Britten / Meli / Pais Michelangelo Sonnets / Petrarch Sonnets CD

Francesco Meli is acclaimed for his mellifluous tenor in the French and Italian bel canto repertoire celebrated on this recital disc with songs and arias from Rossini to Massenet. Complementing these are song cycles by Liszt and Britten setting poems by two great figures of the Italian Renaissance, Michelangelo and Petrarch. Presenting the major singers of today and the stars of tomorrow, the Rosenblatt Recitals are London's only world-class season of opera recitals. 'People often say that the golden age of singing is dead. The Rosenblatt Recital Series is devoted to proving that bel canto - literally 'beautiful singing' in it's broadest sense - is very much alive!' - Ian Rosenblatt.

1. S? Come Nella Penna (Sonnetto XVI) 2. A Che Pi? Debb'io (Sonnetto XVI) 3. Veggio Co' Bei Vostri Occhi (Sonnetto XXX) 4. Tu Sa Ch'io So (Sonnetto LV) 5. Rendete Agli Occhi Miei (Sonnetto XXXVII) 6. S'un Casto Amor (Sonnetto XXXII) 7. Spirto Ben Nato (Sonnetto XXIV) 8. En Fermant Les Yeux 9. Ah, L?ve-Toi, Soleil 10. L'ultima Canzone 11. Tristezza 12. L'ultima Bacio 13. La Danza (Les Soir?es Musicales, No. 8) 14. Le Sylvain (P?CH?S de Vieillesse, Vol. 3, No. 9) 15. La Mia Letizia Infondere 16. Angelo Casto E Bel 17. Pace Non Trovo (Sonnet CIV) 18. Benedetto Sia'l Giorno (Sonnet XLVII) 19. I' Vidi in Terra Angelici Costumi (Sonnet CXXIII)