Daniel Oren leads the Dresdner Philharmonie in a new recording of Verdi’s La Traviata with Lisette Oropesa as Violetta and René Barbera as Alfredo.
Tag: opera
Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2022
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2022 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Review: Strauss – Orchestral Songs – Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Soprano
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Christoph Eschenbach, and the WDR Orchestra perform Richard’s Strauss’ finest orchestral songs, including the Four Last Songs.
Review: “Angelica Diabolica” – Giulia Semenzato, Soprano
In a 2022 performance of works by Handel, Pollarolo, and others, Giulia Semenzato explores the world of the Baroque aria through the lens of an epic poem.
Review: Made for Opera – Nadine Sierra, Soprano
Nadine Sierra’s new release with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai presents three iconic heroines from operas by Verdi, Donizetti, and Gounod.
Review: Mozart x 3 – Elsa Dreisig, Soprano
Soprano Elsa Dreisig, in a collaboration with Kammerorchester Basel, performs some of Mozart’s best loved arias from his da Ponte and seria operas.
Review: Bach – Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – Andreas Staier, Harpsichord
Period instrumentalist Andreas Staier revisits Bach, performing the second book of the Well-Tempered Clavier on a harpsichord.
Review: Puccini – Madama Butterfly – Foster
Soprano Melody Moore, tenor Stefano Secco, and Orquestra Gulbenkian feature in a new performance of Puccini’s iconic Madama Butterfly.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, December 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Anima Aeterna – Jakub Józef OrliÅ„sky, Countertenor
Jakub Józef OrliÅ„sky’s third solo album with Il Pomo d’Oro continues his Baroque journey and presents a selection of well-known works with world premieres.