Credits:

Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra

Description:

Debut Album by Armenian Baritone Singer Adding Depth with Selection of Works from HomelandThis is the debut album by Gevorg Hakobyan, a rapidly rising star on the international operatic stage. Hakobyan is a baritone singer born in Armenia. His deep, resonant voice brings drama and color to every aria on this album. Three unusual Armenian selections, including "Mosi's Aria" from "Aniush," the most important opera in the Armenian language, make this debut recording all the more profound. And with selections from popular operas such as Verdi's Otello and Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades, the album Arias of Love & Sorrow offers opera fans a new voice. Hakobyan captures the hearts of opera fans with his rich, dramatic baritone voice and charismatic performance. With conductor Konstantin Orbelian, he introduces many listeners to the beautiful and moving arias of Armenian composers Armen Tigranian and Levon Khodja-Eynatyan, while John Fischer, who has recorded many operas for Delos, delivers a traditional impressive conducting skills on the opera tracks. Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Otello~Vanne... Credo in un Dio crudel
2.Andrea Chenier~Nemico della patria
3.Arshak II~Arshak's Arioso
4.Il tabarro~Nulla! Silenzio!
5.Aleko~Ves' tabar spit
6.Nabucco~Son pur queste mie membra... Dio di Giuda
7.Un ballo in maschera~Alzati, la tuo figlio... Eri tu che macchiavi
8.Prince Igor~Ni sna ni otdycha izmuchennoj duse
9.The Tsar's Bride~Ne tot teper ya stal... Kuda ty, udal' prezhnyaya, devalas
10.The Queen of Spades~Odnazhdy v Versale
11.Anoush~Mosi's Aria
12.David Bek~David Bek's Aria