I may be in quarantine, but music can transport me back to the Middle Ages, or to the court of Catherine the Great of Russia, or, via Donizetti, to an imagined India.
" Opera Rara
Opera Preview: Donizetti’s “The Pariah” — One of the Most Significant Opera Releases of the Past Few Years
The long-forgotten Il paria (1829), a work that Donizetti himself prized more highly than many of his other works, has now been reconstructed by a scholarly team and given a splendid recording.
Opera Album Review: Ermonela Jaho, a Soprano We Need Today
A world-star soprano, in her magnificent prime at age 36, offers her first recital CD, and you can participate in its online “launch.”
Opera Review: A Major Opera by Donizetti — Heard for the First Time!
One of Donizetti’s strongest and most original works, has finally been reconstructed and recorded by superb forces under the remarkable Mark Elder.
CD Reviews: Jonas Kaufmann’s “L’Opera” and Michael Spyres’ “Espoir”
Two great tenor discs have recently been released
Classical CD Reviews: Joyce El-Khoury’s “Echo” and Matt Haimovitz’s “Troika”
Soprano Joyce El-Khoury sings spectacularly in her new disc, Echo.