Torna a Surriento / Mattinata || Impromptu rehearsal: Israel Lozano,tenor / Nick Ariondo,accordion

Nick CD Israel Lozano Youtube channel This impromptu rehearsal with Lozano/Ariondo was filmed in Los Angeles, California in October 2010 where they first met upon discovering one another’s musical talents.  At this time, they were both involved in an opera production with the great tenor Placido Domingo.  Nick Ariondo accompanied Placido Domingo onstage in LA Opera’s world premiere of Daniel Catan’s “Il Postino“ and Israel Lozano sang the co-lead tenor role with Domingo in the Vienna, Austria production. Lozano/Ariondo became immediately connected through their musical expressiveness as portrayed in this impromptu session. . . .About the music: Torna a Surriento & Mattinata -- Torna a Surriento is one of the many lovely Neopolitan favorites composed by Ernesto de Curtis (1875-1937), a native of Naples, , by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919) was a prolific composer of opera, operattas and Neopolitan songs. His most successful opera was Pagliacci.