sweet_charity
2004-08-04 20:52:29 UTC
Justwondering if anyone's heard (or even heard of) heard of this
rising new tenor who is being given so much fanfare!
Of course, he could never rise higher than the title of *second-best*
Chinese tenor. Not that I'm biased or anything. ;-)
opera singer, his musical career in the Far East grew, as did his
reputation and the critical acclaim for his performances. After a
performance as Don José in Carmen in 2000, the famous French director,
René Perrason, called him "the best Don José I have ever seen."
EMI Classics is now proud to be releasing his first international
recording, Opera Arias. The disc features a selection of well-known
French and Italian tenor arias, including Verdi's La donne è mobile
from Rigoletto, Massenet's Pourquoi me réveiller from Werther and
Nessun Dorma from Puccini's Turandot. Delivering these much-loved
arias is a voice that is sure to win international acclaim and a wide
following its rich, heroic and confident sound is something truly
special. Peter Alward, President of EMI Classics says of him "It's
always a pleasure to welcome a new voice to the label. Yu Qiang Dai is
the genuine article. A lyric spinto tenor with an instantly
recognizable timbre."
This talent has already been recognized on by the Royal Opera House,
Covent Garden and the release of this disc coincides with Yu Qiang
Dai's debut there in a production of Tosca in July. He will return in
January next year in Turandot and again in the summer to sing the rôle
of Rodolfo in La Bohème opposite EMI Classics's opera star, Angela
Gheorghiu. He also has further performances in the US this autumn and
next spring in Turandot and Tosca.
Managed by Tibor Rudas, who brought together the world's most famous
classical trio, The Three Tenors, Yu Qiang Dai is certain to take the
world's opera houses and audiences by storm.<<
rising new tenor who is being given so much fanfare!
Of course, he could never rise higher than the title of *second-best*
Chinese tenor. Not that I'm biased or anything. ;-)
Born in China, Yu Qiang Dai began singing as a teenager. After he
abandoned a career in construction to pursue his dream of being anopera singer, his musical career in the Far East grew, as did his
reputation and the critical acclaim for his performances. After a
performance as Don José in Carmen in 2000, the famous French director,
René Perrason, called him "the best Don José I have ever seen."
EMI Classics is now proud to be releasing his first international
recording, Opera Arias. The disc features a selection of well-known
French and Italian tenor arias, including Verdi's La donne è mobile
from Rigoletto, Massenet's Pourquoi me réveiller from Werther and
Nessun Dorma from Puccini's Turandot. Delivering these much-loved
arias is a voice that is sure to win international acclaim and a wide
following its rich, heroic and confident sound is something truly
special. Peter Alward, President of EMI Classics says of him "It's
always a pleasure to welcome a new voice to the label. Yu Qiang Dai is
the genuine article. A lyric spinto tenor with an instantly
recognizable timbre."
This talent has already been recognized on by the Royal Opera House,
Covent Garden and the release of this disc coincides with Yu Qiang
Dai's debut there in a production of Tosca in July. He will return in
January next year in Turandot and again in the summer to sing the rôle
of Rodolfo in La Bohème opposite EMI Classics's opera star, Angela
Gheorghiu. He also has further performances in the US this autumn and
next spring in Turandot and Tosca.
Managed by Tibor Rudas, who brought together the world's most famous
classical trio, The Three Tenors, Yu Qiang Dai is certain to take the
world's opera houses and audiences by storm.<<