Credits:

Jonas Kaufmann & Ludovic Tezier

Description:

Duets (duets) in opera are one of the highlights of listening to two characters singing their feelings. In the case of tenors and baritones, there are various settings such as love rivals, enemies, or a king and his subjects who are bound by trust, but they are often sung at the moment when the plot of the opera reaches its boiling point. Jonas Kaufmann and Ludwig Tessier are fellow singers who have performed together in opera houses around the world since their first collaboration in 2010. This album is the first session recording of the two together, and features many famous scenes from Italian operas by Verdi, Puccini, and Ponchielli, which they have performed together to great acclaim in the past (the "Evening Prayer in Sicily" and "Don Carlos" are unusually performed in the French version ). Under the powerful and precise direction of Pappano, the sound of the orchestra and chorus, full of Italian spirit, doubles the charm of the work. (C)RS