Pene Pati: Se di lauri il crine adorno

Pene Pati performs Mitridate’s aria Se di lauri il crine adorno from Mozart’s Mitridate at the Staatsoper Berlin, conducted by Marc Minkowski. Director: Satoshi Miyagi
The Berlin State Opera breathes new life into this paean to freedom, under the bold artistic direction of Satoshi Miyagi (with set design by Junpei Kiz and costumes by Kayo Takahashi Deschene), who transposes the story to preindustrial Japan. The result is a sparkling triumph in the spirit of kabuki theatre, spotlighting the talent of the remarkable cast including tenor Pene Pati in the title role and Ana Maria Labin as Aspasia, resplendent in this drama whose stakes transcend the bounds of history and become universal.
In the first century B.C., when the people of the Mediterranean had all fallen under the rule of the Roman Empire, one sovereign dared to resist the invasion: Mithridates, King of Pontus. Nearly two thousand years later, a prodigious 14-year-old named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart decided to stage the epic drama of Mithridates for the opera stage, inspired by Parini’s Italian translation of the play by Racine. The work’s success seemed assured, with the original Sifare, Pietro Benedetti, quipping to Leopold Mozart that he would allow himself to be castrated all over again if it failed-but that did not come to pass, as audiences immediately took to this youthful masterpiece-which resounds impeccably in the hands of Les Musiciens du Louvre under the baton of their celebrated founder, Marc Minkowski.
Footage courtesy of Medici

[@eavilla89]

How lucky are we to hear this great voice in our lifetimes? His voice is pure silk!

[@indomita13]

Magnifique!

[@Swanoaks]

Pene you do justice in everything you do. From your first Concert in Hamilton New Zealand to Staatsoper Berlin. We Kiwi's are so proud of you. Aroha :

[@andrewmilner-white9988]

This is mastery, pure and simple. Incredible and moving performance.

[@neilbonavita8623]

Bravo, Bravo, Bravo!! Thank you for posting this. I am always riveted by your performances. Thank you.

[@virginiakramer9055]

I am so excited that Pene Pati is coming to the Met next season and I will be able to see him in person.

[@zieglerjacques1277]

Merci Pene Pati, vous rendez justice à cette ahurissante partition. Vus donnez le relief de votre voix puissante et colorée à ce sublime cadeau empoisonné que Mozart à offert aux ténors, mettant à l'épreuve leur souffle et leur étendue vocale tout en leur demandant un légato absolu. Vous êtes l'honneur du chant, des ténors, de l'opéra et de la musique, car non content d'aborder des rôles si gratifiants du grand opéra du XIXe siècle italien et français, vous consacrez aussi du temps à l'étude et l'interprétation de ces partition si complexes du jeune Mozart.

[@OliviaKahler]

Amazing. Bravo!

[@ErnestoRodriguez-fn1sh]

Que voz tan bella...

[@tsoraat1467]

Danke für diese wunderschöne und schwierige Passage. Gerade bei langsamen Passagen hört man jeden Fehler.

[@nifolefautofi2689]

Well done Pati but what are they making you wear lol.

[@mariaauxiliadorajaimesiso2926]

Jopo, qué miedo.