrie
Composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performed by Carlo Sabajno, Antonio Paoli

2. L' Africaine, grand opera in 5 acts O paradis
Composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performed by Antonio Paoli
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

3. Le prophète, grand opera in 5 acts Roi du ciel
Composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performed by Antonio Paoli
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

4. Poliuto, opera Al suon dell'arpe
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Antonio Paoli
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

5. Guillaume Tell (William Tell), opera Où va-tu?...Ah! Mathilde, idole de mon âme!
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Francesco Cigada, Antonio Paoli
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

6. Guillaume Tell (William Tell), opera Ses jours qu'ils ont osé proscrire
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Aristodemo Sillich, Francesco Cigada, Antonio Paoli
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

7. Il Trovatore, opera Deserto sulla terra
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Antonio Paoli
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

8. Il Trovatore, opera Di gelsos amor sprezzato
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Francesco Cigada, Clara Joanna, Antonio Paoli
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

9. Il Trovatore, opera Ah si, ben mio
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Antonio Paoli
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

10. Il Trovatore, opera Manrico! Che? La zingara...Di quella pira
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Antonio Paoli
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

11. Aida, opera Nume custode e vindice
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Andre DeSegurola, Antonio Paoli
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

12. Otello, opera Dio! mi potevi scagliar
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Ernesto Badini, Carlo Sabajno, Antonio Paoli

13. Pagliacci, opera Aiutalo o Signor...Recitar...Vesti la giubba
Composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed by Ernesto Badini, Francesco Cigada, Giuseppina Huguet, Antonio Paoli
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

14. Pagliacci, opera Verso il filtro...No, Pagliaccio non son!...Bravo! Ebben! Se mi giudichi
Composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed by Ernesto Badini, Francesco Cigada, Giuseppina Huguet, Antonio Paoli
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

15. Mademoiselle de Belle Isle Si io t'amo
Composed by Spiro Samaras
Performed by Carlo Sabajno, Antonio Paoli

16. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts Va-t'en! va-t'en! tu feras bien
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Antonio Paoli
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

17. Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47 Arrêtez, o mes frères
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Carlo Sabajno, Antonio Paoli

18. Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47 C'est toi que sa bouche invective...Israël! romps ta chaîne
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Carlo Sabajno, Antonio Paoli

19. Déjanire, opera (drama lyrique) in 4 acts Viens, ô toi dont le clair visage
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Carlo Sabajno, Antonio Paoli

20. Canzone Guerresca
Composed by Umberto Giordano
Performed by Carlo Sabajno, Antonio Paoli

Antonio Paoli in arias from Otello, Il Trovatore..., Music, Ernesto Badini, Francesco Cigada, Andre DeSegurola, Aristodemo Sillich, Georges Bizet, Gaetano Donizetti, Umberto Giordano, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gioachino Rossini, Camille Saint-Saens, Spiro Samaras, Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Sabajno, Clara Joanna, Giuseppina Huguet, Antonio Paoli, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Classical Vocals, French Romantic Opera, Italian Romantic Opera, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Opera, Vocal, Vocal Music
Antonio Paoli in arias from Otello, Il Trovatore...
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A first rate Puerto Rican tenor!
 Antonio Paoli in arias from Otello, Il Trovatore...

Manufacturer: Pearl
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DC33
Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

  1. Robert Le Diable: Les chevaliers de ma patrie
  2. L'Africaine: O'paradis
  3. Le Prophete: Roi du ciel
  4. Poliuto - Guillaume Tell: Al suon dell'arpe - Ou va - tu?...Ah! Mathilde, idole de mon ame!
  5. Track 5
  6. Ses jours qu'ills ont ose proscrire
  7. Il Trovatore: Deserto sulla terra
  8. Di geloso amor sprezzato
  9. Ah si, ben mio
  10. Di quella pira
  11. Aida: Nume custode e vindice
  12. Otello: Dio Mi potevi scagliar
  13. I Pagliacci: Aiutalo o Signor...
  14. I Plglaicci: Recitar...Vesti la giabba
  15. Versa il filtro
  16. No, Pagliaccio non son!
  17. Bravo! Ebben! Se mi giudichi (finale)
  18. Mlle. de Belle - Isle: Si io ty'amo
  19. Carmen: Va - t'en! Va - t'en tu feras bien (Finale, Act III)
  20. Samson et Dalila: Arretez, o mes freres
  21. C'est toi que sa bouche invective...Israel! romps ta chaine
  22. Dejanire: Viens, o toi dont le clair visage
  23. Canzone Guerresca

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A first rate Puerto Rican tenor!.......2006-12-05

How do I begin? Well, Antonio Paoli had an enormous, vibrant, forward, sometimes hesitant, color varied, pingy, puissant bel canto heroic tenor voice. Lauri-Volpi wrote in Parallel Voices of his massive vibrations that set him, along with Bernardo de Muro apart as the largest of the dramatic voices of his time. Lauri-Volpi also sang during Del Monaco's time. In fact, one could say that Del Monaco's Otello was definitely inspired by Paoli as there are similarities in their tonal delivery - but only perhaps in Otello - (as otherwise) del Monaco recalls Galliano Masini. One could also say that de Muro must have used Paoli as the supreme example for his style of singing in that if played track to track it is difficult to distinguish them especially at the top. The difference being that Paoli used a forward bel canto tone, and de Muro was more chesty in the verismo manner, pushed.

It is exactly that uniqueness of the bel canto approach that distinguishes Antonio Paoli and what may have contributed to his loss of popularity in the height of verismo. His tone is not always beautiful but it is never pushed - ever and it is one legato line. He does not obscure consonants to obtain legato like dramatics in our time. Words have less meaning in our time, which makes sense - expressive artists are generally not employed. Musically, he has an exciting way of creating tension in the line by raising the pitch by a quarter-tone or less, and attacking the notes before the beat on which they fall. He seems gifted to find those oppurtune places in the music.

His bel canto method does not prevent any dramatic use his voice, for even though minimal breath escapes in the line, his Pagliacci scenes (on this set) possess supreme accent of dramatic timing and a full exploitation of the chest vibrations which ring more than any singer I have heard. Once again, he possesses bel canto, dramatic, and rhythmic gifts, and here in lies Paoli's contribution, uniqueness, and genius. Paoli is probably the most underrated tenor I have encountered.

Yet, a strange tentative quality abides much of the time - the same one Rosa Ponselle battled with.

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