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Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) is not an everyday name anymore, but in the 1820s and ’30s he was as well-known as Bellini, Rossini, and Donizetti. After
This splendid collection of arias (2), trios (6), a quartet, and a duet are by Pacini and Mercadante, who, after Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and Verdi,
Donizetti’s Il diluvio universale was premiered in 1830 during Lent. It is, of course, an opera on a religious theme, but it was also a
Here are 79 minutes of what likely is a three-hour opera by Meyerbeer, first produced at La Scala in 1822, staged in Florence four years
There is definitely a place in the catalog for a recording of Beethoven’s Fidelio in English–particularly one starring the spectacular dramatic soprano Christine Brewer–but this
This CD contains previously released material featuring mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore (a scena with tenor Bruce Ford, from Pacini’s Carlo di Borgogna; arias from Rossini’s Bianca
American Christine Brewer’s soprano brings to mind voices like Eileen Farrell’s, Helen Traubel’s, even Kirsten Flagstad’s: it is grand and sumptuous, dramatic in its breadth,
Needless to say, if it’s Magic Flute in English you’re looking for, this will be your recording of choice. But even if it’s just another
Elvida was first given in Naples in 1826 for the birthday of the queen. This one-hour one-acter was just a portion of a gala evening
Musically, this is one of the least successful of Chandos’ Opera in English series. David Parry leads the work as if he’s not particularly attuned
