Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. In this edition, a leading Bel Canto interpreter delves into mad scenes with her new alum while a rarely performed opera by a female composer gets a new release. There is also a special Wagner recording out this week. Rheinberger & Mendelssohn Choral {…}
French conductor Maxime Pascal has been appointed Chief Conductor of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. Pascal’s initial contract will be for three years and will take effect in August 2024. Pascal has conducted the orchestra on numerous occasions throughout the past two seasons. In a statement, Katrine Ganer Skaug, concert hall director in Helsingborg said, “Maxime Pascal masters both the spectacularly exclusive {…}
(Photo: SF/Monika Rittershaus) Bohuslav Martinů’s opera “The Greek Passion” is a work still in search of its audience. The opera, seldom performed, is considered to be one of Martinů’s finest compositions. This season’s Salzburg Festival tried hard to make “The Greek Passion” a rare and visually noteworthy production. But it didn’t quite work out. The opera’s political radicalness and musical accomplishments are {…}
