Max Emanuel Cenčić
Born: 21st September 1976, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Nationality: Croatian
Artist's website: https://www.cencic.com/
Born in 1976 in Zagreb, Cenčić started his singing career at a young age in the Wiener Sangerknaben and made numerous solo recordings a boy soprano; he continued to sing in this register for some time after puberty, but eventually retrained as a countertenor, coming to international attention as Nerone in Monteverdi's I'incoronazione di Poppea in Salzburg 2003. A leading figure in a new generation of higher-voiced countertenors capable of tackling the great mezzo-soprano castrato roles, he has been a driving force in the resurrection of much neglected baroque repertoire, specifically the operas of Hasse and Vinci (selected recordings include Hasse's Il Siroe, Vinci's Artaserse and Catone in Utica, Porpora's Germanico in Germania, and numerous lesser-known Handel operas for Decca). Cenčić also holds an MBA, and now co-runs the Vienna-based opera production company Parnassus Arts (founded by Georg Lang in 1999); he also frequently directs Parnassus productions. Awards include a Gramophone Awards nomination for Arie Napolitane in 2016, a Diapason d'Or for Siroe, an Echo Klassik for Gluck's Ezio.
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Max Cencic on Porpora
14th Mar 2018
The countertenor talks to Katherine about his two recent recordings paying homage to the Neapolitan singing-teacher and composer, the anniversary of whose death fell on 2nd March.
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Porpora from Max Emanuel Cencic
2nd Mar 2018
The Viennese countertenor marks the 250th anniversary of the composer and singing-teacher's death with a stunning collection of arias and a complete recording of Germanico in Germania.
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Special offer. Orff: Carmina Burana
Russell Braun (baritone), Max Emanuel Cenčić (countertenor), Alina Wunderlin (soprano) Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Zürcher Sängerknaben, Paavo Järvi
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Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
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Handel: Ottone
Max Emanuel Cenčić (Ottone), Lauren Snouffer (Teofane), Pavel Kudinov (Emireno), Ann Hallenberg (Gismonda), Xavier Sabata (Adalberto), Anna Starushkevych (Matilda) Il Pomo d’Oro, George Petrou
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Opera Recording
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Record Review, 17th June 2017, Recording of the Week
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Opera, August 2017, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Opera
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Porpora: Germanico in Germania
Max Emanuel Cencic (Germanico), Julia Lezhneva (Ersinda), Mary-Ellen Nesi (Arminio), Juan Sancho (Segeste), Dilyara Idrisova (Rosmonda), Hasnaa Bennani (Cecina) Capella Cracoviensis (on period instruments), Jan Tomasz Adamus
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Diapason d’Or, March 2018, Nouveauté
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