October

BRYN TERFEL & RHYS MEIRION – BENEDICTUS

26 – 30 October
BRYN TERFEL & RHYS MEIRION – BENEDICTUS
ABC Classics 476 3628

 

World-renowned bass-baritone Bryn Terfel and tenor Rhys Meirion grew up in the same picturesque region of Snowdonia in Wales. They are united here in an inspiring tribute to the music of their cultural background. This collection of beautiful, uplifting melodies is accompanied by harpist Catrin Finch, Ensemble Cymru and other leading Welsh artists.  

Ildebrando D’Arcangelo – HANDEL

19 – 23 October
Ildebrando D’Arcangelo – HANDEL
Arie italiane per basso
Modo Antiquo
Federico Maria Sardelli, conductor
DG 477 8361

 

On his debut solo-recording, acclaimed Italian bass-baritone Ildebrando D’Arcangelo sings a superb selection of arias from Handel’s greatest operas including Orlando, Apollo and Daphne and Julius Caesar in Egypt.

RENÉE FLEMING – VERISMO

12 – 16 October
RENÉE FLEMING – VERISMO
Coro E Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
MARCO ARMILIATO, conductor
DECCA 478 1533

 

Renée Fleming sings arias and scenes by Puccini and his contemporaries – composers of the verismo style, who brought their heroines to vibrant life with music of extraordinary beauty and intensity. The album features favourites from La Bohème, Turandot and Manon Lescaut with rarely heard pieces from this rich period of Italian opera.
 
JONAS KAUFMANN – MOZART, SCHUBERT,

5 – 9 October
JONAS KAUFMANN – MOZART, SCHUBERT,
BEETHOVEN, WAGNER
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
DECCA 478 1463

 

Acclaimed tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings German operatic arias, conducted by Claudio Abbado: from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte to the challenging central tenor role of Beethoven’s Fidelio and the heroes of Richard Wagner.



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