Pene Pati (CD)

For his debut on Warner Classics, Samoan tenor Pene Pati matches favourite showpiece arias with rarer operatic gems in a programme of Verdi, Rossini, Donizetti, Meyerbeer, Gounod and Benjamin Godard. Pati has been called "a revelation... stunning for his generosity of voice, top notes of apparently invincible power, and alluring timbre, " (Forum Opéra) and praised for his "gleaming, sensuous stream of sound" (San Francisco Chronicle). A singer of glowing lyricism who establishes an immediate rapport with his audience, Pati hopes that the album will leave listeners with a sense of "warmth, tenderness, and the sincerity of storytelling. To me, this is the essence of opera and the reason why I sing." He is joined by conductor Emmanuel Villaume and the Orchestre national Bordeaux Aquitaine.

Track List

1. Rigoletto Act 2: "Ella mi fu rapita..." (Duca)
2. Rigoletto Act 2: "Parmi veder le lagrime..." (Duca)
3. Rigoletto Act 2: "Possente amor" (Duca Chorus)
4. Rigoletto Act 3: "La donna e mobile" (Duca)
5. Romeo et Juliette Act 2: "L'Amour!..." (Romeo)
6. Romeo et Juliette Act 2: "Ah! Leve-toi soleil" (Romeo)
7. Guillaume Tell Act 4: "Ne m'abandonne pas espoir de la vengeance!" (Arnold)
8. Guillaume Tell Act 4: "Asile hereditaire..." (Arnold Chorus)
9. Guillaume Tell Act 4: "Amis amis" (Arnold Chorus)
10. L'elisir d'amore Act 2: "Una furtiva lagrima" (Nemorino)
11. Les Huguenots Act 1: "Non loin des vieilles tours..." (Raoul)
12. Les Huguenots Act 1: "Ah quel spectacle enchanteur..." (Raoul)
13. Les Huguenots Act 1: "Plus blanche que la blanche hermine" (Raoul Chorus)
14. La battaglia di Legnano Act 1: "O magnanima e prima delle città lombarde..." (Arrigo)
15. La battaglia di Legnano Act 1: "La pia materna mano" (Arrigo)
16. Moïse et Pharaon Act 2: "Vous avez entendu..." (Pharaon)
17. Moïse et Pharaon Act 2: "Moment fatal!" (Amenophis Pharaon)
18. Polyeucte Act 4: "Source delicieuse" (Polyeucte)
19. Roberto Devereux Act 3: "Ed ancor la tremenda porta..." (Roberto)
20. Roberto Devereux Act 3: "Come un spirto angelico..." (Roberto Chorus)
21. Roberto Devereux Act 3: "Bagnato il sen di lagrime" (Roberto Chorus)
22. Manon Act 2: "Instant charmant où la crainte fait trêve..." (Des Grieux)
23. Manon Act 2: "En fermant les yeux" (Des Grieux)
24. L'etoile du Nord Act 3: "Quel trouble affreux" (Danilowitz)
25. Jocelyn Act 2: "Caches dans cet asile... Oh! ne t'eveille pas encor" (Jocelyn)