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Special offer. Handel: Arias

Christophe Dumaux (countertenor), Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Laurence Cummings

Handel: Arias

Awards:

The muscular athleticism of his singing on this long-overdue debut solo album comes across just as strongly without his compelling stage-presence: the moustache-twirling virtuosity of villains...

Special offer. Handel: Arias

Christophe Dumaux (countertenor), Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Laurence Cummings

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Awards:

The muscular athleticism of his singing on this long-overdue debut solo album comes across just as strongly without his compelling stage-presence: the moustache-twirling virtuosity of villains...

About

Christophe Dumaux is one of the most important countertenors of our days. He is invited to the world's most prestigious opera houses and festivals including the Metropolitan Opera New York, the Paris Opera, the Wiener Staatsoper, the Staatsoper Berlin, La Scala Milan, the Proms London and the Salzburg Festival. Dumaux was the soloist of the 2019 gala concert at the Göttingen International Handel Festival where he sung a program with arias from Handel's operas such as "Orlando", "Rinaldo", "Giulio Cesare" and "Ariodante". "Christophe Dumaux's appearance at this recital in the 2019 Göttingen Handel Festival was electrifying, dazzling, completely stunning, showing a mature singer at the top of his game with great technique and depth of interpretation not to mention golden tone." (bachtrack.com)

Contents and tracklist

I. Allemande
Track length5:10
II. Grave
Track length1:39
III. Andante allegro
Track length2:06
IV. Adagio
Track length1:15
V. Siciliana. Andante
Track length3:36
VI. Allegro
Track length1:21

Awards and reviews

  • Presto Editor's Choice
    March 2020

March 2020

The muscular athleticism of his singing on this long-overdue debut solo album comes across just as strongly without his compelling stage-presence: the moustache-twirling virtuosity of villains like Polinesso and Egeo is tossed off with devil-may-care panache, and it’s a rare treat to hear him as ‘good guys’ such as Bertarido and Cesare, in whose laments he generates sincere, unaffected pathos.
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