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Bo Skovhus Sings Opera Arias [Import]

Bo Skovhus (Performer), Skovhus Bo (Composer) | Format: Audio CD
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5.0 out of 5 stars Oh my gawd.... Jun 23 2004
By S. Hutton
Format:Audio CD
What a wondrous singer...I absolutely agree with all the other reviews here but add:

1) he sounds as though he's singing in his First Language, whether it be French, English, German or Russian.

2) he lets his soul come out (simce Mme Callas this remains a rare event).

3) Sidebar: the San Francisco Merry Widow, whilst a delight and a wonder, is NOT fair to this man's voice.

A magnificent recital album. Every prominent opera singer out there should be jealous.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bo Skovhus at his best May 16 2002
By Talila Michaeli - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Bo Skovhus' lovers undoubtedly awaited this comprehensive choice of arias, which almost concludes his (still young) operaic work. Well known alongside less known operas constitutes a perfect choice. From Verdi through Thomas, from Korngold to Britten and the Russian arias, mastering the variety of languages, and dealing with every single role in a very sensitive way. This unique choice and the qualities of his full, beautiful and warm voice makes one regret, that the entire opera was not recorded with him in the relevant roles, like Thomas's Hamlet for example, or Britten's Billy Budd. It leaves a taste of wanting to hear more of this young and talented Baritone, whose repertoire is much larger than could be presented in one - indeed excellent - CD.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a mystic experience... Jan 17 2001
By Roberto Gonzalez - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Bo Skovhus' performance is superb. His voice is so masculine and powerful but at the same time is silky and delicate. If you can imagine the voice as a piece of fabric, you would say that his voice is like black velvet. The passion his voice conveys is amazing. His vocal technique is almost perfect, the breathing is so controlled and the vocal line is constant. The aria "O du mein holder" is performed gorgeously and so the "Avant the quitter ces lieux". His phrasing and diction are excellent also. If all the other baritones stop singing, we would not have to worry at all, because the supreme beauty of his voice will be more than enough. If you don't believe in angels, you haven't heard him sing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Light years beyond Hampson Dec 8 2001
By Concerned Citizen - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
I just can't heap enough praise on Skovhus. I saw him for the first time at the Houston Grand Opera in a production of Billy Budd and was sold. This CD demonstrates very well what an immensely expressive and flexible voice Skovhus possesses. He has incredible core to his voice which allows him to attack bravado sections with zeal, but also has the musical expressivity to pull back and caress piano lines with ease and artistry while still maintaining his core sound. Hampson, who is notorious for becoming breathy and pop-like in pianissimo passages, can't touch Skovhus with a 10, 100, or 1000 foot pole.

Skovhus is undoubtedly one of the most talented lyric baritones of our time. He ranks right up there in terms of vocal talent with Brynn Terfel, and far beyond Terfel in terms of total artistry. In fact, I wouldn't be going to far to claim that Skovhus is one of the best baritones EVER (my apologies to James Maddalena). Trust me when I say that you would do yourself a disservice to NOT buy this CD.

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