Archived Event

Rosenblatt Recitals
Javier Camarena tenor; Ángel Rodriguez piano
Date
Thu 14 Apr 2016, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Javier Camarenatenor
  • Ángel Rodriguezpiano

Programme

  • Georges Bizet
    1838-1875
      • Les pêcheurs de perles
        :
      • Je crois entendre encore
      • Lucia di Lammermoor
        :
      • Tombe degli avi miei ... Fra poco a me ricovero
      • Roberto Devereux, ossia Il conte di Essex
        :
      • Ed ancor la tremenda port
      • La fille du régiment
        :
      • Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!

Interval

  • Paolo Tosti
    1846-1916
      • Lasciami! Lascia ch'io respiri
      • L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
      • In van preghi
      • Che dici, o parola del Saggio?
  • José Serrano
    1873-1941
      • El trust de los tenorios
        :
      • Te quiero, morena

Encore

Overview

Javier Camarena returns to the Rosenblatt Recitals series having made his sensational debut last season.

Hailed as ‘one of the most exciting tenors singing today’ (Huffington Post), he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 2011 and became the third singer in modern times to give a rare encore at the Met – preceded only by Luciano Pavarotti and Juan Diego Flórez – after stepping in for Flórez in La cenerentola in 2014.

‘Javier Camarena had a triumphant evening, singing with a hearty, burnished tone... He’s a singer capable of gladiatorial power but also subtle shadings, supple phrasing and a thoroughly convincing Italian flavor.’ New York Times

‘In Javier Camarena, it was clear the company had a new star, a rival to fellow tenors Juan Diego Flórez and Lawrence Brownlee for the title of 'King of the High Cs.’ Mr. Camarena's voice combines the flexibility and high range usually associated with the 'tenore di grazia' type with an unusual depth and richness of timbre.’ New York Observer

Watch an introductory video to the Rosenblatt Recitals series at Wigmore Hall.

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