℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics/Erato release,
| Released | August 27, 2021 |
| Duration | 1h 24m 20s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical |
Baritenor
Michael Spyres, Marko Letonja, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Sangbae Choï, Fabien Gaschy, Nicolas Kuhn, Mario Montalbano
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Idomeneo, K. 366, Act II
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1.1
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"Fuor del mar" (Idomeneo)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Michael Spyres; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
5:59 | |||
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Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act III
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1.2
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"Hai gia vinto la causa?" (Il Conte d'Almaviva)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Michael Spyres; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
4:59 | |||
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Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II
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1.3
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"Deh, vieni al la finestra" (Don Giovanni)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Michael Spyres; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
1:59 | |||
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Ariodant, Act III
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1.4
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"Oh, Dieux! Ecoutez ma prière" (Edgard)
Etienne Nicolas Méhul; Michael Spyres; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
4:20 | |||
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La Vestale, Act III
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1.5
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"Qu’ai-je vu! Quels apprêts" (Licinius)
Gaspare Spontini; Michael Spyres; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
3:14 | |||
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Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Act I
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1.6
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"Largo al factotum" (Figaro)
Gioacchino Rossini; Michael Spyres; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
5:12 | |||
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Otello, Act I
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1.7
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"Ah si, per voi già sento" - "Premio maggior di questo" - "Amor, dirada il nembo" (Otello, Iago, Chorus / feat. Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Sangbae Choï)
Gioacchino Rossini; Michael Spyres; Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin; Sangbae Choï; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
6:57 | |||
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Le Postillon de Lonjumeau, Act I
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1.8
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"Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire" (Chapelou, Chorus / feat. Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin)
Adolphe Adam; Michael Spyres; Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
4:58 | |||
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La fille du régiment, Act I
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1.9
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"Ah! Mes amis, quel jour de fête!" - "Pour mon âme" (Tonio, Chorus / feat. Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin)
Gaetano Donizetti; Michael Spyres; Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
4:22 | |||
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Il trovatore, Act II
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1.10
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"Tutto è deserto" - "Il balen del suo sorriso" (Il Conte di Luna)
Giuseppe Verdi; Michael Spyres; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
4:38 | |||
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Hamlet, Act II
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1.11
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"C'est en croyant revoir" - "Oh, vin! Dissipe la tristesse" (Hamlet, Marcellus, Horatio, Chorus / feat. Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Fabien Gaschy, Nicolas Kuhn)
Ambroise Thomas; Michael Spyres; Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin; Fabien Gaschy; Nicolas Kuhn; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
5:54 | |||
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Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act I
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1.12
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"Va! pour Kleinzach" (Hoffmann, Nathanaël, Chorus / feat. Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Mario Montalbano)
Jacques Offenbach; Michael Spyres; Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin; Mario Montalbano; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
5:23 | |||
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Lohengrin, Act III
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1.13
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"Aux bords lointains" (Lohengrin)
Richard Wagner; Michael Spyres; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
6:13 | |||
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Pagliacci, Prologue
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1.14
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"Si può? Signore! Signori!" (Tonio)
Ruggero Leoncavallo; Michael Spyres; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
5:43 | |||
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Die lustige Witwe, Act I
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1.15
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"O Vaterland du machst bei Tag" - "Da geh ich zu Maxim" (Danilo)
Franz Lehar; Michael Spyres; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
2:45 | |||
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L'heure espagnole, M. 52
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1.16
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"Voilà, ce que j'appelle une femme charmante" (Ramiro)
Maurice Ravel; Michael Spyres; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
2:27 | |||
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Carmina Burana, Pt. 4 “Cour d'amours”
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1.17
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Dies nox et omnia
Carl Orff; Michael Spyres; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
2:29 | |||
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Die tote Stadt, Op. 12, Act I
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1.18
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Lied. "Glück, das mir verblieb" (Marietta)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold; Michael Spyres; Marko Letonja; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
6:48 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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An album with a mission to defy classification, BariTenor is a tour de force for Michael Spyres. It ranges wide, encompassing repertoire normally assigned to both tenors and baritones. Programming 18 arias by 15 composers, it covers three centuries of opera in Italian, French and German, setting mainstream works beside relative rarities, and rediscovering Étienne Méhul’s Ariodant, first heard in 1799.
Michael Spyres has achieved renown as a multi-faceted tenor, but ‘baritenor’ is the term he uses to describe his voice, which balances brilliant high notes with a robust lower register. “Having started off as a baritone, I spent 10 years turning myself into a tenor. Voices like mine have existed as long as opera has existed, and the entire programme of this album is linked by the baritenor technique. I am making an honest attempt to explore the baritenor as a forgotten vocal phenomenon ... For me, this album is more than a dream come true.”
Joining Spyres are the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg under its Chief Conductor Marko Letonja, and the male singers of the chorus of the Opéra du Rhin.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.92 -11.55 to -0.43 | -24.43 -34.67 to -19.16 | -20.08 -29.60 to -15.40 | 13 12 to 15 | |
| 1 | "Fuor del mar" (Idomeneo) | -5.33 | -24.48 | -20.8 | 13 |
| 2 | "Hai gia vinto la causa?" (Il Conte d'Almaviva) | -2.02 | -23.64 | -19.7 | 13 |
| 3 | "Deh, vieni al la finestra" (Don Giovanni) | -8.33 | -30.44 | -25.5 | 13 |
| 4 | "Oh, Dieux! Ecoutez ma prière" (Edgard) | -1.79 | -22.86 | -18.6 | 13 |
| 5 | "Qu’ai-je vu! Quels apprêts" (Licinius) | -0.50 | -19.16 | -15.4 | 12 |
| 6 | "Largo al factotum" (Figaro) | -0.50 | -21.92 | -17.5 | 14 |
| 7 | "Ah si, per voi già sento" - "Premio maggior di questo" - "Amor, dirada il nembo" (Otello, Iago, Chorus / feat. Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Sangbae Choï) | -0.49 | -22.04 | -17.4 | 14 |
| 8 | "Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire" (Chapelou, Chorus / feat. Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin) | -0.43 | -23.58 | -19.1 | 15 |
| 9 | "Ah! Mes amis, quel jour de fête!" - "Pour mon âme" (Tonio, Chorus / feat. Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin) | -0.98 | -21.94 | -17.7 | 13 |
| 10 | "Tutto è deserto" - "Il balen del suo sorriso" (Il Conte di Luna) | -3.63 | -24.35 | -19.7 | 12 |
| 11 | "C'est en croyant revoir" - "Oh, vin! Dissipe la tristesse" (Hamlet, Marcellus, Horatio, Chorus / feat. Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Fabien Gaschy, Nicolas Kuhn) | -0.49 | -21.02 | -16.1 | 12 |
| 12 | "Va! pour Kleinzach" (Hoffmann, Nathanaël, Chorus / feat. Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Mario Montalbano) | -0.50 | -22.90 | -18.2 | 14 |
| 13 | "Aux bords lointains" (Lohengrin) | -0.50 | -22.95 | -18.6 | 14 |
| 14 | "Si può? Signore! Signori!" (Tonio) | -0.48 | -21.05 | -16.7 | 13 |
| 15 | "O Vaterland du machst bei Tag" - "Da geh ich zu Maxim" (Danilo) | -0.51 | -22.98 | -19.3 | 14 |
| 16 | "Voilà, ce que j'appelle une femme charmante" (Ramiro) | -10.02 | -33.20 | -29.2 | 14 |
| 17 | Dies nox et omnia | -11.55 | -34.67 | -29.6 | 15 |
| 18 | Lied. "Glück, das mir verblieb" (Marietta) | -4.58 | -26.48 | -22.4 | 12 |