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Véronique Gens - La chanson bien douce
27th Jun 2015
The French soprano records mélodies by, Duparc, Hahn and Chausson.
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Christiane Karg sings concert arias by Beethoven, Haydn, Mendelssohn, and Mozart
22nd Jun 2015
Katherine enjoys Christiane Karg's new recital disc, featuring Classical and early Romantic concert arias.
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Two major song projects coming up from Delphian Records
10th Jun 2015
The enterprising young Scottish label follow their acclaimed Rachmaninov with Medtner and Schubert.
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Stile Antico celebrate their tenth birthday
7th Jun 2015
Katherine talks to two members of the early music ensemble about their first decade - and future plans…
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Jonas Kaufmann records Puccini arias
3rd Jun 2015
As he gears up for 'Nessun dorma' at the Last Night of the Proms, the German tenor will release an all-Puccini album on Sony, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
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Two Imminent Escapes from the Seraglio
29th May 2015
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and René Jacobs have both recently recorded Mozart's exotic singspiel - results coming up later this year!
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Mozart: Idomeneo, K366
Richard Croft (Idomeneo), Bernarda Fink (Idamante), Sunhae Im (Ilia), Alexandrina Pendatchanska (Elettra), Kenneth Tarver (Arbace), Nicolas Rivenq (Gran Sacerdote) & Luca Tittoto (La Voce) RIAS Kammerchor & Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs
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Max Cencic and Franco Fagioli sing Leonardo Vinci's Catone in Utica
25th May 2015
Katherine listens to a show-stopping revival of a lost Baroque masterpiece by star countertenors Max Cencic and Franco Fagioli.
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Introducing Greta Bradman…
15th May 2015
Australian soprano has just finished recording debut disc for Decca with Richard Bonynge.
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Mark Elder conducts Donizetti's Les Martyrs
4th May 2015
Katherine listens to the first ever complete recording of Donizetti's opera.
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Philippe Jaroussky on Verlaine
1st May 2015
Katherine talks to the countertenor about his latest disc exploring settings of the great French symbolist poet.
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Dagmar Pecková's Sinful Women
22nd Apr 2015
The Czech dramatic mezzo talks about the gallery of vamps and viragos on her new disc, out now on Supraphon…
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An Operatic Trip to Paris with Sonya Yoncheva
20th Apr 2015
Katherine listens to Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva's début solo release - a delightful disc of Parisian operatic gems.
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Two new recordings from Joyce DiDonato
16th Apr 2015
A recital-disc with Antonio Pappano coming up soon, and a major new studio opera-recording in the offing for 2017…
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Shostakovich from Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
7th Apr 2015
Deutsche Grammophon announce three recordings with the Latvian conductor and his new orchestra.
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Sir Mark Elder on Donizetti's Les Martyrs
3rd Apr 2015
Ahead of Opera Rara's release of the work's premiere recording next month, Katherine talks to the British conductor about Donizetti's Parisian breakthrough.
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Jacques Offenbach
21st Mar 2015
Katherine explores beyond the Barcarolle and the Can-Can to uncover some neglected gems…
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Joan Sutherland (Antonia/Stella/Giulietta/Olympia), Plácido Domingo (Hoffmann), Gabriel Bacquier (Coppélius/Dapertutto/Lindorf/Miracle), Huguette Tourangeau (Nicklausse), Hugues Cuénod (Franz) Suisse Romande Choir & Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
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Music from principal woodwind players of the Berlin Philharmonic
16th Mar 2015
Katherine enjoys solo albums from not one but three of the Berlin Philharmonic's finest wind players.
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Bach to Moog
7th Mar 2015
Bach reimagined for electronic orchestra, courtesy of Moog Music, violinist Jennifer Pike and Sony Records.
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Pappano records Aida in Rome
25th Feb 2015
Anja Harteros and Jonas Kaufmann head a stellar cast on this forthcoming recording with the Santa Cecilia orchestra.
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French Opera Arias from Bryan Hymel and Piotr Beczala
23rd Feb 2015
Katherine enjoys a double-whammy of new releases from two young star tenors - Bryan Hymel and Piotr Beczala.
