Franz Schubert: Sakontala
Simone Nold (Sakontala), Donat Havar (Duschmanta), Martin Snell (Kanna), Konrad Jarnot (Madhawia), Stephan Loges (Durwasas), Kammerchor Stuttgart, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Frieder Bernius
Soprano Simone Nold is marvelous in the title role. Her lyric soprano is tonally lovely, secure, and more than equal to the character’s more than occasional stratospheric journeys. The in-performance...
Franz Schubert: Sakontala
Simone Nold (Sakontala), Donat Havar (Duschmanta), Martin Snell (Kanna), Konrad Jarnot (Madhawia), Stephan Loges (Durwasas), Kammerchor Stuttgart, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Frieder Bernius
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Soprano Simone Nold is marvelous in the title role. Her lyric soprano is tonally lovely, secure, and more than equal to the character’s more than occasional stratospheric journeys. The in-performance...
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A must for Schubert fans and lovers of 19th century opera - 'Sakonta' an operatic fragment from the pen of Franz Schubert. The composer was deeply involved in 1821/ 1822 with the Indian subject about the hermit's daughter Sakontala. Schubert's drafts and sketches survive in autograph for two acts of the opera. Following the rediscovery of the complete libretto in 2001, and the stylistically sensitive and skilled completion of the music by the Danish composer Karl Aage Rasmussen, Frieder Bernius made the first recording of this previously unknown Schubert opera with top soloists, the Kammerchor Stuttgart, and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. This recording was unavailable for long time, but has now been re-issued by Carus.
Contents and tracklist
- Simone Nold (soprano), Donát Havár (tenor), Martin Snell (bass), Konrad Jarnot (baritone), Stephan Loges (baritone)
- Kammerchor Stuttgart, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
- Frieder Bernius
Awards and reviews
Nov/Dec 2020
Soprano Simone Nold is marvelous in the title role. Her lyric soprano is tonally lovely, secure, and more than equal to the character’s more than occasional stratospheric journeys. The in-performance recording is excellent, with a fine balance between orchestra pit and stage, ample dynamic range, admirable definition, and a lovely sense of space evoking the concert hall experience.
