Kévin Amiel, Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini, Frédéric Chaslin
AP358 - 1CD - 68' - May 23, 2025
Kévin Amiel, a rising star of French opera, unveils an exceptional debut album. With his radiant timbre and striking virtuosity, the tenor explores the great arias of the 19th century, where opera celebrates extraordinary destinies.
Kévin Amiel, the rising voice of French opera, confirms his talent with a first album of the highest calibre. Nominated for a ‘Révélations’ award at the Victoires de la musique classique awards in 2020 and an Adami artist, the tenor explores the great arias of the 19th century, a period when opera celebrated extraordinary destinies, from the stage to backstage, with Verdi, Gounod, Puccini and Delibes.
Combining a luminous timbre, virtuosity and dramatic talent, Kévin Amiel embodies this demanding art, forged by passion, patience and hard work. With a nod to Pavarotti, arguably the greatest and most popular of opera singers, he slips a few traditional Neapolitan arias into this programme, as if to remind us that the joy of singing must always come first.
1. GIUSEPPE VERDI La Traviata “Lunge da lei… De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo)
2. GIUSEPPE VERDI Rigoletto “Ella mi fu rapita!… Parmi veder le lagrime” (Duca)
3. GAETANO DONIZETTI Lucia di Lammermoor “Tombe degli avi miei… Fra poco a me ricovero” (Edgardo)
4. GIUSEPPE VERDI Macbeth “O figli miei!… Ah, la paterna mano” (Macduff)
5. GIUSEPPE VERDI Rigoletto “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
6. GIACOMO PUCCINI Gianni Schicchi “Avete torto!... Firenze è come un albero fiorito” (Rinuccio)
7. GAETANO DONIZETTI Il duca d’Alba “Inosservato, penetrava in questo” (Marcello)
8. GAETANO DONIZETTI Il duca d’Alba “Angelo casto e bel” (Marcello)
9. CHARLES GOUNOD Roméo et Juliette “L’amour… Ah ! Lève-toi, soleil !” (Roméo)
10. GIACOMO PUCCINI La Bohème SC 67 “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
11. LÉO DELIBES Lakmé “Lakmé ! Ah ! viens dans la forêt profonde” (Gérald)
12. JULES MASSENET Werther “Toute mon âme est là !… Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps ?” (Werther)
13. CHARLES GOUNOD Mireille “Mon cœur est plein d’un noir souci… Anges du paradis” (Vincent)
14. GAETANO DONIZETTI L’elisir d’amore “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
15. GIOACHINO ROSSINI La danza
16. TRADITIONAL Core ‘ngrato
17. FRANZ LEHÁR Le pays du sourire “Je t’ai donné mon cœur” (Sou-Chong)
