Dennis O'Neill Opera Gala
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Composer or Director: Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gioachino Rossini, Charles-François Gounod, Francesco Cilea, Gaetano Donizetti, Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo, Giacomo Meyerbeer
Label: Classics
Magazine Review Date: 5/1991
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 1195-4
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (L')Elisir d'amore, 'Elixir of Love', Movement: Quanto è bella |
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Gaetano Donizetti, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Luisa Miller, Movement: ~ |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giuseppe Verdi, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| (Un) ballo in maschera, '(A) masked ball', Movement: ~ |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giuseppe Verdi, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Macbeth, Movement: ~ |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giuseppe Verdi, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Tosca, Movement: Recondita armonia |
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giacomo Puccini, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Turandot, Movement: Nessun dorma! |
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giacomo Puccini, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| (Le) Villi, Movement: ~ |
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giacomo Puccini, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Roméo et Juliette, 'Romeo and Juliet', Movement: ~ |
Charles-François Gounod, Composer
Charles-François Gounod, Composer Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| (Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville', Movement: Se il mio nome |
Gioachino Rossini, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Gioachino Rossini, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| (Le) Roi d'Ys, Movement: ~ |
Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Werther, Movement: ~ |
Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| (L')Africaine, '(The) African Maid', Movement: ~ |
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giacomo Meyerbeer, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| (L')Arlesiana, '(The) Girl from Arles', Movement: E la solita storia (Lamento) |
Francesco Cilea, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Francesco Cilea, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Lucia di Lammermoor, '(The) Bride of Lammermoor', Movement: ~ |
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Gaetano Donizetti, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
Composer or Director: Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gioachino Rossini, Charles-François Gounod, Francesco Cilea, Gaetano Donizetti, Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo, Giacomo Meyerbeer
Label: Classics
Magazine Review Date: 5/1991
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 58
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 1195-2
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (L')Elisir d'amore, 'Elixir of Love', Movement: Quanto è bella |
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Gaetano Donizetti, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Luisa Miller, Movement: ~ |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giuseppe Verdi, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| (Un) ballo in maschera, '(A) masked ball', Movement: ~ |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giuseppe Verdi, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Macbeth, Movement: ~ |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giuseppe Verdi, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Tosca, Movement: Recondita armonia |
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giacomo Puccini, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Turandot, Movement: Nessun dorma! |
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giacomo Puccini, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| (Le) Villi, Movement: ~ |
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giacomo Puccini, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Roméo et Juliette, 'Romeo and Juliet', Movement: ~ |
Charles-François Gounod, Composer
Charles-François Gounod, Composer Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| (Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville', Movement: Se il mio nome |
Gioachino Rossini, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Gioachino Rossini, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| (Le) Roi d'Ys, Movement: ~ |
Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Werther, Movement: ~ |
Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| (L')Africaine, '(The) African Maid', Movement: ~ |
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Giacomo Meyerbeer, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| (L')Arlesiana, '(The) Girl from Arles', Movement: E la solita storia (Lamento) |
Francesco Cilea, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Francesco Cilea, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Lucia di Lammermoor, '(The) Bride of Lammermoor', Movement: ~ |
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer
Dennis O'Neill, Tenor Gaetano Donizetti, Composer Richard Armstrong, Conductor Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
Author:
A good old-fashioned assortment of arias, most of them popular, all of them as generous in melody as in emotion, and the most Italianate of British tenors for many a long day to sing them. Perhaps there should have been some concession to the modern fad of orderliness in the programme, at least to the extent of (say) grouping the French arias together, or the Donizettis, or the two from Un ballo in maschera. But no, it probably doesn't greatly matter, and in any case the record is best heard taking three or four items at a time rather than as a programme to be listened to from start to finish.
Two observations concerning the voice come immediately to mind. One is that it has expanded in recent years yet kept its tone-quality remarkably well; the other is that it has loosened somewhat, so that certain high notes (the final B flats of the Romeo andL'africaine arias, for instance) threaten to spread. Sometimes, too, the mezza voce is too separate from the louder voice. The solo from L'arlesiana provides an example here—yet what a lovely performance this is, both idiomatic and personal, growing to an affecting climax without that high note tastelessly added by many others. Imaginative, too, is the colouring, greyly nostalgic, at the start of ''Torna ai felici di' from Le villi; admirable the restrained opening of ''Quando le sere''; and best of all, the ''Di tu se fedele'', so finely judged in its dynamics and triumphantly vindicating the score's low C. Accompaniments are finely played and sympathetically conducted, and the recorded sound is judicious in balance and resonance.'
Two observations concerning the voice come immediately to mind. One is that it has expanded in recent years yet kept its tone-quality remarkably well; the other is that it has loosened somewhat, so that certain high notes (the final B flats of the Romeo and
Dennis O'Neill Opera Gala
Dennis O'Neill Opera Gala
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