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2022-03-16 18:21:00
Opéra Bastille Images: Agathe Poupeney / OnP Wozzeck – Johan Reuter Drum Major – John Daszak Andres – Tansel Akzeybek Captain – Gerhard Siegel Doctor – Falk Struckmann First Apprentice – Mikhail Timoshenko Second Apprentice – Tobias Westman Fool – Heinz Göhrig Marie – Eva-Maria Westbroek Margret – Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur Soldier – Vincent Morell Actors – Nathalie Baunaure, Fitzgerald Berthon, Andrea Fabi, Manon LheureuxWilliam Kentridge (director)Luc De Wit (co-director)Sabine Theunissen (set designs)Greta Goiris (costumes)Catherine Meyburgh (video)Urs Schönebaum (lighting)Kim Gunning (video operator) Maîtrise des-Hauts-de Seins/Children’s Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris (chorus master: Gaël Darchen), Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris (chorus master: Ching-Lien Wu) Orchestra of the Opéra national de ParisSusanna Mälkki (conductor) Four-and-a-halfyears ago, I saw William Kentridge’s then new Wozzeck at the Salzburg Festival. I found myself somewhat nonplussed by its more distanced, alienating aspects, thinking them better suited […]
2021-09-09 00:17:18
New Release September 7: "American Originals: A New World, A New Canon" featuring Reginald L. Mobley and Agave
Reginald L. Mobley www.reginaldmobley.com ALBUM COVER ART: Romare Bearden, “The Piano Lesson: Homage to Mary Lou,” 1984 © 2021 Romare Bearden Foundation / Licensed by VAGA/ARS, NY “With hope that the dawn of tomorrow Would break on a work that is done.” Resignation, Florence Price SEPTEMBER 7, 2021: Acis presents American Originals: A New World, A New Canon featuring countertenor REGINALD L. MOBLEY and AGAVE in a new album of overlooked works by composers of color. Recognizing that the classical music we all inherited is predominantly white and European, Agave boldly responds to this extraordinary moment of cultural change with a new canon for a new world. Acis’ founder, GRAMMY®-nominated producer GEOFFREY SILVER: “From the opening track, Resignation, by African-American composer Florence Price (1887–1953), we get a taste of the depth of experience and American talent that […]
2021-09-09 00:17:00
New Release September 7: "American Originals: A New World, A New Canon" featuring Reginald L. Mobley and Agave
Reginald L. Mobley www.reginaldmobley.com ALBUM COVER ART: Romare Bearden, “The Piano Lesson: Homage to Mary Lou,” 1984 © 2021 Romare Bearden Foundation / Licensed by VAGA/ARS, NY “With hope that the dawn of tomorrow Would break on a work that is done.” Resignation, Florence Price SEPTEMBER 7, 2021: Acis presents American Originals: A New World, A New Canon featuring countertenor REGINALD L. MOBLEY and AGAVE in a new album of overlooked works by composers of color. Recognizing that the classical music we all inherited is predominantly white and European, Agave boldly responds to this extraordinary moment of cultural change with a new canon for a new world. Acis’ founder, GRAMMY®-nominated producer GEOFFREY SILVER: “From the opening track, Resignation, by African-American composer Florence Price (1887–1953), we get a taste of the depth of experience and American talent that […]
2020-01-15 09:42:18
From rare Donizetti to Rosina Storchio: 50 years of Opera Rara
[…] Meyerbeer's last Italian opera Il crociato in Egitto and Donizetti's Maria Padilla. The company's first official disc (the earlier performances also appeared on pirate editions) was Donizetti's Ugo, conte di Parigi issued in 1977. Casts for the recordings have always been impressive with singers such as Janet Price, Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Christian du Plessis, Renée Fleming, Jennifer Larmore, Joyce El-Khoury, Angela Meade, Nelly Miricioiu, Vesselina Kasarova, Chris Merritt, Marco Lazzara, Mark Stone, James Westman, Bruce Ford, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Patrizia Ciofi, Carmen Giannattasio, Jose Bros, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Sarah Connolly, Albina Shagimuratova and many more working with the company. Donizetti: L'Ange de Nisida at the Royal Opera House in 2018- David Junghoon Kim, Joyce El-Khoury2018 (c) ROH and Opera Rara. Photo by Russell Duncan Though some Offenbach operettas were issued, the company's early focus was on Italian opera of the bel canto era with the operas […]
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