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Claudio Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria is a love story pur sang. With this opera he narrates the long-awaited homecoming of Odysseus after his mythical travels in the aftermath of the Trojan War. After L’Orfeo - on the programme later this season - it was the second opera composed by the Italian master. Performing this masterpiece is I Gemelli, a young French ensemble founded by Chilean-Swiss tenor Emiliano Gonzalez Toro. The ensemble consists of a splendid cast including Fleur Barron, Emöke Barath and Zachary Wilder. Together, they will transform this tale of the union between Odysseus and his beloved Penelope into a breathtaking evening.

After their acclaimed Cavalleria rusticana recording, Marek Janowski and the Dresdner Philharmonie now present Puccini’s Il Tabarro. Puccini composed this piece as the first panel of his Trittico (1918), a novel work combining three one-act operas, and also containing Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi.

The Early Music Log series on the Fra Bernardo label aims to present milestones in the interpretation of early music. This CD features recordings of acclaimed concert by Il Giardino Armonico and Giovanni Antonini in Vienna in 1999 and is complemented by a special archive treasure from 1934: the arrangement of Handel’s Concerto, HWV335a, for large orchestra with Sir Hamilton Harty and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Hermes Opernlexikon: "Callas as a fascinatingly disciplined ensemble member;Stabile in a post-war recording as a reminder of his great past;Rossi-Lemeni's demonstration of a quasi-graceful wit - all that makes these discs very precious."

Il diluvio universale (‘The Great Flood’) was premiered in Naples in 1830 but is better known in the much-revised version performed four years later in Genoa and Paris.

Il diluvio universale (‘The Great Flood’) was premiered in Naples in 1830 but is better known in the much-revised version performed four years later in Genoa and Paris. The story, loosely drawn from the Bible, concerns Noah and his family, their conflicts, and the impending catastrophe of the flood. The opera offers a stream of attractive music, powerful choruses and refined harmonies, and represents a crucial stage in Donizetti’s musical thought. This acclaimed 2023 Donizetti Festival performance, conducted by Riccardo Frizza, employs the original 1830 edition.

One of today’s most sought-after operatic basses. His impressive opera ranges from baroque music to romantic bel canto. An accomplished Mozartian and Rossinian bass, he has performed in some of the world most prestigious opera houses and festivals including Aix-en Provence, Pesaro, Glyndebourne, Salzburg, Paris Opera, London Royal Opera House, Zurich Opera House and Teatro alla Scala de Milano.

Fresh from the success of Tutti per uno – Viaggio nel Tempo – which saw Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto, and Gianluca Ginoble star in three special concerts featuring numerous guest artists at Palazzo Te in Mantua, broadcast on Canale 5 – Il Volo continues to showcase the beauty of Italy through their music.

“Live at the Valley of the Temples” was recorded in 2024 at the evocative Temple of Concordia, located in the renowned Valley of the Temples in Agrigento (Italian Capital of Culture 2025), and later aired on Canale 5.