Maria Antouaneta

While Puccini’s Tosca became closely identified with Callas, she appeared only rarely in other post-Verdi operas once she had risen to fame.

German singer Anna-Maria Zimmermann was born in Gütersloh on December 14, 1988. At the age of five, she took part in the Mini Playback Show, where she performed Stefanie Hertel's song "Oma, Du Verstehst Mich Nich." In 2006, she became a contestant in the third season of the casting show Deutschland Sucht den Superstar, but only managed to make sixth place. She released her debut single, "Der Erste Kuss" (a collaboration with the band Jojos), in 2007 and signed with Universal one year later. Her second single, "Wer Ist Dieser DJ?," charted at number 66. Signing with EMI in 2009, she released a few more singles, including "1000 Träume Weit (Tornerò)," which reached number 68 in the German charts, and the Milva cover "Hurra Wir Leben Noch," which reached number 79.

The third part of Lydia Maria Blank’s LMB Collection is a compilation of harpsichord music from the eras of Louis XIV to Louis XV with the main focus on France.

María Dueñas finds the perfect balance between artistry and technique as she tackles an icon of the repertoire for her second Deutsche Grammophon album.

June 14th 2025 marks the twentieth anniversary of Carlo Maria Giulini’s passing (which we celebrated with a comprehensive CD-boxset, released June 6th).

The two Maries and their great love for the Saviour form the theme of "All'amore immenso": Mary, the Mother of God, and Mary Magdalene, the sinner who stands with Jesus' mother at the cross of Jesus and meets the Risen Lord at the tomb. While the Mother of God already found great veneration in the Middle Ages, the figure of Mary Magdalene received special attention in numerous oratorios in 17th and 18th century Italy.