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In her recording of Orfeo and elsewhere, conductor Emmanuelle Haïm […]
Probably the least popular of Monteverdi’s three extant operas, Ulisse is in fact a remarkable work, one that, although filled with gods and other characters
This 11-disc set from the Italian chamber ensemble Il Giardino
Return with me, if you will, to the exciting days
It’s wonderful to have this recording readily available again (a
Full disclosure: I have been crazy about Simone Kermes since the first time I laid ears on her, and went even wilder when I began
This performance from Lille is directed by Jean-Francois Sivadier, whose Aix-en-Provence production of La traviata starring Natalie Dessay (also on Virgin) caused quite a stir.
This 55-CD set chronicles the remarkable Archiv label, begun in
This brand new recording of Orfeo lacks thrills and grand vocal displays, and the results are beautiful indeed. Purposely eschewing what opera turned into within
Now in her late 50s, mezzo Anne Sofie von Otter has, perhaps, given up stressful roles (Octavian, Carmen) and is concentrating on more chamber-like material.
