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The Music => Recordings & Broadcasts => Topic started by: Mark Thomas on Monday 01 July 2019, 16:53

Title: Opera Rara future releases
Post by: Mark Thomas on Monday 01 July 2019, 16:53
Opera Rara have announced plans for these future releases:

Donizetti: Il Paria, new critical edition conducted by Sir Mark Elder  - released in Spring 2020.
Donizetti: Il furioso all'isola di San Domingo, new critical edition with additional unknown pieces, conducted by Carlo Rizzi - released in March 2021.
Offenbach: La Princesse de Trébizonde, conducted by Carlo Rizzi - released in September 2021.
Halévy: Guido et Ginévra, new critical edition, conducted by Carlo Rizzi - released in March 2022.
Leoncavallo: Zingari, conducted by Carlo Rizzi - released in September 2022.
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra in the original 1857 version, conducted by Sir Mark Elder - released in March 2023.
Title: Re: Opera Rara future releases
Post by: Alan Howe on Monday 01 July 2019, 20:11
There had better be some decent singers involved in these mouthwatering projects!
Title: Re: Opera Rara future releases
Post by: Mark Thomas on Monday 01 July 2019, 21:48
Il Paria will have: Albina Shagimuratova, René Barbera, Misha Kiria, Marko Mimica, Kathryn Rudge and Thomas Atkins.
Guido et Ginevra will have (wait for it...):  Michael Spyres.

No other singers mentioned in the announcement (which is here in full (https://opera-rara.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Case-for-Support-Artistic-Final.pdf?mc_cid=a6a431e08b&mc_eid=cc633605bd)).
Title: Re: Opera Rara future releases
Post by: Alan Howe on Monday 01 July 2019, 22:17
I've never heard of the any of the cast of Il Paria - let's hope they're up to the job. But Spyres in Guido et Ginevra is a great start.