IDAGIO | Opera Arias (Baritone): Hakala, Tommi - Verdi, G. / Wagner, R. / Leoncavallo, R. / Puccini, G. / Giordano, U. / Gounod, C.F. / Mozart, W.A. 761195104828

Featuring

Eri Klas
Tommi Hakala
Tampere Filharmonia
Giuseppe Verdi
Richard Wagner
Ruggero Leoncavallo

Giacomo Puccini
Umberto Giordano
Charles Gounod
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Performer Biography

Eri Klas, the conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, has conducted over 100 orchestras in 35 countries across the globe.

Recording & Production

The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, featured on this album, has received the Cannes Classical Award five times, including the 'Disc of the Year 2004'.

Composition History

Mozart often rewrote arias for his operas at the request of singers, which may explain the existence of a rarely heard, higher-pitched version of Count Almaviva's aria from 'Le nozze di Figaro'.

Performer Biography

Tommi Hakala, the baritone on this album, achieved international recognition by winning the BBC's 'Singer of the World' competition in Cardiff in June 2003.

Recording & Production

This album is Tommi Hakala's first solo recording, though he previously sang on a recording of Einojuhani Rautavaara's opera 'Auringon talo'.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Baritones are considered the most flexible and diverse male voice types in opera, capable of expressing a wide range of emotions and character complexities.