It’s the holiday season and while most have already released their Christmas and holiday albums, there are still some new offerings for the week including a world premiere recording and a crossover EP. Antiochus und Stratonica The Boston Early Music Festival releases its twelfth Baroque opera recording. This time the company releases Christoph Graupner’s 1708 “Antiochus und Stratonica,” on the {…}
As the holiday season arrives there are new holiday albums, rarely performed gems, and world premiere recordings. Here is a look at what audiences can stream this week. White Christmas Joseph Calleja has released a single of the holiday classic on Decca Classics. The new track features Mantovani and His Orchestra and marks Calleja’s first Christmas recording. Rising W/The Crossing {…}
Salieri’s “Armida,” which had its world premiere in Vienna back in 1771, has never been fully recorded. That will all change later this year when Les Talens Lyriques releases the first full recording of the work on Jan. 22, 2021 and delivers its first modern performances in early 2021. The opera, which features a libretto by Marco Coltellini, will be {…}
This week audiences can discover new works, archival recordings, and rarely performed operas. Here is a look at this week’s streaming recommendations. Con Alma Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera will team up for “Con Alma,” a new operatic album and live event both launching this December. The album, which will be released on Dec. 4, was recorded remotely between March {…}
It’s the holiday season and therefore there are a lot of new holiday albums and selections for the week. Here are the black Friday releases you should stream today! Reflejos The great Spanish soprano María Bayo releases her new album dedicated to Latin American and French songs, as well as never recorded music by the Belgian artist Max Moreau. The new {…}
This week audiences will experience a wide array of new releases from complete opera recordings to solo albums to rarely performed pieces. Here is a look. Il Tabarro After an acclaimed “Cavalleria rusticana” recording, PENTATONE, Marek Janowski and the Dresdner Philharmonie release Puccini’s “Il Tabarro.” The new recording features Melody Moore as Giorgetta, Brian Jagde as Luigi, and Lester Lynch {…}
The Latvian label SKANi is set to release the debut album from soprano Inga Kalna. The soprano recorded the album will her longtime collaborator, the London-based Latvian pianist Diana Ketler, at the Great Amber (“Lielais dzintars”) Concert Hall in Liepāja, Latvia, in July 2020. Kalna and Ketler recorded music of Richard Strauss and paired it with rarely performed songs of {…}
Wild rides abound when you take the trail less taken, and in this column, we’ve taken some crazy trips. But in this installment of “Off the Beaten Track,” the album we’ll explore provides us a chance to settle down and reflect. Elyse Anne Kakacek’s sophomore album, “formless” speaks of loss, hope, and joy—themes that permeate our existence during this historic {…}
This week audiences can experience dueling tenors, two Christmas albums, two baroque albums, two choral albums, and a pianist interpreting operatic favorites. Here is what you can stream this week. Amici e Rivali Michael Spyres and Lawrence Brownlee celebrate the art of the trailblazing star singers of Rossini’s time in a new album for Erato. The recording showcases arias, duets, {…}
This week, audiences will get the chance to hear three stars in song recital albums. There will also be a number of choral selections and a world premiere recording of one of the oldest operas in the repertoire. Here is what you can stream on New Music Friday. Die schöne Müllerin Ian Bostridge continues his exploration of Schubert’s song cycles {…}
Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera will team up for “Con Alma,” a new operatic album and live event both launching this December. The album, which will be released on Dec. 4, was recorded remotely between March and October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and features classic songs from the Mexican and Jazz songbook. The work will be released on {…}