Clik here to view.
CD REVIEW: Giuseppe Verdi - SIMON BOCCANEGRA (D. Hvorostovsky, B. Frittoli,...
GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813 – 1901): Simon Boccanegra—Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Simon Boccanegra), Barbara Frittoli (Amelia Grimaldi/Maria Boccanegra), Ildar Abdrazakov (Jacopo Fiesco/Andrea Grimaldi), Stefano...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD REVIEW: J. Brandon, D.A. Ciancaglini, D. Farney, & G. Steinke: ELEMENTS -...
JENNI BRANDON (born 1977), DAVID ANGELO CIANCAGLINI (born 1983), DEVIN FARNEY (born 1983), and GREG STEINKE (born 1942): Elements– Contemporary Music for Bassoon—Susan Nelson, bassoon; Solungga...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone in concert at...
Thumbs up to ArtsQuest at SteelStacks: Rich Spina (left, background) and Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone in concert at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD REVIEW: Antonio Salieri – THE CHIMNEY SWEEP (S. Haycock, A. Oomens, A....
ANTONIO SALIERI (1750 – 1825): The Chimney Sweep (Der Rauchfangkehrer) [Sung in English]—Stuart Haycock (Volpino), Alexandra Oomens (Lisel), Amelia Farrugia (Mrs. Hawk), Janet Todd (Miss Hawk),...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Pier Francesco Cavalli - VEREMONDA, L'AMAZZONE DI ARAGONA...
PIER FRANCESCO CAVALLI (1602 – 1676): Veremonda, l’amazzone di Aragona; ossia, il Delio—Vivica Genaux (Veremonda), Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli (Zelemina), Raffaele Pè (Delio), Céline Ricci (Vespina),...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD REVIEW: Francesco Gasparini – IL BAJAZET (L. De Lisi, F. Mineccia, G....
FRANCESCO GASPARINI (1661 – 1727): Il Bajazet—Leonardo De Lisi (Bajazet), Filippo Mineccia (Tamerlano), Giuseppina Bridelli (Asteria), Ewa Gubańska (Irene), Antonio Giovannini (Andronico), Benedetta...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Sir W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan – IOLANTHE; OR,...
SIR WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT (1836 – 1911) and SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN (1842 – 1900): Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri—Robert Wells (The Lord Chancellor), Jacob Kato (George, Earl of Mountararat),...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RECORDING OF THE MONTH / June 2015: Tri Nguyen & Dima Tsypkin - CONSONNANCES...
TRI NGUYEN and DIMA TSYPKIN: Consonnances– Music for Vietnamese Ɖàn Tranh and String Quartet—Tri Nguyen, Ɖàn Tranh; Quator ‘Ilios [Recorded in Studio Sequenza, Montreuil, France, in April 2013;...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD REVIEW: Giuseppe Verdi – LA TRAVIATA (V. Zeani, B. Prevedi, R. Merrill;...
[1]GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813 – 1901): La traviata—Virginia Zeani (Violetta Valéry), Bruno Prevedi (Alfredo Germont), Robert Merrill (Giorgio Germont), Marcia Baldwin (Flora Bervoix), Charles Anthony...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD REVIEW: G. Sanz – SONES DE PALACIO Y DANÇAS DE RASGUEADO (Xavier...
[1]GASPAR SANZ (circa 1640 – circa 1710): Sones de palacio y danças de rasgueado de Instrucción de música (Zaragoza, 1674)—Laberintos Ingeniosos: Xavier Díaz-Latorre, five-course guitar; Pedro Estevan,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD REVIEW: Ludwig van Beethoven – MISSA SOLEMNIS, Op. 123 (G. Kühmeier, E....
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827): Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123—Genia Kühmeier (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo-soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass-baritone); Anton...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD REVIEW: Henry Purcell – DIDO AND AENEAS (R. Lloyd, R. Davies, E. Manahan...
HENRY PURCELL (1659 – 1695): Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626—Rachael Lloyd (Dido), Robert Davies (Aeneas), Elin Manahan Thomas (Belinda), Roderick Morris (Sorceress), Eloise Irving (Second Woman, First Witch,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD REVIEW: K. A. Hartmann, M. Weinberg, and D. Shostakovich – WARTIME...
KARL AMADEUS HARTMANN (1905 – 1963), MIECZYSŁAW WEINBERG (1919 – 1996), and DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906 – 1975), : Wartime Consolations– Music for Violin—Linus Roth, violin; José Gallardo, piano;...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RECORDING OF THE MONTH / July 2015: Richard Wagner – TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (L....
RICHARD WAGNER (1813 – 1883): Tristan und Isolde—Lauritz Melchior (Tristan), Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Margarete Klose (Brangäne, Acts I & II), Karin Branzell (Brangäne, Act III), Herbert Janssen...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ARTS IN ACTION: Great cast, great conductor, and great hope unite in...
Though music from the opera was performed on the company’s stage as early as 1883 and its short-lived touring National Company included the score in its repertory, it was not until 1997 that Gioachino...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD REVIEW: Leonardo Vinci – CATONE IN UTICA (J. Sanco, F. Fagioli, V....
LEONARDO VINCI (circa 1696 – 1730): Catone in Utica—Juan Sancho (Catone), Franco Fagioli (Cesare), Valer Sabadus (Marzia), Max Emanuel Cencic (Arbace), Vince Yi (Emilia), Martin Mitterrutzner (Fulvio);...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DVD REVIEW: Georg Friedrich Händel – RINALDO (A. Giovannini, G. Geier, M. F....
GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685 – 1759): Rinaldo, HWV 7a—Antonio Giovannini (Rinaldo), Gesche Geier (Armida, Sirena), Marie Friederike Schöder (Almirena, Sirena), Florian Götz (Argante), Yosemeh Adjei...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD REVIEW: John Cage – ARIA (Nicholas Isherwood, bass-baritone; BIS Records...
JOHN CAGE (1912 – 1992): Aria– Nicholas Isherwood performs John Cage—Nicholas Isherwood, bass-baritone and accompaniment [Recorded at Hofstelle Flammer, Küsten, Germany, during May 2014; BIS Records...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD REVIEW: Revenge of the Big Voices – DECCA Most Wanted Recitals! by Inge...
[1] Great Singers Series – Inge Borkh: Operatic Recital—Inge Borkh, soprano; London Symphony Orchestra; Wiener Philharmoniker; Anatole Fistoulari, Rudolf Moralt, and Josef Krips, conductors [Recorded...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD REVIEW: Ludwig van Beethoven – A BEETHOVEN ODYSSEY, Volume 4: Piano...
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827): A Beethoven Odyssey, Volume 4 – Piano Sonatas Nos. 9 in E major (Op. 14, No. 1), 15 in D major (Op. 28), 24 in F-sharp major (Op. 78), 25 in G major (Op. 79), and 27...
View Article