SPRING-SUMMER '25 PICK
"This album displays exciting vocals from one of today’s top operatic tenors.”
Donizetti Songs: Lawrence Brownlee & Carlo Rizzi
Label Description: Carlo Rizzi is joined by Tenor Laurence Brownlee in Opera Rara's first of two volumes of Songs by Donizetti! This project seeks to cast light on the influence of Italian composers in the world of 19th century song writing (a realm that has often been dominated by French and German composers) and Donizetti's extensive contributions to this world with nearly 200 songs to his name, many of which are rarely performed.
How to present this to library customers: A library can pair this album with either famous tenors or other materials by the composer from their collection to entice their audience. Items featuring other famous tenors like Luciano Pavarotti or Enrico Caruso would work great to promote this album. Aficionados would also appreciate other Donizetti albums featuring the composer’s famous operas like La Fille du Regiment or Lucia di Lammermoor.
Audience Key:
NOVICE:
A patron who does not know about the arts but is looking for new interests. These items are for public collections that call for you to introduce the arts to patrons and ignite their interests. They often know much more about popular culture than what’s happening in the arts.
EXPLORER:
These items are for customers who have some knowledge of the arts and want to learn more. Oftentimes these patrons stream music from your music streaming service, take out music and art biographies and they may attend music and art programming at your library.
AFICIONADO:
Ordering for aficionados requires knowledge about their habits when consuming the arts. These patrons are aware of the arts through museums, classical music, jazz and more. Oftentimes, these patrons attend music and art programming at your library, are professionals in the arts world with thorough knowledge of visual and/or performing arts.
