Sonya Yoncheva & Vittorio Grigolo - Love Duets (2021, Blu-ray)

In the imposing Arena di Verona, soprano Sonya Yoncheva and tenor Vittorio Grigolo present with dramatic and passionate synergy an evening of the most beautiful operatic love arias and duets in opera history. Passion that burns, consumes and sometimes kills is the central theme of this concert including arias from Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod as well as from Puccini´s Tosca, La bohème, Madama Butterfly and Verdi´s La traviata, all conducted by Plácido Domingo. Sonya Yoncheva has the full and vibrant timbre of a true lyrical soprano while Vittorio Grigolo, like Cavaradossi and Rodolfo, plays the cards of ardor and passion, with sweet and affectionate colors. An overall successful evening.

Charles-François Gounod:
Roméo et Juliette: Overture
L'amour . Ah! Lève-toi, soleil! / Amour, ranime mon courage / Va! Je t'ai pardonné

Jules Massenet:
Thaïs: Méditation
Manon: Toi! Vous! . Oui, c'est moi!

Giacomo Puccini:
Tosca: Mario! . Son qui!
Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo
La Bohème: Mimì?! . Speravo di trovarvi qui / Mimì e una civetta / Donde lieta uscì
Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì vedremo

Georges Bizet:
Carmen: Entr'acte

Giuseppe Verdi:
La traviata: Libiamo ne' lieti calici