Bo Skovhus ~ Arias

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Composer), Ambroise Thomas (Composer), Charles Gounod (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Benjamin Britten (Composer), Richard Wagner (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), James Conlon (Conductor), English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra), Bo Skovhus (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Bo Skovhus
• Orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra
• Conductor: James Conlon
• Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Ambroise Thomas, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet, Benjamin Britten, et al.
• Audio CD (September 15, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony Classical
• ASIN: B00000AG7L
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #299,070 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #92 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Korngold, Erich Wolfgang

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bo Skovhus at his best, May 16, 2002

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Talila Michaeli (Tel Aviv Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bo Skovhus ~ Arias (Audio CD)

Bo Skovhus' lovers undoubtedly awaited this comprehensive choice of arias, which almost concludes his (still young) operaic work. Well known alongside less known operas constitutes a perfect choice. From Verdi through Thomas, from Korngold to Britten and the Russian arias, mastering the variety of languages, and dealing with every single role in a very sensitive way. This unique choice and the qualities of his full, beautiful and warm voice makes one regret, that the entire opera was not recorded with him in the relevant roles, like Thomas's Hamlet for example, or Britten's Billy Budd. It leaves a taste of wanting to hear more of this young and talented Baritone, whose repertoire is much larger than could be presented in one - indeed excellent - CD.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a mystic experience..., January 17, 2001

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Roberto Gonzalez "Robriv" (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bo Skovhus ~ Arias (Audio CD)

Bo Skovhus' performance is superb. His voice is so masculine and powerful but at the same time is silky and delicate. If you can imagine the voice as a piece of fabric, you would say that his voice is like black velvet. The passion his voice conveys is amazing. His vocal technique is almost perfect, the breathing is so controlled and the vocal line is constant. The aria "O du mein holder" is performed gorgeously and so the "Avant the quitter ces lieux". His phrasing and diction are excellent also. If all the other baritones stop singing, we would not have to worry at all, because the supreme beauty of his voice will be more than enough. If you don't believe in angels, you haven't heard him sing.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Light years beyond Hampson, December 8, 2001

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Concerned Citizen "generaljoeschinesefood" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bo Skovhus ~ Arias (Audio CD)

I just can't heap enough praise on Skovhus. I saw him for the first time at the Houston Grand Opera in a production of Billy Budd and was sold. This CD demonstrates very well what an immensely expressive and flexible voice Skovhus possesses. He has incredible core to his voice which allows him to attack bravado sections with zeal, but also has the musical expressivity to pull back and caress piano lines with ease and artistry while still maintaining his core sound. Hampson, who is notorious for becoming breathy and pop-like in pianissimo passages, can't touch Skovhus with a 10, 100, or 1000 foot pole.

Skovhus is undoubtedly one of the most talented lyric baritones of our time. He ranks right up there in terms of vocal talent with Brynn Terfel, and far beyond Terfel in terms of total artistry. In fact, I wouldn't be going to far to claim that Skovhus is one of the best baritones EVER (my apologies to James Maddalena). Trust me when I say that you would do yourself a disservice to NOT buy this CD.