Erwin Schrott: Rojotango – review

Schrott/Ziegler(Sony)Charismatic Uruguayan bass-baritone Erwin Schrott is one of opera's great theatrical animals. His artistry doesn't always transfer ideally to disc, however, and his new Latin American album is a mixed bag. Care and passion have clearly gone into it. His principal collaborator is Piazzolla's pianist Pablo Ziegler, who contributes a couple of songs of his own and leads a classy ensemble of players and backing vocalists (the latter include Rinat Shaham, a recent Glyndebourne Ca...

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