Die Macht Des Schlechten

Die Unsichtbare - by Christian Schwochow (2011)

Fine suffers from not being seen but she also does her best at not being noticed, even though she is an acting student. At night, when her mentally handicapped sister Jule cannot get to sleep and stereotypically bangs her head against the wall, Fine turns the recorder on and gives a firework of singing, acting and dancing. However in the acting school she lacks self confidence to uninhibitedly storm the stage. After the well known director Kasper Friedemann invites Fine for an audition, she convinces him with her acting.

Wellküren - Das Mensch: Traditionals
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 230 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Mood Records # MOOD 6752 | Country/Year: Germany 2003
Genre: Folk | Style: German Folk, Stubenmusik

Die Geschwister Well sind weit über Bayern hinaus bekannt als Ausnahmemusiker. Während die Well-Brüder als "Biermösl Blos'n" ("Räuber & Unterbayern" oder "Unterbayern") durch ihre politischen Texte auffielen, blieb ihren Schwestern, den "Wellküren" etwas weniger Raum zur künstlerischen Entfaltung - was nicht heißt, dass sie nicht auch ihre Frau stehen. Mit "Das Mensch" - altertümlich und bayrisch für "Frau" - geben sich die Wellküren diesmal traditionell und zeigen, was wahre Volksmusik sein kann…

This CPO issue of Johann Georg Conradi's 1691 opera Ariadne is based out of a revival of this obscure work produced in 2003 as part of the Boston Early Music Festival. One might be surprised to see the name of Conradi above the title of such a large opera set – has anybody really heard of this guy? What is up with this opera?
German Baroque opera has spent centuries in the shadows. At one time this entire historical genre was considered of only marginal value when held up to the shining example of George Frideric Handel. Closer examination of the topic reveals that this was one man's opinion, namely that of nineteenth century musicologist Friedrich Chrysander.