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Max Emanuel Cencic

Nicola Porpora - Opera Arias

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1 Se tu la reggi al volo (from Ezio)  
2 Torbido intorno al core (from Meride e Selinunte)  
3 Tu spietato non farai (from Ifigenia in Aulide)  
4 Ove l'erbetta tenera e molle (from Filandro-Philander)  
5 Destrier che all'armi usato (from Poro)  
6 Chi vuol salva la patria e l'onore (from Enea nel Lazio)  
7 Va per le vene il sangue from (Il trionfo di Camilla)  
8 Se rea ti vuole il cielo (from Carlo il Calvo)  
9 Quando s'oscura il cielo (from Carlo il Calvo)  
10 Lieto saro di questa vita (from Ezio)  
11 So che tiranno io sono (from Carlo il Calvo)  
12 Torcere il corso all'onde (from Il trionfo di Camilla)  
13 D'esser gia parmi quell'arboscello (from Filandro-Philander)  
14 Nume che reggi il mare (from Arianna in Naxo)  
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Following a recent Grammy nomination and the release of Porpora's Germanico in Germanica with Julia Lezhneva, countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic presents Nicola Porpora: Opera Arias to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Baroque composer's death. Featuring seven world premiere recordings, this album will be released on March 2, the day before the anniversary on March 3.

  • Max Emanuel Cencic - Opera Arias by Nicola Porpora is WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: August 4, 2018

    Countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic presents a generous selection of fine opera arias by Baroque master Nicola Porpora, including seven world premiere recordings. A celebrated Neapolitan composer and singing teacher, Porpora's ability to set the Italian language to music was internationally acknowledged during his lifetime. Cencic has been at the forefront of rediscovering this neglected composer's operatic ...

  • Ahead of England-Croatia World Cup semi-final, Classical-Music.com lists the 11 best Croatian musicians
    Posted At: July 12, 2018

    Just in case you weren't aware, England are playing today in the semi-final of the Fifa World Cup. It's an occasion that we at BBC Music Magazine are as keen to celebrate as much as anyone. However, before we all join together in yet another chorus of 'Football's coming home', let's not forget that there will be two sides competing this evening. In due deference to our Croatian fr...

  • Max Emanuel Cencic & Johann Johannsson make KCRW: Rhythm Planet - New and Noteworthy Releases
    Posted At: May 4, 2018

    KCRW: Los Angeles, Rhythm Planet eclectic playlist this week features a crop of new releases Croatian countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic follows with an Italian baroque aria sung with his typical bravado and poise. I think even Liberace would pale in comparison to Cencic's sartorial splendor. But don't let that distract from the fact that he is a world-class performer of operatic arias. We next...

  • Max Emanuel Cencic - Handel: Arminio / WFMT: Featured Release
    Posted At: May 29, 2016

    This release marks the first ever complete recording of Arminio, Handel's opera of political intrigue and dynastic struggle. First staged at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, in January 1737, this first-rate opera is brought to life by a superb cast led by Max Emanuel Cencic and the period-instrument players of Armonia Atenea directed by George Petrou. Other cast members include Layla Claire, Ruxandra Du...

  • Max Emanuel Cencic - Wigmore Hall recital / theguardian
    Posted At: January 5, 2016

    For his Wigmore Hall recital with Armonia Atenea and its artistic director George Petrou, the cult Croatian countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic offered a programme of arias by Johann Adolph Hasse, of whose work he has long been a champion. A younger contemporary of Handel and Vivaldi, Hasse was immensely popular on the European mainland in the 18th century. His music fell out of fashion after his death in 17...

  • Max Emanuel Cencic sings the MET's Baroque Masters Series / New York Times
    Posted At: November 24, 2015

    Since there were no program notes or translations for any of the obscure baroque arias sung in Italian by the countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic on Friday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, discerning how he conveyed a particular mood or shaded a certain word with meaning became secondary to simply enjoying the sound of his gorgeous voice. Accompanied by the fresh-faced and dynamic period instrument ens...

  • Max Emanuel Cencic - Arie Napoletane / WFMT: New Release Of the Week
    Posted At: November 15, 2015

    Following the success of his 2013 album ‘Rokoko,' countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic focuses on the musically rich city of Naples during the Baroque period on ‘Arie Napoletane.' Cencic sings arias by Porpora, Vinci and their contemporaries written for the superbly talented castrati of the day. His selection of repertoire reflects Cencic's determination to breathe new life into neglected masterwo...
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