Mchael Lynch

This is not a George Lynch best-of or anthology. This is a two-disc collection of outtakes, demos, collaborations, and other assorted goodies designed to appease the most die-hard of Lynch fans. Selections from Dokken and Lynch Mob as well as his earlier bands like A, the Boyz, and Xciter are all here, but the second disc is where the metal gems truly lie. Collaborations with vocalists Stephen Pearcy (Ratt), Vince Neil (Mötley Crüe), and John Corabi (also formerly of Mötley Crüe) are all fun little sessions and definitely add to the quality of the set. At two discs, The Lost Anthology would be a bit much to handle for those who aren't true Lynch fanatics, but those who are will be pleasantly surprised at how well this maps out Lynch's evolution as a guitarist over three decades.

The Dresdner Philharmonie, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden and conductor Daniel Oren present Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata, together with a stellar cast including René Barbera as Alfredo, Lester Lynch as Germont, and world star soprano Lisette Oropesa as Violetta.

The opera Otello by Giuseppe Verdi and Arrigo Boito not only represents the outstanding result of an intensely fruitful creative collaboration between composer and librettist, but also one of the most important core works in the opera repertoire. With his musical setting of Shakespeare’s play, the composition of which took him several years, Verdi also achieved a new level of quality within the framework of his operatic oeuvre. His path was resolute and consistent, leading him away from structured numbers of arias, recitatives and ensembles, and towards the through-composed, large-scale dramatic form. All this based on the timeless literary foundation of Shakespeare's play.

After having recorded La Fanciulla del West, conductor Lawrence Foster now expands his Puccini discography on PENTATONE with Madama Butterfly, together with the Coro & Orquestra Gulbenkian, as well as Elisabeth Kulman (Suzuki), Stefano Secco (Pinkerton), Lester Lynch (Sharpless) and Melody Moore (Cio-Cio-San) in the title role. Despite its disastrous premiere, Madama Butterfly has become one of Puccini’s most successful and popular operas. While the Japanese ambience usually captures the attention, the original dramatic conception and exceptional symphonic qualities of the work are often overlooked. Lawrence Foster’s interpretation brings out the symphonic character of the opera, while Melody Moore’s charismatic interpretation of the title role fully realizes the work’s tragic and dramatic potential.