Mark Steven Doss, Ken Smith, Stas Venglevski – Welcome to My World (2023) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Mark Steven Doss, Ken Smith, Stas Venglevski – Welcome to My World (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:17:38 minutes | 1,30 GB | Genre: Classical
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Welcome To My World, Grammy Award-winning bass-baritone Mark Steven Doss’s debut recording for Cedille Records, is a solo vocal recital showcasing Doss’s extraordinary career and artistic versatility. The recording provides a rich and varied musical experience, reflecting Doss’s range as a performer.

Mark Steven Doss has graced the stages of over 60 major international opera companies in more than 100 operatic roles.This album celebrates the success of the renowned Bel Canto Foundation, of whose annual competition Doss was the1985 Grand Prize Winner. With the support of the Foundation, Doss had the opportunity to study with legendary tenor Carlo Bergonzi and embark on a continuing major international operatic career that has already spanned four decades. Cedille Records continues and immortalizes the Bel Canto Foundation’s tradition of supporting Chicago vocal talent with this release.

Doss is joined by celebrated pianist Ken Smith, who has also made significant contributions to the Bel Canto Foundation, including playing for the Foundation’s annual competition and serving as the principal coach for its seminars.

The album begins with music inspired by Goethe’s Faust by Berlioz, Beethoven, Mussorgsky, Boito, and Gounod, followed by iconic opera arias from composers such as Bizet, Handel, Mozart, Rossini, and Giordano. The album further explores three popular Neapolitan songs — in which Doss is joined by accordionist Stas Venglevski — followed by selections from music dramas by Weill and Gruenberg, as well as songs of faith.

Doss pays tribute to trailblazing African American baritone Todd Duncan, who was one of the first Black singers to perform with a major opera company, notably originating the role of Porgy in Porgy and Bess. In an homage to Duncan, Doss performs three songs from Kurt Weill’s opera Lost in the Stars, for which Duncan had originated the lead role of Stephen Kumalo.

The album was produced by the Grammy-winning team of James Ginsburg and engineer Bill Maylone, and recorded on November 28–30, 2022 at the Sasha and Eugene Jarvis Opera Hall at DePaul University (Chicago, IL).

Tracklist:

01. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Berlioz: “Une puce gentille” from La damnation de Faust (01:40)
02. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Beethoven: “Flohlied” from Faust, Op. 75, No. 3 (02:04)
03. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Mussorgsky: Pesnja a Blaxe (Song of the flea) (03:02)
04. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Boito: “Ecco il mondo” from Mefistofele (02:31)
05. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Gounod: “Le veau d’or” from Faust (02:29)
06. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Bizet: “Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre” (Toreador Song) from Carmen (03:58)
07. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Handel: “Sibillar gli angui d’Aletto” from Rinaldo (05:07)
08. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Mozart: “Non più andrai” from Le Nozze di Figaro (03:30)
09. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Rossini: “Là del ciel” from La Cenerentola (06:59)
10. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Giordano: “Nemico della patria?” from Andrea Chénier (04:39)
11. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Capua: ’O sole mio (02:36)
12. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Curtis: Torna a Surriento (02:47)
13. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Curtis: Non ti scordar di me (02:45)
14. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Weill: “Lost in the Stars” from Lost in the Stars (03:12)
15. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Weill: “O Tixo, Tixo Help Me!” from Lost in the Stars (05:21)
16. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Weill: “Thousands of Miles” from Lost in the Stars (03:56)
17. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Gruenberg: “Oh, Lawd Jesus, heah my Prayer” from Emperor Jones (03:48)
18. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Dorsey: Peace in the Valley (04:04)
19. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Dorsey: Take my Hand, Precious Lord (04:53)
20. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Brodzky: I’ll Walk with God (03:07)
21. Mark Steven Doss feat. Ken Smith and Stas Venglevski – Graham: You Raise Me Up (05:00)

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