Browse: Xavier Sabata (countertenor)
This page lists all recordings performed by Xavier Sabata.
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Sabata sings this complex programme with his customary elegance and flair. His dark, warm alto has always sounded good in slower arias, where the long lines flow with ease and his breath control... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Vocal
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Handel: Ottone RecommendedMax Emanuel Cenčić (Ottone), Lauren Snouffer (Teofane), Pavel Kudinov (Emireno), Ann Hallenberg (Gismonda), Xavier Sabata (Adalberto), Anna Starushkevych (Matilda)
Il Pomo d’Oro, George Petrou
The leading man is Max Emanuel Cenčić (Ottone), his tone keen, flexible and brilliant…[Xavier Sabata] brings emotionality and intelligence to the role of Adalberto…Ann Hallenberg as Gismonda,... — More…
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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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Handel: Tamerlano
RecommendedXavier Sabata (Tamerlano), Max Emanuel Cencic (Andronico), John Mark Ainsley (Bajazet), Karina Gauvin (Asteria), Ruxandra Donose (Irene), Pavel Kudinov (Leone)
Il Pomo d’Oro, Riccardo Minasi
The cast is of exceptional and even strength...[Sabata and Cencic] deliver brilliant tone and lively fioritura, while the scenes between Sabata and Ainsley crackle with fury...An all-round outstanding... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2014, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Building a Library, January 2021, Recommended Recording
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Handel: Alessandro, HWV21 Max Emanuel Cencic (Alessandro), Karina Gauvin (Lisaura), Julia Lezhneva (Roxana), Xavier Sabata (Tassile), Juan Sancho (Leonato)
Armonia Atenea, George Petrou
These discs should come with an asbestos slipcase, so incendiary is the performance they convey...Cencic is imperious hot-bloodedness personified...perhaps best of all is Karina Gauvin's utterly... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Disc of the month
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2013, Winner - Opéra baroque
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Stradella: La Doriclea Emőke Baráth (Doriclea), Xavier Sabata (Fidalbo), Giuseppina Bridelli (Lucinda), Luca Cervoni (Celindo), Gabriella Martellacci (Delfina) & Riccardo Novaro (Giraldo)
Il Pomo D’oro, Riccardo Novaro
Emőke Baráth is a feisty Doriclea and nowhere more so than in her encounter with Xavier Sabata’s Fidalbo in Act II. But it’s Gabriella Martellaci’s rich contralto as the worldly-wise Delfina... — More…
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Cesti: Orontea Paula Murrihy (Orontea), Sebastian Geyer (Creonte), Juanita Lascarro (Tibrino, Amore), Guy de Mey (Aristea), Xavier Sabata (Alidoro), Simon Bailey (Gelone), Matthias Rexroth (Corindo), Louise Alder (Silandra), Kateryna Kasper (Giacinta), Katharina Magiera (Filosofia)
Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester,...
Simon Bailey’s reading of ‘Chi non beve’ begins with a coarse throaty tone that catches the boozy mood nicely…elsewhere Louise Alder settles down, after some striking opening passagework, to... — More…
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Cavalli: La Didone Anna Bonitatibus (Didone), Kresimir Spicer (Enea), Xavier Sabata (larba), Maria Streijffert (Ecuba) & Katherine Watson (Cassandra)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor) & Clément Hervieu-Léger (director)
It's a fascinating piece. Cavalli treats Giovanni Busenello's libretto with dignity in a responsive setting...So, too, does Hervieu-Leger, capturing its complex narrative and emotional interactions... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, DVD/Blu-ray Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012, Editor's Choice
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Cavalli: La Didone Anna Bonitatibus (Didone), Kresimir Spicer (Enea), Xavier Sabata (larba), Maria Streijffert (Ecuba) & Katherine Watson (Cassandra)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor) & Clément Hervieu-Léger (director)
It's a fascinating piece. Cavalli treats Giovanni Busenello's libretto with dignity in a responsive setting...So, too, does Hervieu-Leger, capturing its complex narrative and emotional interaction... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, DVD Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012, Editor's Choice
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Handel: Faramondo
Max Emanuel Cencic (Faramondo), Philippe Jaroussky (Adolfo), Sophie Karthäuser (Clotilde), Marina de Liso (Rosimonda), Xavier Sabata (Gernando), Terry Wey (Childerico), In-Sung Sin (Gustavo), Fulvio Bettini (Teobaldo)
Choeur de la Radio Suisse, Lugano & I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis
…overall a decent account is given of this worthwhile rarity. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2009, Editor's Choice
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Benet Casablancas: l'Enigma Di Lea
Allison Cook (Lea), Jose Antonio Lopez (Ram), Sara Blanch (Primera dama), Anais Masllorens (Segunda dama), Marta Infante (Tercera dama), Sonia De Munck (Millebocche), Felipe Bou (Milleocchi), Xavier Sabata (Dr Schicksal), David Alegret (Michele), Antonio Lozano (Lorenzo), Juan Noval-Moro (Augusta),...
Cook rises superbly to the challenges of the title-role, singing with tremendous dramatic fire, admirably secure over the often immense spans of Casablancas’s vocal lines. — More…
