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Sony Masterworks

Bo Skovhus - Arias /Conlon, English National Opera Orchestra

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Details

Composer
SKOVHUS, BO
Artist
Bo Skovhus
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Sep 15, 1998
Catalog #
SK60035
UPC
074646003527

About

Selections recorded at Air Studios, London, England in July 1997, and at EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England on August 31 and November 23, 1997.
Operatic baritones often wind up playing villains and incidental characters--the tenor's companion, the guy who gets bumped out of the love triangle at the end, the ones who stand by and sing through the ensembles that make the plot work out for other people--but at times there's relief. Bo Skovhus has selected nine good-guy baritone characters. They may not be the leading men, but they're not the bad guys either.
Skovhus' way with this music is entirely winning. As in his lieder recitals for Sony, he is in gloriously rich voice, bringing a warm tone and an apt interpretation to each piece. The romantic rapture of Korngold's "Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen" sounds as easy to him as the put-on jollity of the drinking song from 'Hamlet.' The selections in this recital run the gamut of situations in four languages, and Skovhus shows himself to be completely at home in all. James Conlon and the English National Opera Orchestra provide ample support for this talented young singer.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Die tote Stadt (The Dead City), Op. 12, Act II: Da thr befehlet, Konigin - Mein sehnen, mein Wahnen 05:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    Die tote Stadt (The Dead City), Op. 12, Act II: Da thr befehlet, Konigin - Mein sehnen, mein Wahnen
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon
  2. 2 Act I: Spectre infernal! Image veneree! 02:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: Spectre infernal! Image veneree!
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Ambroise Thomas
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon
  3. 3 Act II: C'est en croyant revoir - O vin, dissipe la tristesse 05:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II: C'est en croyant revoir - O vin, dissipe la tristesse
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Ambroise Thomas
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon
  4. 4 Act III: J'ai pu frapper le miserable 05:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act III: J'ai pu frapper le miserable
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Ambroise Thomas
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon
  5. 5 Act V: La fatigue alourdit mes pas … Comme une pale fleur 04:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act V: La fatigue alourdit mes pas … Comme une pale fleur
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Ambroise Thomas
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon
  6. 6 Faust, Act I: Avant de quitter ces lieux 03:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    Faust, Act I: Avant de quitter ces lieux
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon
  7. 7 Werther, Act III: Pourquoi me reveiller 02:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    Werther, Act III: Pourquoi me reveiller
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon
  8. 8 Don Carlos: C'est moi Carlos … Oui, Carlos! Oui, c'est mon jour supreme 10:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    Don Carlos: C'est moi Carlos … Oui, Carlos! Oui, c'est mon jour supreme
    Duration
    10:15
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon
  9. 9 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II: Billy in the Darbies: Look! Through the port comes the moonshine astray 08:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II: Billy in the Darbies: Look! Through the port comes the moonshine astray
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon
  10. 10 Act II: Blick ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise 04:48
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II: Blick ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon
  11. 11 Act III: Wie Todesahnung, Dammerung deckt die Lande 04:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act III: Wie Todesahnung, Dammerung deckt die Lande
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon
  12. 12 Act I: Vi mnye pisali 04:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I: Vi mnye pisali
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon
  13. 13 Act III: Uzhel ta samaya Tatyana 02:37
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act III: Uzhel ta samaya Tatyana
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon
  14. 14 The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame), Op. 68, Act II: Vy tak pechalny, dorogaya, kak budto gore yest u vas - Ya vas lyublyu 04:53
    Track
    14
    Title
    The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame), Op. 68, Act II: Vy tak pechalny, dorogaya, kak budto gore yest u vas - Ya vas lyublyu
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Bo Skovhus
    Ensemble
    English National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Conlon