Warner Classics & Erato Music Executive Becomes Chairman Emeritus

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(Photo Credit: J.B. Millot) Warner Classics & Erato has announced that music executive Alain Lanceron will assume the title of Chairman Emeritus, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Lanceron has worked in the classical recording industry for more than five decades and has led Warner Music Group’s classical division for the past 12 years. Under his leadership, Warner Classics & Erato expanded {…}

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Generator & Glasshouse International Centre for Music Launch Newcastle Gateshead Music City

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The launch of Newcastle Gateshead Music City by Generator and The Glasshouse International Centre for Music has been made public. This initiative aims to drive local investment, boost jobs, and supercharge education and skills. Newcastle Gateshead Music City will empower the region’s musicians and music professionals to succeed within a thriving music ecosystem. Newcastle Gateshead Music City will work to {…}

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Huw Montague Rendall Signs with Erato

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Baritone Huw Montague Rendall has signed to the record label Erato. In a statement, the baritone said he was “deeply honoured to be becoming a part of the Warner/Erato family. Their vast collection of recordings has been a tremendous spring of inspiration for me over the years. I am thrilled to collaborate with this exceptional team for my debut album {…}

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Erato to Release Metropolitan Opera Recording of ‘The Hours’

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Erato is set to release Kevin Puts’ “The Hours” from the Metropolitan Opera. The CD, set to be released on April 19, comes from the Met’s 2022 run which starred Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming and Kelli O’Hara. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the record. Based on both the award-winning 2002 film directed by Stephen Daldry and the original novel by Michael Cunningham, {…}

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Curtis Opera Theatre Opens Season with Handel’s ‘L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato’

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The 2023–24 season of the Curtis Opera Theatre kicks off on Nov. 10 and 12 with George Frideric Handel’s “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato” at the Philadelphia Film Center. This piece was inspired by John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” and adapted by Charles Jennens. Chas Rader-Shieber directs, and Nicholas McGegan conducts. The opera comprises a cast of rising vocalists backed {…}

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CD Review: Erato’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’

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Pierre Boulez, eminent connoisseur of Berlioz and his oeuvre, has famously declared the French Romantic a key intermediary between Beethoven and Wagner, that is, respectively, the symphonic and operatic composers par excellence. His “Roméo et Juliette,” written in 1839, is by no means an exception as it combines, so to speak, the best of both worlds: a symphonic enacting of {…}

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Soprano Bruno de Sá Signs with Warner Classics-Erato

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Soprano Bruno de Sá has signed an exclusive contract with Warner Classics-Erato. His first album, “Roma travestita,” will be released in 2022 and features music by Vivaldi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Galuppi and Piccini, among others. De Sá is accompanied by Il Pomo d’Oro under conductor Francesco Corti. De Sá has an international career that has seen him sing operas all over {…}

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Erato Announces Joyce DiDonato’s ‘Winterreise’

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Erato has announced the release of Schubert’s Winterreise. The new release feature Joyce DiDonato in a piece that is traditionally performed by tenors or baritones. DiDonato joins a rare group of female singers including Lotte Lehmann, Elena Gerhardt, Christa Ludwig, and Brigitte Fassbaender who have placed their stamp on the piece. For the new recording, DiDonato is joined by pianist {…}

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Erato To Release New Diana Damrau & Jonas Kaufmann Recording

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Erato has announced the release of Diana Damrau’s latest album alongside Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch. The recital, which is set to include Hugo Wolf’s Italienisches Liederbuch, was recorded live from the Alfried Krupp Saal of the Philharmonie in the German city of Essen. The album also comes on the heels of Damrau and Kaufmann’s tour which they started in {…}

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Warner Classics & Erato Music Executive Becomes Chairman Emeritus

Generator & Glasshouse International Centre for Music Launch Newcastle Gateshead Music City

Huw Montague Rendall Signs with Erato

Erato to Release Metropolitan Opera Recording of ‘The Hours’

Curtis Opera Theatre Opens Season with Handel’s ‘L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato’

CD Review: Erato’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’

Soprano Bruno de Sá Signs with Warner Classics-Erato

Erato Announces Joyce DiDonato’s ‘Winterreise’

Erato To Release New Diana Damrau & Jonas Kaufmann Recording