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Joan Carlyle (1931-2021)
9th Nov 2021
The British soprano, who sang the role of Jenifer on the Philips recording of Tippett's The Midsummer Marriage and was a much-loved house singer at Covent Garden for two decades, has died aged 90.
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Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage
Joan Carlyle (Jenifer), Elizabeth Harwood (Bella), Helen Watts (Sosostris), Elizabeth Bainbridge (She-Ancient), Stuart Burrows (Jack), Alberto Remedios (Mark), Raimund Herincx (King Fisher), Stafford Dean (He-Ancient), David Whelan (Half-Tipsy Man), Andrew Daniels (Dancing Man) Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis
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MUSE from Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason
5th Nov 2021
The siblings' contrasting musical personalities complement one another quite beautifully in sonatas by Barber and Rachmaninov, plus a well-chosen selection of songs by both composers.
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New Release Round-Up - 5th November 2021
5th Nov 2021
Bach and Handel from Sabine Devieilhe, Josquin from Graindelavoix, Brahms from Alexandre Kantorow, and Rameau's Achante et Céphise from Alexis Kossenko.
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Michael Spyres on Baritenor
2nd Nov 2021
The American singer talks to Katherine about moving between tenor and baritone repertoire on his new album, and why he believes that the fach system often 'does our voices and artistry an injustice'.
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Presto Editor's Choices - October 2021
1st Nov 2021
French mezzos Marianne Crebassa and Lea Desandre excel on two very different recital-discs, Claire Booth and Christopher Glynn offer an unusual perspective on Mussorgsky, and The Hermes Experiment continue to surprise and delight with their second album.
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New Release Round-Up - 29th October 2021
29th Oct 2021
Bartók from Susanna Mälkki and the Helsinki Phillharmonic, Chopin from Stephen Hough, Beethoven from the Chiaroscuro Quartet, and Handel arias with instrumental obbligatos from La Nuova Musica.
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Della Jones on Opera Rara
27th Oct 2021
The veteran Welsh mezzo talks to Katherine about her career and her relationship with the label, which began in the late 1970s with a recording of Donizetti's Ugo, conte di Parigi.
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Marina Rebeka and Franco Vassallo on Il Pirata
25th Oct 2021
The Latvian soprano and Italian baritone discuss their roles as Imogene and Ernesto in Bellini's early opera, recorded last summer in the composer's native Catania and released on Rebeka's own label Prima Classic last month.
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Bernard Haitink (1929-2021)
22nd Oct 2021
The great Dutch conductor, widely loved for his kindness and humility as well as his revelatory interpretations of Wagner, Bruckner and Mahler, has died at home in London aged 92.
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Gösta Winbergh (tenor), Nancy Gustafson (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto), Herbert Lippert (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass), Thomas Allen (baritone), John Tomlinson (bass), Alasdair Elliott (tenor), Richard Lloyd Morgan (bass), Anthony Michaels-Moore (baritone), Grant Dickson (tenor), Robin Leggate (tenor), John Dobson (tenor), Paul Crook (tenor), Simon Wilding (baritone), Geoffrey Moses (bass), Michael Druiett (bass) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera Chorus, Bernard Haitink
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Philippe Jaroussky & Thibaut Garcia: À sa guitare
22nd Oct 2021
The French countertenor and guitarist join forces for an eclectic, beguiling programme ranging from Dowland to Barbara, whilst Jaroussky's younger label-mate Jakub Józef Orliński dazzles in sacred baroque works with Il Pomo d'Oro.
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New Release Round-Up - 22nd October 2021
22nd Oct 2021
Gubaidulina world premieres from Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester, Mozart's Mitridate from Marc Minkowski, a musical journey through sixteenth-century Venice with Gawain Glenton and Silas Wollston, and a Franco-Spanish recital from mezzo Marianne Crebassa.
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Edita Gruberová (1946-2021)
19th Oct 2021
The Slovak-born coloratura soprano, who excelled as Strauss's Zerbinetta and Mozart's Queen of the Night, has died aged 74.
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Emily D'Angelo - Enargeia
8th Oct 2021
The young Canadian-Italian mezzo makes a bold debut on Deutsche Grammophon with music by Hildegard von Bingen, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Sarah Kirkland Snider and Missy Mazzoli.
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New Release Round-Up - 8th October 2021
8th Oct 2021
Music by the Bach family from Daniil Trifonov, the Tchaikovsky symphonies from Paavo Järvi in Zurich, a 'journey between different cultures' from Philippe Jaroussky and Thibaut Garcia, and a nature-themed song recital from Renée Fleming and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
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Presto Editor's Choices - September 2021
2nd Oct 2021
Yannick Nézet-Séguin's Florence Price project from Philadelphia gets off to an electrifying start, Lucas Debargue and Gidon Kremer prove energetic champions of Polish composer-pianist Miłosz Magin, and the Marian and Illyria Consorts join forces for an illuminating Adriatic Voyage.
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New Release Round-Up - 1st October 2021
1st Oct 2021
British solo cello music from Steven Isserlis, Beethoven from Martin Helmchen and Frank Peter Zimmermann, Canteloube from Carolyn Sampson, and Elgar from Julia Sitkovetsky and Christopher Glynn.
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Andrew Litton on Prokofiev
30th Sep 2021
The American conductor talks to Katherine about his recordings of the complete Prokofiev symphonies with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, released as a box-set tomorrow on BIS.
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Michael Spyres - Baritenor
24th Sep 2021
The maverick American singer mixes tenor and baritone repertoire with joyful (but historically-informed) abandon, ranging from Donizetti's stratospheric Tonio to his namesake in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.
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New Release Round-Up - 24th September 2021
24th Sep 2021
Price from Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Chopin from Beatrice Rana, Buxtehude from Arcangelo, and Bellini's Il Pirata starring Marina Rebeka and Javier Camarena.
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Norman Bailey (1933-2021)
17th Sep 2021
The British bass-baritone, who was especially associated with the roles of Hans Sachs and Wotan, has died aged 88.
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Wagner: The Mastersingers
Margaret Curphey (Eva), Alberto Remedios (Walther), Norman Bailey (Hans Sachs), Derek Hammond-Stroud (Beckmesser), Ann Robson (Magdalene), Gregory Dempsey (David), Noel Mangin (Pogner), Stafford Dean (Nightwatchman) Sadlers Wells Chorus & Sadlers Wells Opera Orchestra, Reginald Goodall
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