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A fresh take: Ramon Vargas is taking on arie antiche for a new BMG recording. How will he make the old sound new? Louise T. Guinther traveled to London to watch the tenor in action in the studio.

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| October 01, 2002 | Vargas, Ramon; Guinther, Louise T. | COPYRIGHT 2002 Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

At Sony's London studios, the little cluster of chairs and music stands looks somewhat at sea on an expanse of wooden floor. Studio 1 can accommodate 100 musicians; tonight it holds only ten. Two portable humidifiers are working overtime next to the soloist's stool, but the stool is unoccupied. I've arrived just in time for one of the musicians' contracted breaks.

It's January 2002, and I'm here to listen in on Ramon Vargas's latest project for BMG--a recital of arie antiche, called In My Heart, due for release early in 2003. This is not your standard star-tenor fare. With the recording industry veering ever popward, stadium-concert chestnuts are as "classical" ...

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