1 Turandot, opera - (Nessun Dorma!) - 3:03 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
2 Pagliacci, opera - (Recitar - Vesti la giubba) - 3:55 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan Conductor: Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
3 Ernani, opera - (Mercè diletti amici... Come rugiada al cespite - O tu che l'alma) - 7:31 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan Conductor: Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
4 Macbeth, opera - (Ah! la paterna mano) - 3:25 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
5 Il Trovatore, opera - (Ah! sì, ben mio) - 2:59 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: La Scala Theater Orchestra Conductor: Riccardo Muti
6 Il Trovatore, opera - (L'onda de' suoni mistici) - 1:39 Performers: Ernesto Gavazzi (Tenor (Vocal)), Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)), Barbara Frittoli (Soprano (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: La Scala Theater Orchestra Conductor: Riccardo Muti
7 Il Trovatore, opera - (Di quella pira) - 3:16 Performers: La Scala Theater Chorus (Choir, Chorus), Ernesto Gavazzi (Tenor (Vocal)), Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)), Barbara Frittoli (Soprano (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: La Scala Theater Orchestra Conductor: Riccardo Muti
8 Tosca, opera - (E lucevan le stelle) - 3:19 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
10 Tosca, opera - (Senti... l'ora è vicina) - 3:45 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: La Scala Theater Orchestra Conductor: Riccardo Muti
11 Tosca, opera - (E non giungono) - 2:35 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: La Scala Theater Orchestra Conductor: Riccardo Muti
12 Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera - (Addio, fiorito asil) - 1:46 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
13 Un ballo in maschera, opera - (Forse la soglia attinse) - 7:11 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)), Mary Plazas (Soprano (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
14 Luisa Miller, opera - (Oh! fede negar potessi... Quando le sere al placido) - 5:34 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan Conductor: Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
15 Otello, opera - (Dio, mi potevi scagliar) - 4:39 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan Conductor: Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
16 Andrea Chénier, opera - (Come un bel dì di maggio) - 3:11 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan Conductor: Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
17 La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts - (Cielo e mar) - 5:14 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan Conductor: Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
18 Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act - (Mamma, quel vino è generoso) - 5:28 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan Conductor: Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
- Disc 2 -
1 Aida, opera - (Celeste Aida) - 4:16 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
2 Un ballo in maschera, opera - (Dì tu se fedele) - 3:56 Performers: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus (Choir, Chorus), Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)), Mary Plazas (Soprano (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
3 L'Arlesiana, opera - (È la solita storia del pastore) - 4:39 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan Conductor: Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
5 Manon Lescaut, opera - (Donna non vidi mai) - 2:30 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
6 Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts - (Au fond du temple saint) - 3:49 Performers: Steve Wood (Keyboards), KÜHN Choir (Choir, Chorus), Marcelo Álvarez (Tenor (Vocal)), Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Daniel May
7 Il volo (after Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise") () - 4:26 Performers: Daniel May (Piano), Steve Wood (Keyboards), KÜHN Choir (Choir, Chorus), Marcelo Álvarez (Tenor (Vocal)), Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Daniel May
8 Son gli occhi tuoi (after Gounod's "Salut") () - 5:14 Performers: Kevin Hennessy (Bass), Davey Chegwidden (Percussion), Daniel May (Piano), Nathan Wood (Drums), Steve Wood (Keyboards), KÜHN Choir (Choir, Chorus), Marcelo Álvarez (Tenor (Vocal)), Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Daniel May
9 Viaggio, song (after Faure) () - 4:01 Performers: Kevin Hennessy (Bass), Davey Chegwidden (Percussion), Daniel May (Piano), Nathan Wood (Drums), Steve Wood (Keyboards), KÜHN Choir (Choir, Chorus), Marcelo Álvarez (Tenor (Vocal)), Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Daniel May
10 Fantasma d'amore () - 4:25 Performers: Kevin Hennessy (Bass), Mike Hamilton (Guitar), Davey Chegwidden (Percussion), Daniel May (Piano), Nathan Wood (Drums), Steve Wood (Keyboards), KÜHN Choir (Choir, Chorus), Marcelo Álvarez (Tenor (Vocal)), Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Daniel May
11 Oltre la tempesta () - 4:19 Performers: Kevin Hennessy (Bass), Mike Hamilton (Guitar), Nathan Wood (Drums), Steve Wood (Keyboards), KÜHN Choir (Choir, Chorus), Marcelo Álvarez (Tenor (Vocal)), Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Daniel May
12 Solo amore, song (after Bach's Air on the G string) () - 4:28 Performers: Kevin Hennessy (Bass), Mike Hamilton (Guitar), Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Daniel May
13 Torna a Surriento, for voice & piano (or orchestra) () - 3:12 Performers: Katia Labèque (Piano), Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal))
14 La danza. Tarantella Napolitana ("Già la luna è in mezzo al mare"), for voice & piano (Soirées musicales) () - 3:11 Performers: Warren Jones (Piano), Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal))
15 Funiculì Funiculà, for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib) () - 2:53 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Marco Armiliato
16 Ideale for voice & piano (or orchestra) () - 2:58 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Marco Armiliato
17 Non t'amo più, for voice & piano/orchestra () - 4:30 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Marco Armiliato
18 Non ti scordar di me, for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib) () - 3:01 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Marco Armiliato
19 O sole mio, for voice & piano (or orchestra) () - 3:23 Performers: Salvatore Licitra (Tenor (Vocal)) Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Best of Salvatore Licitra is a two-disc set of recordings made by the Italian tenor who was hailed as a successor to Pavarotti but who died tragically young in a moped accident in 2011. The collection is taken from his small number of albums, including The Debut, Forbidden Love, Duetto (with tenor Marcelo Álvarez), and the soundtrack to the film "The Man Who Cried", plus several scenes taken from his video of Tosca with soprano Maria Guleghina. The album includes Licitra's last recordings, five tracks that have never been released, so even fans of the tenor who already have his other albums will want to hear this one.
With a handful of exceptions, the set is devoted to Italian songs, arias, and duets, and about half the tracks are from the operas of Verdi and Puccini, Licitra's core repertoire. Purists should be aware that the duets with Álvarez include familiar repertoire, but some are in new arrangements, so, for example, "Au fond du temple saint" includes a women's chorus instead of a baritone. In the operatic selections Licitra is sometimes tempted to push his voice, but in the popular Romantic Italian songs like Funiculì, Funiculà and O sole mio his expansive lyricism of shines at its best. The five newly released songs, accompanied by Marco Armiliato leading the Prague Philharmonic, are in fact some of Licitra's most satisfying recorded performances; they demonstrate a new level of vocal and artistic maturity and control, so his untimely death is an especially tragic artistic loss. The sound is never less than very fine, but since the recordings are taken from various sources, the ambience can vary considerably. ~ Stephen Eddins, Rovi
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