The Tenor Voice

The Tenor Voice

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The jilted lover, the tragic artist, the wily prince, the leading man: Tenors take on some of the most prominent and enduring roles in operas of all eras, and are perpetually in high demand for concert performance. Music written for the tenor voice is among the most recognizable to audiences far beyond the opera house and concert hall. Generations of composers, particularly in Italy, understood exactly how to deploy this powerful voice type for maximum emotional impact. Wagner actually created another demanding repertoire for it, often requiring the vocal heft of the so-called Heldentenor.

"Nessun dorma!"

Zubin Mehta, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, John Alldis Choir

2:58

Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Jonas Kaufmann, Claudio Abbado

3:49

Amor ti vieta

Munich Radio Orchestra, Michel Plasson, Rolando Villazón

1:50

"Un dì felice, eterea"

Plácido Domingo, Ileana Cotrubaș, Carlos Kleiber, Bavarian State Orchestra

3:05

Se quel guerrier io fossi! - Celeste Aida

Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Jon Vickers, Georg Solti

4:38

"La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetée"

Plácido Domingo, Carlo Maria Giulini, Los Angeles Philharmonic

3:55

"Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" (Tamino)

Nicolai Gedda, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra

4:11

M'apparì tutt'amor

Jonathan Tetelman, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Karel Mark Chichon

3:02

Una furtiva lagrima

Riccardo Frizza, Javier Camarena, Gli Originali

4:56

"Vesti la giubba"

London Symphony Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos, José Carreras

3:47

Introduction – Gott! welch Dunkel hier! – in des Lebens Frühlingstagen

Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, René Kollo

11:28

No. 5, Der Lindenbaum

András Schiff, Peter Schreier

4:59

"In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten"

Siegfried Jerusalem, Claudio Abbado, Kurt Moll, Vienna Philharmonic, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera

5:32

Che gelida manina (Remastered 2024)

Herbert von Karajan, Luciano Pavarotti, Berlin Philharmonic

4:37

Di Provenza il mar, il suol

Ludovic Tézier, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Frédéric Chaslin

5:04

Vogliatemi bene (Bimba dagli occhi)

Lorin Maazel, Renata Scotto, The Ambrosian Singers, Plácido Domingo, Philharmonia Orchestra

7:16

"Come un bel dì di maggio" (Andrea)

Gabriele Santini, Franco Corelli, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Mario Sereni, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Paolo Pedani, Gianni Lazzari, Anna Di Stasio, Stefania Malagù, Oliviero de Fabritiis, Luciana Moneta, Antonietta Stella

3:24

"E lucevan le stelle"

Luciano Pavarotti, Nicola Rescigno, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:55

Questa o quella

Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Edward Downes, Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra

1:48

"Donna non vidi mai"

Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano

2:31

Il était une fois à la cour d'Eisenach

Munich Radio Orchestra, Michel Plasson, Rolando Villazón, Florian Laconi

5:07

Aranjuez

Ira Coleman, Patrick Messina, Chico Pinheiro, Yacine Boularès, Rhani Krija, Bridget Kibbey, Plácido Domingo, Vincent Segal

3:53

Bésame mucho

Jonathan Bolívar, Juan Diego Flórez

3:59

Un Amore Così Grande (feat. Veronica Berti) [Remastered]

Steven Mercurio, Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Veronica Berti

4:19

Die Forelle, Op. 32, D. 550

Hubert Giesen, Fritz Wunderlich

2:18

No. 1. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai

Fritz Wunderlich, Hubert Giesen

1:33

Fanget an!

Peter Hofmann, Iván Fischer, SWR Symphonieorchester

3:31

"Ah! Je vais l'aimer"

Myung-Whun Chung, Ben Heppner, London Symphony Orchestra

2:35

No. 4 b) Romance "Je crois entendre encore"

Carlo Maria Giulini, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Plácido Domingo

3:46

È lui! desso! L'infante! - Dio, che nell'alma infondere

Vittorio Vitelli, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Joseph Calleja, Ramón Tebar

6:55

"Un di, felice, eterea" (Alfredo, Violetta)

Alfredo Kraus, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra, Renata Scotto

3:12

O soave fanciulla (Love Duet) [Remastered 2024]

Mirella Freni, Herbert von Karajan, Luciano Pavarotti, Berlin Philharmonic

4:12

"Cielo e Mar"

Daniele Callegari, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Rolando Villazón

5:14

Recondita armonia

Noah Stewart, Johnny Bertl, Vienna Symphony

2:33

Ecco ridente in cielo (Conte)

Vittorio Gui, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Luigi Alva

4:26

Di' tu se fedele il flutto m'aspetta

John Alldis Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wendy Eathorne, Franklyn Whiteley, John Alldis, Brian Etheridge, Plácido Domingo, Nello Santi

3:06

A te, o cara

Franco Ferraris, Franco Corelli, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:37

No. 37, Duo, "Nuit d’ivresse et d’extase infinie" (Didon, Énée)

Roberto Alagna, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Angela Gheorghiu, Richard Armstrong

8:24

Caruso

Nicolas Montazaud, Yvan Cassar, Orchestre National d'Île-de-France, Roberto Alagna, Julien Martineau

5:15

"Ah sì ben mio"

Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Carlo Bergonzi, Gianandrea Gavazzeni

3:02

La vita è inferno

José Carreras, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli

6:48

Niun mi tema

Paul Plishka, Malcolm King, Plácido Domingo, Frank Little, National Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine

5:46

Oh! Fede negar potessi...Quando le sere al placido

RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Fausto Cleva, Carlo Bergonzi

5:38

Quel trouble inconnu.Salut! Demeure chaste et pure

Marco Armiliato, Jonas Kaufmann, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

6:15

Son già lontani! (Arturo)

Giuseppe di Stefano, Tullio Serafin, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

3:15

"Tombe degl'avi miei" - "Fra Poco a Me Ricovero" from Lucia di Lammermoor

Mario del Monaco, Alberto Erede, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London

5:18

Mein lieber Schwan (Act III)

Heinrich Bender, Bavarian State Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda

5:04

II. Pastoral

Sir Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, Sir Eugene Goossens, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London

3:35

"It Seemed That Out Of Battle I Escaped"

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, Melos Ensemble

9:35

J'ai perdu mon Euridice

Juan Diego Flórez, Carlo Rizzi, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi

4:34

VII. Aria: "Hilf, Jesu, hilf"

English Baroque Soloists, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, John Eliot Gardiner

3:16

Der Tag ist hin, BWV 447

Jaap ter Linden, Peter Schreier, Ton Koopman

2:35

III. Von der Jugend

Zubin Mehta, Munich Philharmonic, Peter Seiffert

3:09

Torna a Surriento

Giuseppe di Stefano, Iller Pattacini, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London

2:32

Granada

Juan Diego Flórez, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya

4:15

Maria (From "West Side Story")

3:13

Funiculì Funiculà (Remastered)

Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Steven Mercurio

2:27

'O Sole Mio

Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House

2:53