Thomas Hampson, Christian Gerhaher & Florian Sempey Lead CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences get to experience new albums from great baritones and some rising stars. Here is a look at the releases. Così fan tutte The Maggio Musicale releases Mozart’s masterpiece on Naxos. Conductor Zubin Mehta leads the production by Sven-Eric Bechtolf. The recording from March 2021 stars Thomas Hampson, Valentina Nafornita, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Matthew Swenson, Mattia Olivieri, and Benedetta Torre. L’Orfeo Opus Arte {…}

Apr 22, 2022

Decca Announces Freddie De Tommaso’s Second Album

Decca Classics has announced the second album of British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso, entitled “Il Tenore.” The new album will be released on June 10th and will feature some of the most iconic arias and duets ever written for the operatic voice. In a statement, De Tommaso said, “I am incredibly excited to release my second album on Decca, Il {…}

Apr 13, 2022

Benjamin Bernheim & Golda Schultz Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Since last week audiences have had the opportunity of hearing albums from two of the most exciting young singers of their generations as well as Mahler and Mozart albums. Here is a look at last week’s new releases. Boulevard des Italiens Deutsche Grammophon releases French tenor Benjamin Bernheim’s second album. In his new album he explores the work of Italian opera {…}

Apr 13, 2022

Soprano Bruno de Sá Signs with Warner Classics-Erato

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 {…}

Apr 7, 2022

innova Recordings Announces First Cohort of Artists to Participate in Label’s New Model

The American Composers Forum’s in-house record label, innova Recordings, has signed eight new artists as the first cohort to take part in the label’s new model aimed at making the end-to-end recording process more inclusive and accessible. Sixty-two percent of the cohort identifies as an underrepresented gender and 70 percent as BIPOC. A Dec. 2021 national call invited artists to {…}

Mar 18, 2022

Jakub Józef Orliński, Franziska Heinzen, Sonya Yoncheva & Florian Boesch Lead CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences around the world will get a chance to discover rarely performed works, contemporary works, and some of the great performers of their generation. Here is a look at the new releases of the week. Vivaldi: Stabat Mater In a dual release for Easter 2022, countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, with the instrumentalists of Capella Cracoviensis and conductor Jan {…}

Mar 14, 2022

Sir Bryn Terfel, Maria Agresta, Daniela Barcellona, Piotr Beczala Headline First Recordings of Verbier Festival Gold

The Verbier Festival and Deutsche Grammophon will join forces to produce Verbier Festival Gold, a new label that will release recordings from the major event’s archives. The very first release of the venture will be a 2013 recording of Verdi’s Requiem conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. The Requiem stars Maria Agresta, Daniela Barcellona, Piotr Beczala, and Ildar Abdrazakov, who appear alongside {…}

Mar 11, 2022

Global Wagner Documentary Leads New CD/DVD Releases

Among the three major new releases from this week will be a documentary about one of the great composers in Opera as well as a unique showcase of created during the lockdown. Here is a look at what audiences can expect! Global Wagner From German critic and filmmaker Axel Brüggermann comes “Global Wagner: From Bayreuth to the World,” a 97-minute {…}

Mar 4, 2022

Nadine Sierra & Sondra Radvanovsky Headline New CD/DVD Releases

This week, two of the great divas of the opera world release albums. But there are also some exciting albums of new works and a new documentary by one of the most important lieder singers of our generation. Here is a look at the new releases! The Understanding of All Things Pulitzer Prize-nominated composer, performer, and writer Kate Soper releases {…}

Mar 1, 2022

Sony Classical Announces Exclusive Signing of Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s Self-Titled Debut Album ‘Rachel’

Photo: Sandra Ludewig Sony Classical has announced the exclusive signing of soprano Rachel Willis Sørensen’s self-titled debut album, “Rachel.” The prestigious label also announced the release of a new single, showcasing the recording’s first work, Dvořák’s “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon).” The single is now available on Apple Music’s playlist “The Classical Voice.” Sørensen stated on the {…}

Feb 22, 2022

Saioa Hernández, Erwin Schrott & Malin Byström Lead New CD/DVD Releases

It’s all about the complete opera recording this week. Opera lovers will be able to discover two new interpretations of famed works as well as four rarely performed works. One of the recordings is also a world premiere and will be a discovery for all operatic lovers. Rossini in 1819 Opera Rara will releases an 8-CD boxset Rossini in 1819 {…}

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