Arias

by Jonathan Tetelman, Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria, Karel Mark Chichon

Overview

The Deutsche Grammophon label issues an unusual number of debut recitals from opera singers who may go on to disappear almost completely. Will that happen with tenor Jonathan Tetelman? There are good reasons to think not. The label bills Tetelman as Chilean-American, doubtless to double the potential customer base, but in fact, he was raised in the U.S. from the age of seven months and is American as apple pie in several respects. His background is eclectic, including stints as a baritone (very hard to hear in the arias here) and a Manhattan club DJ (what kind of impact does that leave on the voice?). He is growing into a full lyric tenor voice, and the top is already there, even if other parts haven't taken shape. (Tetelman's pianissimi are impressive as well.) Perhaps the most promising thing is that Tetelman knows how to play to his strengths; versatility is a less valuable thing in opera than being able to choose one's moment and bring the house down. The tenor puts his best foot forward immediately in "Cielo e mar" from Ponchielli's La Gioconda, and he's not afraid to pick lesser-known operas, like Flotow's Martha or Riccardo Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini if they offer material that sits in his sweet spot. Consider too his duets with the soprano Vida Mikneviciute from the latter opera. Some of the big Verdi arias aren't as strong, but these will come with time. Tetelman gets excellent support from the Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria under Karel Mark Chichon, perhaps another example of selecting what fits instead of the very most prestigious name. A young singer to watch, no doubt! Buyers seem to be on board as this album hit classical best-seller charts in the summer of 2022. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	09/02/2022
Label:	Deutsche Grammophon
UPC:	0028948629275
Rank:	87454

Tracks

1. La Gioconda~Cielo e mar!
2. Fedora~Amor ti vieta di non amar
3. I due Foscari~Non maledirmi, o prode
4. Martha~M'appar¿¿ tutt'amor
5. Carmen~La fleur que tu m'avais jet¿¿e
6. Adriana Lecouvreur~La dolcissima effigie sorridente
7. La forza del destino~La vita ¿¿ inferno all'infelice
8. La forza del destino~O tu che in seno agli angeli
9. Andrea Ch¿¿nier~Come un bel d¿¿ di maggio
10. Francesca da Rimini~Paolo datemi pace
11. Francesca da Rimini~Perch¿¿ volete voi ch'io rinnovi
12. Werther~Toute mon ¿¿me est l¿¿ - Pourquoi me r¿¿veiller
13. Cavalleria rusticana~Mamma, quel vino ¿¿ generoso
14. Madama Butterfly~Addio fiorito asil
15. Il trovatore~Ah! S¿¿, ben mio, coll'essere
16. Il trovatore~Di quella pira l'orrendo foco

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jonathan Tetelman   Primary Artist,Tenor (Vocal)
Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Karel Mark Chichon   Primary Artist,Conductor
Jose Simerilla Romero   Tenor (Vocal)
Magdalena Lukawska   Soprano (Vocal)
Vida Mikneviciute   Soprano (Vocal)
Capella Cracoviensis   Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

Paul Milliet   Librettist
Guido Menasci   Librettist
Salvatore Cammarano   Librettist
Francesco Maria Piave   Librettist
Ben Wolf   Cover Photo,Photography
Antonio M. Miranda Gonzalez   Assistant Engineer
Malene Hill   A&R
Nikki Kawamura   Product Manager
Katharina Hanglberger   Cover Design,Graphic Design
Dorothea Walchshaeusl   Liner Notes
Natalia Kononchuk   Score Supervisor
Johanna Ihnen   Project Coordinator
Daniel Zoghbi   Assistant Engineer
Henri Meilhac   Librettist
Jules Massenet   Composer
Luigi Illica   Librettist
Friedrich von Flotow   Composer
Giuseppe Verdi   Composer
Amilcare Ponchielli   Composer
Umberto Giordano   Composer
Pietro Mascagni   Composer
Giuseppe Giacosa   Librettist
Giacomo Puccini   Composer
Georges Bizet   Composer
Oliver Kreyssig   Production Manager
Kenneth Chalmers   Liner Note Translation
Ludovic Halevy   Librettist
Arrigo Boito   Librettist
Jakob Haendel   Mixing,Editing,Engineer,Mastering,Recording Producer
Andreas Kluge   Executive Producer
Georges Hartmann   Librettist
Antonio Ghislanzoni   Librettist
Riccardo Zandonai   Composer
Arturo Colautti   Librettist
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese   Librettist
Annette Nubbemeyer   Booklet Editor
Tito Ricordi   Librettist
Francesco Cilea   Composer
Michaela Wiesbeck   Editing,Engineer
Leone Emanuele Bardare   Librettist
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti   Librettist
Edouard Blau   Librettist