This is an absolutely wonderful, live performance recording of two of Mozartís best operas, Don Giovanni and Cosi fan tutte.
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City Operaís Production of The Most Happy Fella
The New York City Opera opened its spring 2006 season with a new production of Frank Loesserís The Most Happy Fella, which premiered on Broadway fifty years ago in 1956.
SCHUBERT: Symphony no. 9
This is an absolutely fabulous recording of Schubertís final symphony, which is often compared as his closest composition to the style of Beethoven.
MONTEVERDI: L’Orfeo
In the 1990ís Pierre Audi staged productions of Monteverdiís three surviving operas (LíOrfeo, Il ritorno díUlisse in patria, and Líincoronazione di Poppea) with De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam.
Maria Callas ó Three Remastered Releases from EMI
Of all opera singers of the last century, no one better dominated the genreís star power than Maria Callas. During her thirty-four years onstage, she came to embody the essence of the term ìdiva,î both in her stormy personal life and her equally tempestuous stage career.
My Name is Barbara
Barbara Bonneyís discography is extensive and wide-ranging, including opera and oratorio, as well as lieder recitals from Mozart and Mendelssohn through the major Romantics to Zemlinsky.
Hercules at the Barbican ó Five Reviews
Hercules (HWV 60) was first performed on 5 January 1745 at King’s Theatre, Haymarket, London. Categorized as a drama, it traditionally has been performed in the oratorio style (i.e., a concert performance). Following its performance as an opera at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, this production by William Christie now appears at the Barbican in London. “This extraordinary opera recounts the tragic tale of a hero literally poisoned by the jealousy of his misguided wife. In this modern-dress production, punctuated by Greek references, the action takes place on a sand-covered, amphitheatre-style arena where the chorus is used as Handel originally intended, to embody the people of Trachis and comment on the action.” Here are five reviews.
Songs for Ariel
Of the countertenors coming to the fore in the generation following Alfred Deller, few, if any, have achieved the prominence or performance longevity of James Bowman.
TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker is one of the most popular ballets. Tchaikovskyís score alone is synonymous with Christmasóone can even say that it is what keeps this ballet alive.
MAHLER: Symphony no. 4
BERG: Sieben Fr¸he Lieder
A critical aspect of Mahlerís music is the way the composer often juxtaposed the familiar and the new, and this dichotomy is reflected strongly in his Fourth Symphony.