She lived until i was 20 and told me fabulous stories about my greatgrandfather, who was a shopkeeper. He gained notoriety by winning first prize in the 1988 luciano. Inspired by his sicilian immigrant parents, the yvan cassarproduced tracks include interpretations of traditional italian folk standards sicilia beddi, a lu mircatu, original compositions ninna nanna, and a reworking of parla piu piano, aka love. Primarily motivated by his contagious passion for voice, roberto alagna approaches his many projects with enthusiasm. Alagna agreed to take on the highstakes challenge the latest chapter in a 32year singing career that has been operatic in. Reluctantly, we have had to pass on some of this increase in our standard airmail prices. Roberto alagna alagna roberto bayerische staatsoper. Born in france to sicilian parents in 1963, roberto alagna was largely selftaught, working as a pizzachef and busker in his youth. I was lucky to know my greatgrandmother, antonietta. Juni 1963 in clichysousbois, frankreich ist ein franzosischer. These stories planted a seed for me to dream of becoming a tenor myself.
It is difficult to sum up tenor roberto alagnas incredible career in two albums, but the robertissimo compilation will keep its promises. Roberto alagna born 7 june 1963 is a french operatic tenor of sicilian italian descent. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from roberto alagna at the discogs marketplace. He was also a tenor and he met and sang with caruso in new york. Roberto alagna serenades david alagna, frederico alagna. Official channel of tenor chaine officielle du tenor roberto alagna find out his biography retrouvez sa biographie. He has described his family as a typical southern european artistic family consisting of generations of.
His last appearances are reflecting the breadth of his repertoire. Opera stars angela gheorghiu and roberto alagna are preparing for a bitter divorce battle after calling off their year marriage. Roberto alagna was born on june 7, 1963 in clichysousbois, france. In it, rediscover roberto alagna s finest recordings, both in opera and song. The star tenor, now 56, returns to the boyish role of his breathlessly hyped 1996 debut.
Roberto alagna, born june 7, 1963, clichysousbois, seinesaintdenis, france, french operatic lyric tenor who became known for both his vocal qualities and his flamboyant acting style. Roberto alagna, one of the greatest voices of this generation and the most charismatic artist working in opera today, will tour australia in 2016, performing in sydney, melbourne and brisbane from. Roberto alagna en seance photo pour robertissimo youtube. Roberto alagna tenor and details of their recordings available to browse and buy. He was born in clichysousbois, seinesaintdenis, france. Alagna was born outside of the city of paris in 1963 to a family of sicilian italian immigrants. He has been married to angela gheorghiu since may 1996. Us soprano catherine naglestad as floria tosca and francoitalian tenor roberto alagna as mario cavaradossi perform during the rehearsal of italian giacomo puccini opera tosca on july, 2010, in orange, southern france, during the choregies dorange, a festival dedicated to opera, lyrical art and symphonic concert. Not the best song especially the lyrics, omg alagna s engagement is really good i think, his singing, if not perfect. Roberto alagna leading tenor roberto alagna was born on 7 june 1963 in clichysousbois, france, of sicilian parents who had emigrated to france. Frederico alagna composer buy recordings presto classical. Additional recordings at studio davout and at studio tex avril paris between june and july 2008, and at.
Additional recordings at studio davout and at studio tex avril paris between june and july 2008, and at studio ferber paris in july 2008. Alagna superimposes the memory of his great grandparents, who knew the illustrious tenor in new york at the beginning of the last century, with that of the richard thorpe film the great caruso starring mario lanza which he watched when he was a little boy. Roberto alagna was born on 7 june 1963 in clichysousbois, france, of sicilian parents who had emigrated to france. Puccini in love roberto alagna, aleksandra kurzak, sinfonia. Roberto alagna, yvan cassar, paris symphonic orchestra, nicolas montazaud, samuel domergue, laurent vernerey, pedro javier gonzalez, lionel suarez. Order from your preferred classical music cd store. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. I remember watching mario lanza in the great caruso it was like looking at my greatgrandfather.
The life and times of the alagna family and everything alagna. He has described his family as a typical southern european artistic family consisting of generations of acrobats, mandolin players and singers. Roberto alagna is a frenchitalian tenor who shot to international stardom when he appeared in covent gardens production of gounods romeo et juliette in 1994. Roberto alagna robertissimo 2 cds download buy now. Born in france of sicilian parents, roberto alagna studied music in paris. As a knockon effect of covid19 airfreight prices around the world have soared. He was born in clichysousbois, seinesaintdenis, france and obtained french citizenship at age 18, while also retaining his previous italian. Influenced by musical heroes ennio morricone and nino rota, sicilien is the 2008 album from french operatic tenor roberto alagna. Roberto alagna the christmas album download buy now.
The francoitalian tenor roberto alagna associates much of his childhood memory with the figure of enrico caruso, the first modern tenor. Not the best song especially the lyrics, omgalagnas engagement is really good i. Robertissimo, an album by roberto alagna on spotify. It is difficult to sum up tenor roberto alagna s incredible career in two albums, but the robertissimo compilation will keep its promises. As a teenager, the young alagna began busking and singing pop in parisian cabarets for tips. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Tout sur robertissimo roberto alagna, cd album et tous les albums musique cd, vinyle.
It is useful that i can also download the recording. Angela gheorghiu soprano cd page 4 of 4 presto classical. Roberto alagna robertissimo his voice is immediately distinctive, with an open and clear core to the tone. Recorded live at studio davout paris between may 2007 and may 2008.
He was born in clichysousbois, seinesaintdenis, france and obtained french citizenship at age 18, while also retaining his previous italian citizenship. Sein durchbruch gelang ihm 1988 mit dem gewinn des internationalen pavarottiwettbewerbs. Alagna was born on june 7th 1963 outside of the city of paris to a family of sicilian immigrants. His voice has grown and the visceral force with which it comes off the stage can be extremely exciting. He was born in clichysousbois, seinesaint denis, france. This new christmas album featuring opera tenor roberto alagna is just what you would expect from a production designed for a bigtime superstar singer, what with its worldclass orchestra, top notch choirs four of them. Roberto alagnas new cd, malena, finds the indefatigable tenor celebrating a new phase of his life, a new chapter marked in recent years by a number of operatic role debuts, becoming a grandfather for the first time, and, especially, the birth of his younger daughter malena, now almost 3 years old, to whom this work is dedicated.
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