CHRIS MERRITT SINGS "VIVI TU" (ANNA BOLENA)

TENOR CHRIS MERRITT SINGS "VIVI TU... NEL VEDER LA TUA COSTANZA", FROM DONIZETTI'S "ANNA BOLENA"

RECITAL IN MODENA, CA. 1987
THIS IS PERHAPS THE MOST UNHUMAN RECITAL YOU WILL HEAR FROM A TENOR, LOOK AT THE PROGRAM AND FIND OUT BY YOURSELF!

1) BELLINI: I PURITANI- "A TE O CARA"

2) BERLIOZ: LES TROYENS: "AH! QUAND VIENDRA L'INSTANT...EN UN DERNIERE NAUFRAGE"

3) PUCCINI: LA BOHEME- "CHE GELIDA MANINA"

4) ROSSINI: GUGLIELMO TELL-
"NON MI LASCIARE... O MUTO ASIL DEL PIANTO...CORRIAM, VOLIAM" (WITH MANY C's)

5) VERDI: I DUE FOSCARI- "BREZZA DEL SUOL NATIO...DAL PIU REMOTO ESILIO...SI LO SENTO" (ORIGINAL CABALETTA WITH WRITTEN
HIGH E-FLAT)

6) DONIZETTI: ANNA BOLENA- "VIVI TU... NEL VEDER LA TUA COSTANZA" (WITH A PAIR OF C's & FINAL HIGH D)

7) DONIZETTI: L'ELISIR D'AMORE- "UNA FURTIVA LAGRIMA"

8) ROSSINI: TANCREDI- "A SEGNAR INVANO IO TENTO...PERDONATE QUESTO PIANTO" (WITH HIGH E-FLAT, DIGH D's, C's, you name it!)

9) ENCORE: DONIZETTI: LA FILLE DU REGIMENT- "POUR MON AME!" (CABALETTA, WITH IT'S 9 HIGH C'S)

THIS IS A RAVISHING RECITAL BY ONE OF THE GREATEST TENORS, RESPONSIBLE (ALONG WITH SOME OTHERS, LIKE ROCKWELL BLAKE)FOR THE RESURRECTION OF SEVERAL OPERAS UNPERFORMED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS. ALONG WITH THE SEVERAL DIFFERENT STYLES PRESENTED, HE EXCELS IN A REPERTOIRE MOST TENORS CAN'T EVEN DREAM OF SINGING, NOT TO MENTION SINGING THEM ALL IN ONE NIGHT. HE PRESENTED THIS SAME PROGRAM ON DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, EVEN WITH ORCHESTRA, AND EVEN A RECORDING WAS RELEASED BY BONGIOVANNI. THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO A KIND OF VOICE THAT COMES ONCE EVERY CENTURY, BUT SHAMEFULLY PASSES UNAPPRECIATED.

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Music

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• CHRIS
• MERRITT
• SINGS
• VIVI TU
• (ANNA
• BOLENA)

[oden60]

Chris Merritt tenore lirico spinto "generoso" esibendosi,negli anni '80-'90, da un teatro all'altro, fra USA ed UE,al punto tale di "bruciare" la voce, lasciando senza dubbio una traccia profonda e non indifferente nell'intero panorama del belcanto del secolo scorso. Splendido in ques'aria live, da Anna Bolena che mi consente di ringraziare anche fabiantenor per il suo inserimeno su YT.

[fabiantenor]

Il mio piacere!

[Operaphile]

OMG!!!!!!!! What a PHENOMENAL programme!!!! I was just listening to the Sutherland/Hadley Anna Bolena as I worked and came on here to search for other tenors singing this wonderful aria. There goes the morning, as I MUST now listen to this complete recital from one of THE GREATEST bel canto tenors ever!!!!! THANK YOU FABIANTENOR!!!!!

[fabiantenor]

My pleasure!!! We need to honor those who deserve it, and this kind of singing is just out of this world!

[oden60]

fabiantenor Merritt lo vidi nei Vespri ed in Guglielmo Tell alla Scala con la Studer, conductor Muti, ed ancora a Parma: fantastico è dir poco!!

Ciao

[OPERAMAN90]

I totally agree, out of this world!