Album insights
Highlighting his unparalleled portrayal as the most sublime Attila of our time, Ildar Abdrazakov stands among the foremost acclaimed lyrical bassists in the last five decades. The singer selected arias from his core Verdi repertoire for the recording, featuring pieces from the composer's early and middle career that delve into murky and intricate characters such as Attila, Nabucco, Don Carlo, and Macbeth. Verdi's engaging program encompasses dramatic scenes and arias, accompanied by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal. This account is from Diapason, December 2018.