CD Review: Prima Classic’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’

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Rarely has a single performance so cornered the discographic record of an opera as Claudio Abbado’s “Simon Boccanegra” from 1977. And my use of the possessive is, in this case, far from aleatory: Abbado lays claim to the score with an authority scarcely less than Verdi’s own—or would Hugo Shirley otherwise have spoken in superlatives so unsparingly when Gramophone revisited {…}

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Prima Classic Hints at ‘Simon Boccanegra’ Recording

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Prima Classic is hinting at a new recording of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra.” The recording company posted a picture of the Teatro San Carlo’s poster of the current cast of the Verdi opera and said, “‘Simon Boccanegra!’ Something is going on…” The cast for the upcoming concert performances includes Ludovic Tézier in the title role, Michele Pertusi as Jacopo Fiesco, Mattia Olivieri as {…}

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CD Review: Prima Classic’s ‘Norma’

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(Prima Classics) Few operas have so inextricably been linked with the name of Maria Callas as “Norma.” The first perhaps in a line of 20th century Neoclassicists, she dusted off every inch of (pseudo-)Romantic mannerism and histrionics, restituting to the playbills an uncompromisingly sympathetic interpretation of tragic grandeur, as if sprung from the pen of Jean Racine himself. Callas’s following {…}

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Prima Classic Announces ‘Norma’ Recording Starring Marina Rebeka

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Prima Classic has announced a new recording of Bellini’s “Norma” starring Marian Rebeka. The recording, set to be released on Oct. 4, 2024, will also star Karine Deshayes, Luciano Ganci, and Marko Mimica. John Fiore conducts the Teatro Real de Madrid Orchestra and Chorus. Meanwhile, the recording is executive produced by Edgardo Vertanessian and Rebeka. The soprano took to social {…}

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Prima Classic Announces ‘Il Pirata’ with Marina Rebeka & Javier Camarena

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Prima Classic has announced a new recording of Bellini’s “Il Pirata.” The new recording stars Javier Camarena, Marina Rebeka, and Franco Vassallo performing the leading roles and was recorded at Bellini’s homeland, Catania, with the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo Bellini, under the baton of Fabrizio Maria Carminati. The new recording features an uncut edition including all the repetitions, {…}

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Prima Classic Announces Marina Rebeka’s ‘Credo’

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Prima Classic has announced Marina Rebeka’s new album “Credo.” The new album is an uplifting selection of pieces written by some of the most renowned composers in Classical music history. The new album includes spiritual pieces by Bach, Mozart, Verdi, Mascagni, Handel, Purcell, Brahms, Schubert, Fauré, Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Albinoni, Durante, Stradella, and Caccini (Vavilov). The album includes the Grammy Award-winner {…}

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Prima Classic Announces ‘Il Pirata’ with Marina Rebeka & Javier Camarena

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Prima Classic has announced a new recording of Bellini’s “Il Pirata.” The new recording will star Javier Camarena as Gualtiero, Marina Rebeka as Imogene, and Franco Vassallo as Ernesto. Fabrizio Carminati conducts L’Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania with Antonio Di Matteo, Sonia Fortunato, and Gustavo De Gennaro rounding out the cast. Camarena has performed the work {…}

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CD Review: Prima Classic’s ‘La Traviata’

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It is hard for established labels to profitably market a new release – let alone for an independent one like Prima Classic. Long gone are the days when John Culshaw and Walter Legge spearheaded the industry, setting the standards by which every decade or so had its memorable Violetta. Prima Classics – with its reduced catalogue of only four titles {…}

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Prima Classic Announces Marina Rebeka’s Fourth Solo Album

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Prima Classic has announced Marina Rebeka’s fourth solo album “Elle.” The new album will celebrate the diversity of the female roles in some of the greatest French Opera Arias of the canon including Charpentier’s “Louise,” Gonoud’s “Romeo et Juliette,” Massenet’s “Thaïs,” Bizet’s “Carmen” and “The Pearl Fishers,” Massenet’s “Le Cid,” Debussy’s “L’Enfant Prodigue” and Gonoud’s “Faust.” In the new recording Rebeka {…}

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CD Review: Prima Classic’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’

Prima Classic Hints at ‘Simon Boccanegra’ Recording

CD Review: Prima Classic’s ‘Norma’

Prima Classic Announces ‘Norma’ Recording Starring Marina Rebeka

Prima Classic Announces ‘Il Pirata’ with Marina Rebeka & Javier Camarena

Prima Classic Announces Marina Rebeka’s ‘Credo’

Prima Classic Announces ‘Il Pirata’ with Marina Rebeka & Javier Camarena

CD Review: Prima Classic’s ‘La Traviata’

Prima Classic Announces Marina Rebeka’s Fourth Solo Album