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 | Title : Salvatore Licitra - The Debut
Author : Licitra, Salvatore
Release Date : 20020702
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $13.99
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Editorial Reviews :
Tenor Salvatore Licitra recently made headlines when he stepped in at the last moment for the, sad to say, probably finished Luciano Pavarotti at the Metropolitan Opera's final Toscas of the season. In fact, there's little Licitra could have done wrong under the circumstances, but he was a great success, and judging from his recent Trovatore and this recital CD, he will be most welcome. The good-sized, somewhat dark-hued voice is appealing--and truly Italian--with an innate caressing quality and sense of line, even from top to bottom (he takes the very low option in the Ballo Barcarolle, which most tenors take up an octave), and nice and free on top. He has no trouble sustaining the high tessitura (or big sound and broad phrases) of Alvaro's aria from Forza; he sounds sincerely regretful as the caddish Pinkerton, and might even be the Dick Johnson (in Fanciulla) we've been looking for. This is an impressive debut recital, recommended for those who have been waiting for Italian opera to fall back into the hands of an Italian tenor. --Robert Levine
Buyer Reviews :
Like so many others I was drawn to listen to this CD after reading about the 'Pavarotti debacle' at the Met. After hearing this 'Debut' I can only express my deepest 'Disappointment.' True, Licitra has a basically dark, not unattractive tone and a sense of authentic Italian 'slancio.' What he lacks is a proper sense of line, comfortable control of dynamics, and - above all! - elegance. It is all too tight, coarse, and crude. Compare Licitra's 'La parterna mano' to Bergonzi's and note the latter's superior line. Björling's 'Donna non vidi mai' displays the elegance Lictra lacks. Even the uneven and wayward Di Stefano has more bounce and joy than Lictra does in 'Di tu se fidele' not to mention real heart-felt pianissimi in 'E lucevan le stelle.' By the time I came to Lictra's ham-fisted approach to 'Celeste Aïda' I was ready to stop this disc and reach for the Björling recital on Naxos where half the price delivers twice the voice and three times the musicianship.
(by Theodore Deacon)
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