Myslivecek: Medonte
Thomas Michael Allen (Medonte), Juanita Lascarro (Selene), Susanne Bernhard (Arsace), Siphiwe McKenzie Edelmann (Evandro), Loriana Castellano (Zelinda), Ulrike Andersen (Talete)
L'arte del Mondo, Werner Ehrhardt
This period-style performance, decently conducted, was recorded live in 2010. Neither starry nor dazzling, it nevertheless communicates why Myslivecek inspires devotion.
Myslivecek: Medonte
Thomas Michael Allen (Medonte), Juanita Lascarro (Selene), Susanne Bernhard (Arsace), Siphiwe McKenzie Edelmann (Evandro), Loriana Castellano (Zelinda), Ulrike Andersen (Talete)
L'arte del Mondo, Werner Ehrhardt
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This period-style performance, decently conducted, was recorded live in 2010. Neither starry nor dazzling, it nevertheless communicates why Myslivecek inspires devotion.
About
When this opera's oratorio was rediscovered in 1928, it was first believed to be composed by Mozart. But in fact it was a piece of the last opera of the Prague composer Josef Myslivecek (1731-1781), with whom Mozart had friendly relations and who indeed was inspired by Myslivecek’s work. This world premiere recording of the opera “Medonte” by the ensemble l’arte del mondo shows imposingly the exceptional skills of this wrongly neglected composer. Recorded live at the Bayer Kulturhaus, Leverkusen.
Contents and tracklist
- L'arte del mondo, Susanne Bernhard (soprano), Loriana Castellano (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Michael Allen (tenor), Juanita Lascarro (soprano), Ulrike Andersen (contralto), Stephanie Elliott (soprano)
- Werner Ehrhardt
Awards and reviews
June 2013
This period-style performance, decently conducted, was recorded live in 2010. Neither starry nor dazzling, it nevertheless communicates why Myslivecek inspires devotion.