Opera 2023

The lasting fame of conductor Karl Böhm is based on qualities that have been attested to him with great unanimity by listeners, musicians and critics throughout his long professional life: Discipline, rigor and precision in the elaboration of compositions and, at the same time, unpretentious stepping back behind the work and the composer in performance.

In 1643 in Venice, Cavalli’s new opera caused a sensation among the audience of the Teatro San Cassiano. L’Egisto takes its name from the piece’s main character, an Arcadian shepherd who is misled by an ambiguous inscription into believing his love is lost. A succession of misunderstandings ensues, along with spectacular pieces of music, a scene of madness and a descent into the Underworld for this would-be Orpheus searching for his Eurydice. The sumptuousness of the music, which masterfully illustrates the emotions involved in a love quadrangle, offers Vincent Dumestre and his cast the opportunity to paint with dazzling colours and virtuoso strokes for this first great labyrinth of Baroque sentiment.

The 80s are the most discredited and criticized period of Neil Y We are also reminded of this recording, bootleg, which documents a show of November 21, 1986 at the Cow Palace in Daly, California in the company of Crazy Horse, retrieved from the radio program of the time, already printed on triple vinyl, and now available on CD: in the middle of a performance in which Neil entertains even on the phone with the mother and with comedian Sam Kinison, the canadian gives the audience a good dose of classic running in the second part of tracks from albums like "Re·ac·tor" ("Estrella de la Ópera"), "Trans" ("Muestra y espera", "Was de la computadora"), "Landing On violentoAter" ("Violent Lado"), presenting almost in full preview the repertoire included the following year on "Vida" ("Demasiado solitaire", "Reina Inca", "Vacaciones en el Middle East", "Wide Caminata a casa", "Cuando Tu Coraz Solitario

Supplementary to his legendary Beethoven cycles for Decca are Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt’s recordings for Philips, Mercury, Deutsche Grammophon and Accord.

Lortzing’s Der Waffenschmied is a lighthearted and superbly crafted opera that bridges Mozart’s Singspiele and early Wagner. Despite its relative popularity, there are surprisingly few complete recordings of it around.

Maria Callas wurde am 2. Dezember 1923 im New Yorker Stadtteil Washington Heights als zweite Tochter der griechischen Einwanderer George Kalogeropoulos (1881–1972) und Elmina Evangelia Dimitriadou (1894–1982) aus Meligalas geboren. Ihr älterer Bruder Vassilios war in Griechenland an Typhus gestorben. Die Eltern lebten zu diesem Zeitpunkt seit sechs Monaten in den USA.

Gevorg Hakobyan is a rising star on the international operatic stage.

Supplementary to his legendary Beethoven cycles for Decca are Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt’s recordings for Philips, Mercury, Deutsche Grammophon and Accord.

A captivating and charismatic tenor, Lawrence Brownlee is a leading force in opera, wielding his voice in the industry to promote activism and diversity.

First release of chamber works by the British composer, Rutland Boughton (1878-1960), performed by the renowned English Piano Trio.