I Puritani, opera: Ah! Per sempre io ti perdei (Ah! Forever I have lost you)
Faust, opera, CG 4: Avant de quitter des lieux (Before I leave these parts)
Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), opera, Op. 68: Ya vas lyublyu (Yelestsky's Aria)
Edgar, opera: Questo amor (This love)
Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70: O du, mein holder Abendstern (Song of the Evening Star)
Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Au fond tu temple saint (In the depths of the holy temple)
St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Mache dich, mein Herze, rein (Purify yourself, my heart)
St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder (Give me back my Jesus)
Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Why do the nations
Shallow Brown, chanty for 1 or 2 voices (solo or chorus) & ensemble (SCS 3)
New Zealand bass-baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes got a late start as a professional singer; uncertainty about his abilities kept him employed as an accountant until he was in his early thirties, and even then he practically had to be dragged to an audition at Opera Australia, after which he was immediately hired, and he has been making up for lost time in a meteoric career rise. In his first solo album for the Australian label ABC Classics, he sang Mozart arias, and in this, his second, he offers a wide assortment of pieces, ...
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New Zealand bass-baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes got a late start as a professional singer; uncertainty about his abilities kept him employed as an accountant until he was in his early thirties, and even then he practically had to be dragged to an audition at Opera Australia, after which he was immediately hired, and he has been making up for lost time in a meteoric career rise. In his first solo album for the Australian label ABC Classics, he sang Mozart arias, and in this, his second, he offers a wide assortment of pieces, including selections from French, Russian, Italian, and German opera, Baroque oratorio, and folk music of Antipodean origin. Rhodes' voice may not have the distinctiveness or individuality of the greatest baritones, but it's large and attractive, and secure throughout. His tone is clean and full bodied, and his breath control allows for exceptionally smooth and long legato lines. He skillfully tailors his delivery to suit the varied repertoire and is as effective and idiomatic in the...
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