Opera

She turned married couples into lovers and bestowed happy dreams on the lonely. Some listeners shut their eyes and smiled blissfully.1. Les Filles de Cadix 2. Je Veux Vivre 3. O Mio Babbino Caro 4. Vilja-Lied 5. De Espana Vengo 6. Violetas Imperiales 7...

Several Eloquence releases have celebrated the pellucid timbre and vivid characterisation of the British soprano Jennifer Vyvyan. 'A treasury to treasure' was the BBC Music Magazine's verdict on 'Songs of England' (4825045), a L'Oiseau-Lyre recital from...

Set just before World War I, Sinclair Lewis?s incendiary novel Elmer Gantry tells a story of old-time religion, illicit romance and revenge. Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein?s operatic adaptation is a µmarvelous amalgam of toe-tapping accessibility?...

Set in the town of Chalons near the German border at the time of the French Revolution during the Reign of Terror in 1794, Johann Strauss II' final operetta the Goddess of Reason languished for 111 years until this 2009 in-concert revival.1. Overture 2...

Serse is performed by the Early Music Company under Christian Curnyn, who won a BBC Music Award in 2013 for it's recording of Handel's Alceste. They are joined on this recording by a host of excellent soloists including Rosemary Joshua in the role of...

Sappho the last grand opera of Australian composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912-90) was written in her stone cottage on the island of Mykonos in 1963. Polaski who creates the role of the aging Sappho describes the opera as 'the kind of music that singers...

Salzburg festival 1953.1. Act 1. Orchestral Introduction 2. Act 1. Wie Du Warst! 3. Act 1. Marie There's'! 4. Act 1. Quinquin, Es Ist Mein Mann! 5. Act 1. Selbstverst?ndlich Empf?ngt Mich Ihre Gnaden 6. Act 1. Hat Sie Schon Einmal 7. Act 1. I Komm' Glei!...

Russian Folk Culture Is One the Richest I Know. In Recent Years, Some of It Lighter Aspects Have Been Commandeered By the Entertainment And Tourist Industries: With This Recording I Wanted to Go Backwards And Present Songs I Have So Often Heard - But...

Rossini wrote Semiramide in the winter of 1822/23 for La Fenice of Venice. The libretto is based on Voltaire's drama Semiramis, written by the French philosopher and scholar in 1748. In some respects a conclusive opera, Semiramide contains traditional...

Robert Craft first met Stravinsky on the same day that Auden delivered the completed libretto to the composer, and was directly involved in what he describes as "the first step" in the composition of the Rake' Progress.1. Prelude 2. Act I Scene 1: Duet...

Remastered & repackaged with the addition of an extra seven tracks, this popular album will now reach a whole new generation of fans.1. Songs My Mother Taught Me 2. Auf Flugein Des Gesanges 3. Homing 4. Oh! Si Les Fleurs Avalent Des Yeux 5. Serenade:...

Reissued to Mark Sir Colin Davis' 80th Birthday, This Sublime Philips Recording of Dido And Aeneas Makes a Welcome Return to the Catalogue. The Honeyed Sound of It's Protagonists - Josephine Veasey (whom Sir Colin Also Chose As the Dido for His Recording...