From the outset of his career, bass-baritone Ildebrando D’Arcangelo has been the pre-eminent Mozart man. For his all-Italian Mozart album under Gianandrea Noseda, he delivers numbers famous and rare that brim with vocal distinction and interpretive panache.

D’Arcangelo’s awesome Don Giovanni (“Champagne Aria”) and uproarious Leporello (“Catalog Aria”) establish his wide emotional range. Excerpts of his much anticipated Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, which goes public in Paris in 2011 (followed by Vienna and L.A.), and his notable Figaro, highlight other facets of D’Arcangelo’s command as a Mozartian.

With its unusually prominent writing for the double bass, the concert aria “Per questa bella mano” is a composition out of the ordinary. It shows that in addition to being a master of character creation, D’Arcangelo is a master of pure singing.

“Ildebrando D’Arcangelo is a complete knock-out as Leporello − charming, funny, sexy. What a difference a native Italian speaker makes in the role” - The Independent

Contents:
1. "Madamina, il catalogo è questo"
2. Bravo, Signor padrone!
3. "Se vuol ballare, signor Contino"
4. Alcandro lo confesso
5. Non sò d'onde viene
6. Ehi sor paggio!
7. "Non più andrai"
8. "Deh! vieni alla finestra"
9. Mentre ti lascio, oh figlia, K.513
10. "Fin ch'han dal vino"
11. Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo
12. "Tutto è disposto"
13. "Aprite un po' quegli occhi"
14. Così dunque tradisci
15. Aspri rimorsi atroci
16. "Donne mie, la fate a tanti"
17. Per questa bella mano, K.612
18. "Hai già vinta la causa!"
19. "Vedro mentr'io sospiro"