"Hot Schrott" sings Tangos

"Hot Schrott" singing tango music

Awhile back we tantalized readers with the news that Erwin Schrott would be releasing an album of tango music on Sony. Although the album isn't completed yet, he has been singing them at recitals and galas throughout the world to great acclaim. Luckily for fans of the singer, they have made their way onto YouTube.

Here is the Uruguayan barihunk singing "Rojo Tango" by Pablo Ziegler. The composer is a Latin Grammy award-winning pianist who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His music is known for its mixing of classic tango rhythms with jazz improvisations.



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Opera "Dream Couple" Aids Pakistani Relief Effort

We love when opera singers involve themselves in good cause, like barihunk Chris Herbert's "Sing for Hope" organization.

So we were thrilled to hear that soprano Anna Netrebko headlined an event with her husband Erwin Schrott to benefit the Pakistani flood relief effort. Also performing was barihunk Christopher Maltman.

The Viennese gala raised 300,000 Euros ($381,000) to aid flood victims. Over 20 million people have been affected by the flooding spanning an area the size of England.

Schrott thrilled the audience by ending the night by dancing a tango (yes, dancing, not singing).

The Austrian government also contributed 7 million Euros ($8.9 million) towards the disaster relief effort.

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Erwin Scrott: Figaro on BBC4 Today

Erwin Schrott's Figaro in Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" can be heard today on BBC4 at 7:30 PM GST (2:30 PM EST and 11:30 AM PST). Schrott has become famous for his portrayal of Mozart's Figaro and Don Giovanni and he will be joined by and all-star cast. Gerald Finley will star as Count Almaviva, Miah Persson as Susannah and Dorothea Roschmann as the Countess.



Schrott has also announced that his next album will be dedicated to tango music. Schrott started performing them as encores in his recitals and they have become something of a sensation. No release date has been set.

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