World-renowned conductor Carlo Rizzi is artistic director of Opera Rara whose mission is to restore, record, perform and promote the lost operatic heritage of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Opera Rara is a unique combination of opera charity, recording label and live operatic archaeologist. Mo. Rizzi joins WFMT to share bel canto rarities from the Opera Rara catalogue and discoveries from their Donizetti Song Project. Learn more about Opera Rara HERE.
Maestro Carlo Rizzi on bel canto rarities
Carlo Rizzi (Photo: Russell Duncan)
Playlist
All selections feature conductor and pianist Carlo Rizzi from the Opera Rara catalogue.
Saverio Mercadante: “Soffri o cor” from Il proscritto
Iván Ayón-Rivas, tenor
Opera Rara Chorus
Britten Sinfonia/Carlo Rizzi
Carl Maria von Weber (arr. Berlioz): “Hélas! Sans le revoir” from Le Freyschütz
Joyce El-Khoury, soprano
Hallé/Carlo Rizzi
Ruggero Leoncavallo: “Addormentarmi, accarezzarmi” from Zingari
Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Carlo Rizzi
Fromental Halévy: “Tu seras donc pour moi” from Guido et Ginévra
Joyce El-Khoury, soprano
Michael Spyres, tenor
Hallé/Carlo Rizzi
Gaetano Donizetti: La conocchia
Donizetti: “Au pied d’une croix”
Ermonela Jaho. soprano
Carlo Rizzi, piano
Donizetti: “Me volgio fa’ na casa”
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Carlo Rizzi, piano
Donizetti: “Rings ruht die grunt Alpenhut”
Michael Spyres, tenor
Carlo Rizzi, piano
Donizetti: “Ogni tormento, quai nebbia al vento” from L’esule di Roma
Albina Shagimuratova, soprano
Opera Rara Chorus
Britten Sinfonia/Carlo Rizzi
