The Great Puccini

by Jonathan Tetelman, Carlo Rizzi

Overview

Talk to opera aficionados, or at least to Deutsche Grammophon's indefatigable army of publicists, and one will hear the name of rising tenor Jonathan Tetelman frequently. A bit of listening to The Great Puccini, his sophomore release, will confirm why: his voice has the effortless quality that was once associated with Luciano Pavarotti. It seems to issue forth from his vocal apparatus as a force of nature, lacking the tension in the high notes that one naturally expects. One might, it is true, accuse Tetelman of undertaking unambitious programming with a debut album of aria hits followed by a Puccini album, but this is not quite fair. Tetelman includes not only the evergreen "Che gelida manina" and "Nessun dorma" but selections from the lesser-known early Puccini operas. Sample "Toran ai felici di" from the very first Puccini opera, Le villi, which Tetelman boldly chooses as his finale. It sounds like a million bucks here, and this is reason enough to keep an eye on this young tenor. He doesn't always have the gift of stepping fully into a character and modulating the voice to match, but this will come with time and age and, perhaps, with a plum part in a full opera, which one hopes is on Deutsche Grammophon's agenda. Until then, listen and enjoy, along with all the others who put this release on classical best-seller charts in the autumn of 2023. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	10/13/2023
Label:	Deutsche Grammophon
UPC:	0028948646838
Rank:	6383

Tracks

1. Manon Lescaut~Donna non vidi mai
2. Turandot~Nessun dorma
3. La rondine~Parigi! E la citta dei desideri
4. La bohème~Che gelida manina
5. La bohème~O soave fanciulla
6. La bohème~Dunque è proprio finita!
7. Tosca~Dammi i colori! Recondita armonia
8. Tosca~Mario Cavaradossi? ... E lucevan le stelle
9. Manon Lescaut~Ah! Manon, mi tradisce
10. Madama Butterfly~Che giova? ... Io so che alle sue pene
11. La fanciulla del West~Quello che tacete
12. La fanciulla del West~Ch'ella mi creda
13. Il tabarro~O Luigi! Luigi! ... Dimmi, perché gli hai chiesto
14. Turandot~Non piangere, Liu
15. Le Villi~Torna ai felici dì

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jonathan Tetelman   Primary Artist,Tenor (Vocal)
Carlo Rizzi   Primary Artist,Conductor
Prague Philharmonia   Orchestra
Rihab Chaieb   Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)
Theodore Platt   Baritone (Vocal)
Federica Lombardi   Soprano (Vocal)
Vida Mikneviciute   Soprano (Vocal)
Marina Monzo   Soprano (Vocal)
Oenay Koese   Bass (Vocal)

Technical Credits

Andreas Kluge   Executive Producer
Laura Mardon   Text Translation
Michael Danner   Text
George Hall   Liner Notes
Fred Munzmaier   Design
Eva Reisinger   Booklet Editor
Gwyn Morris   Text Translation
Stefan Lerche   Liner Note Translation
Ben Wolf   Cover Photo,Photography
Matthias Erb   Mixing,Editing,Mastering,Recording Producer
Malene Hill   A&R
Nikki Kawamura   Product Manager
Dorothea Schlegel   Publishing
Filip Benes   Engineer
Rachel-Mariah Rau   Project Coordinator
Giacomo Puccini   Composer
Oliver Kreyssig   Production Manager
Kenneth Chalmers   Text Translation