French baritone Florian Sempey, a specialist in Rameau, Mozart, and Rossini, made his American debut as Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro at Santa Fe Opera this summer. He joined host Oliver Camacho in Santa Fe to share his approach to singing his signature repertoire. Next month, the WFMT Opera Series presents Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers from the Aix-en-Provence featuring Sempey’s acclaimed performance in the role of Zurga.
Introducing Florian Sempey
Florian Sempey (Photo: Thomas Morel-Fort)
Playlist
All selections feature baritone Florian Sempey.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Fin ch’han dal vino” from Don Giovanni
Insula Orchestra/Laurence Equilbey
Jean-Philippe Rameau: “Nature, Amour, qui partagez mon coeur” from Castor et Pollux
Rameau: “Monstre affreux” from Dardanus
Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Gioachino Rossini: “Dunque io son” from Il barbiere di Siviglia
Karine Deshayes, mezzo-soprano
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine/Marc Minkowski
Rossini: “Dans ce lieu solitaire” from Le comte Ory
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine/Marc Minkowski
Carl Orff: “Estuans interius” from Carmina Burana
Giacomo Meyerbeer: “O puissante magie” from Dinorah
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine/Victor Jacob
Giuseppe Verdi: “Le voilà!…Toi, mon Rodrique…Dieu, tu semas dans nos ames” from Don Carlos
Benjamin Bernheim, tenor
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bolgna/Frédéric Chaslin
