Pene Pati came to international attention as a member of the crossover ensemble SOL3 Mio. Revered for his “round and sunshine filled voice,” (Le Monde) the Samoan tenor from New Zealand is on the rise, having recently debuted at the Royal Ballet and Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and Bayerische Staatsoper. An exclusive recording artist for Warner Classics, his self-titled debut album earned him the Opus Klassik Newcomer of the Year Award, Best Male Singer at the Opera Critics’ Awards, and Opera Magazine Readers’ Award at the International Opera Awards. His second album, Nessun Dorma, which features his wife, soprano Amina Edris, and his brother, tenor Amitai Pati, was released last fall. Pene Pati joins WFMT to share performances from his growing discography and and to preview his upcoming debut at Lyric Opera of Chicago in Puccini’s La bohème.
Playlist
All selections feature tenor Pene Pati.
Gioachino Rossini: “”Amis, amis, secondez ma vengeance” from Guillaume Tell
Bordeaux National Opera Chorus
Bordeaux National Orchestra/Emmanuel Villaume
Leonard Bernstein: “Maria” from West Side Story
Sol3 Mio
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Jules Massenet: “En fermant les yeux” from Manon
Bordeaux National Orchestra/Emmanuel Villaume
Giacomo Meyerbeer: “Plus blanche que la blanche hermine” from Les Huguenots
Stéphane Rougier, viola d’amore
Bordeaux National Opera Chorus
Bordeaux National Orchestra/Emmanuel Villaume
Fromental Halévy: “Tu possèdes, dit-on, un joyau magnifique” from La Juive
Amina Edris, soprano
Amitai Pati, tenor
Bordeaux National Orchestra/Emmanuel Villaume
Charles Gounod: “Salut demeure chaste et pure” from Faust
Giacomo Puccini: “Che gelida manina” from La bohème
Bordeaux National Orchestra/Emmanuel Villaume
Pietro Mascagni: “Suzel, buon dì!” (The Cherry Duet) from L’amico Fritz
Amina Edris, soprano
Bordeaux National Orchestra/Emmanuel Villaume
Jerome Grey: We Are Samoa
Sol3 Mio
The Haines String Octet
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
