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Operatunity Oz

SKU: 10406

Price:
AU $27.22

Label: ABC Classics Cat. No.: 476 5714 Medium: CD No. Discs: 1

Success comes about when preparation meets opportunity. For a group of ordinary Australians with extraordinary voices, Operatunity Oz was a chance to fulfil one of their wildest dreams - to sing at the Sydney Opera House.

Almost 2,000 entries were received: five-minute DVD and video auditions from around the nation as well as applications from Australian citizens living as far afield as China, Europe and New Zealand. There was a plumber from Brisbane, a Perth courier, a judge's associate from Adelaide, a publican's daughter from Newcastle as well as accountants and academics - even a quartet of teachers from one of the most remote regions of Australia.

The Operatunity Oz judges were faced with the daunting task of selecting the lucky ones to go through to the first round of live auditions.

100 would-be opera stars were given a chance to perform in front of the judges. They all displayed a deep passion for singing, and their vitality, energy and willingness to have a go were a revelation to the judges. The panel selected the top 20 singers who they believed had a special voice and the potential to be trained to a high performance level, who underwent a gruelling series of intensive singing, movement and language masterclasses before the final six were selected to attend another round of workshops in Melbourne.

As this recording makes clear, all six finalists were immensely musical, dedicated and passionate performers, making the judges' task cruelly difficult as they worked to single out the singer with the stage presence, dramatic acting talent and, of course, the voice to make it on the stage of the Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera House.

Artists:

Roy Best (tenor), Emily Burke (soprano), Renae Lopez (soprano), Jodie McGuren (soprano), David Parkin (bass), John Roehrig (tenor).

Composers:

German, Halevy, Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Verdi, Wagner.

Conductors:

Andrew Greene.

Orchestras:

Sinfonia Australis.

Tracks:

1	WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) O Isis und Osiris (OIsis and Osiris) from The Magic Flute David Parkin bass
2	WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Sull'aria (Letter Duet) from The Marriage of Figaro Jodie McGuren, Renae Lopez sopranos
3	GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924) Che gelida manina (Your Tiny Hand is Frozen) from la boheme Roy Best tenor
4	Si, mi chiamano Mimi (They Call Me Mimi) from La boheme Emily Burke soprano with Roy Best tenor
5	O soave fanciulla (O Lovely Lady) from La boheme Emily Burke soprano, Roy Best tenor
6	RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883) Hier sitz' ich zur Wacht (Hagen's Watch) from Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods) David Parkin bass
7	GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901) Quel vecchio maledivami (That Old Man Cursed Me!) from Rigoletto Warwick Fyfe baritone, David Parkin bass
8	GIACOMO PUCCINI E lucevan le stelle (And the Stars Were Shining) from Tosca John Roehrig tenor
9	WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Der Holle Rache (Queen of the Night Aria) from The Magic Flute Jodie McGuren soprano
10	TRADITIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN SPIRITUAL arr. SEAN O'BOYLE Deep River David Parkin bass
11	HENRY PURCELL O mio babbino caro (O Daddy Dear) from Gianni Schicchi Renae Lopez soprano
12	FROMENTAL HALEVY (1799-1862) Si la rigueur et la vengeance (If Harshness and Revenge) from La Juive (The Jewish Woman) David Parkin bass
13	GIUSEPPE VERDI Signor ne principe (Neither Prince nor Noble) from Rigoletto Emily Burke soprano, Roy Best tenor
14	GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868) L'ora fatal... Giusto ciel! in tal periglio (The Fatal Hour... Merciful Heaven! In Such Peril)from L'assedio di Corinto (The Siege of Corinth) Emily Burke soprano
15	GIUSEPPE VERDI La donna e mobile (Women Are Fickle) from Rigoletto Roy Best tenor
16	EDWARD GERMAN (1862-1936 arr. JESSICA WELLS Rolling Down to Rio David Parkin bass
17	WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Placido e il mar (The Sea is Calm) from Idomeneo, re di Creta (Idomeneo,King of Crete) Renae Lopez, Emily Burke, Jodie McGuren sopranos, Roy Best, John Roehrig tenors,David Parkin bass