CD/DVD Releases -Week of May 22: Joan Sutherland, Plácido Domingo & Aida Garifullina Lead New Releases

This week three star-studded DVD will invade markets. The first stars Joan Sutherland and Alfredo Kraus while the other stars Plácido Domingo in a signature role. Finally, audiences will get to see rising star Aida Garifullina in one of her early triumphs. Sutherland’s “Lucrezia Borgia” The premiere release of the week is Joan Sutherland’s acclaimed “Lucrezia Borgia.” Opus Arte is releasing the historic performance {…}

May 22, 2017

Maxim Mironov Explores Bellini in ‘La Ricordanza’

Maxim Mironov has released his new album “La Ricordanza.” The young bel canto tenor Maxim Mironov is accompanied by Richard Barker, who recreates the atmosphere of salons during which Bellini’s life took place. The CD includes ariettas from Bellini’s early period. In a press release, the tenor noted “The idea of this recording came to me when I was visiting {…}

May 20, 2017

Gregory Kunde Announces ‘Vinceró’

Gregory Kunde has announced his new album “Vinceró.” The tenor released a promo video in which many of the arias from the CD are previewed in works from “Pagliacci,” “Turandot,” “Andrea Chénier,” “Roméo et Juliette,” “Il Trovatore,” “Otello” and “I Vespri Siciliani.” In the promo for the album, Kunde explains his choice from moving from the Bel Canto to the {…}

May 20, 2017

Anna Netrebko & Yusif Eyvazov Reveal Crossover CD ‘Romanza’

Panorama, the crossover label of Universal Group, will release “Romanza” featuring Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov on September 1st, 2017. The new CD will be a double disk featuring 18 songs for male and female soloist, as well as duets, composed by Igor Krutoy with Italian, French, Russian, and English lyrics. Among the songs featured on the CD include “Tango {…}

May 15, 2017

CD/DVD Releases -Week of May 15: Redisover Old Classics By Plácido Domingo And Jennifer Larmore

Audiences expecting new CDs by some of today’s greatest stars will be disappointed to see there are no new selections. However, there will be new products to rediscover classic recordings and legendary artists. Check it out! Rosamunda d’Inghilterra Did you miss the DVD of Donizetti’s rarely performed work? Well, this week audiences will get a CD version of the same performance {…}

May 9, 2017

CD/DVD Releases -Week of May 8: Jessica Pratt Leads Releases With Rosamunda D’Inghilterra

Two unique DVDs will be hitting the market this week. The first one comes from a very popular contemporary opera while the other comes from the Bel Canto period in a rarely performed opera. A New Susannah Carlisle Floyd’s early masterpiece is ranked as one of the most important opera’s of the 20th century and now Naxos is releasing a new {…}

May 1, 2017

CD/DVD Releases -Week of May 1: Diana Damrau Rediscovers Meyerbeer

The divas rule this week’s releases with three distinct CDs providing rarely performed music as Diana Damrau and Sonia Prina rediscover the music of Gluck and Meyerbeer. Meyerbeer rediscovered In Diana Damrau’s latest album, “Grand Opera,” the German soprano puts a spotlight on the often overlooked music of Meyerbeer. Not only does she perform arias from the composer’s more famous opera {…}

Apr 17, 2017

CD/DVD Releases -Week of April 17: Christiane Karg and Christian Gerhaher Headline New Releases

Two distinct solo albums headline this week’s new releases. Christian Gerhaher will take on a journey through a song cycle while Christine Karg will take you on a poetic journey. Johannes Brahms’ “Die schöne Magelone” Sony Classical releases a Brahms song cycle featuring baritone Christian Gerhaher, together with his long-time piano partner Gerold Huber. The cycle in question is “The {…}

Apr 10, 2017

CD/DVD Releases – Week of April 10, 2017: Julia Lezhneva Explores the Music of Graun

Two CDs headline the week ahead. One comes from a well-regarded mezzo, while the other comes from an instrumentalist experimenting with operatic music. Each release should have something appealing to opera lovers. Julia Lezhneva Julia Lezhneva experiments in her latest album as she continues to explore her operatic repertoire. The young mezzo has a new CD out for Decca that includes {…}

Apr 3, 2017

CD/DVD Releases -Week of April 3: Jonas Kaufmann Leads With New Mahler Recording

This week Jonas Kaufmann has a new CD out while Dynamic brings a new “Otello” interpretation to home video. Das Lied Von Erde Sony releases a new recording of Mahler’s “Das Lied von Erde” with none other than Jonas Kaufmann. In this new recording conducted by Jonathan Nott, Kaufmann takes on the tenor and baritone parts. The symphony is accompanied {…}

Mar 20, 2017

CD/DVD Releases -Week of March 20: Natalie Dessay Returns To Lieder And Song

While there are only two new releases this week, Natalie Dessay fans will definitely be in for a surprise with her return to classical music. Natalie Dessay’ “Schubert” The eponymous soprano Natalie Dessay returns to the classical repertoire with her second album for Sony Classical. This time she takes on Schubert songs with pianist Phillippe Cassard. Some of the pieces {…}

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