Operas arias

The British soprano Linda Richardson has performed extensively across the UK and continental Europe under conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Edo de Waart, Sir Mark Elder, Daniele Rustioni, Libor Pe?ek, and Carlo Rizzi.…

Having joined the ensemble of Deutsche Oper Berlin at the age of 22 and the ensemble of Wiener Staatsoper in 2013, Israeli-born Hila Fahima presents a mix of well-known selections and rediscovered treasures on her debut…

In total 222 times Johan Botha was to be heard at the Vienna Staatsoper before his untimely death. His powerful, truly great voice shone like a beacon across the world of the opera. Mostly identified as a singer in…

American star tenor Michael Fabiano presents a spectacular set of scenes taken from late Donizetti and middle Verdi operas, revealing the strong ties between these two composers. The album documents a paradigmatic shift…

ORFEO presents Georg Gagnidze?s long-awaited debut album. Georgian baritone George Gagnidze - characterized by the American opera magazine Opera Now as a ?gentle bear of a man? - on his long-awaited debut album presents…

It is only since the bel canto era in the 19th century that the tenor voice really took off as a leading character in operatic roles, often playing the heroic figure against a love-interest soprano and a villain…

For anyone new to opera, the first question is often: where to start? The ?Best Loved? series offers an easy answer to that question with a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of operatic music.…

The album La mia letizia infondere (My heart is full of happiness) by Mexican tenor Héctor Sandoval takes us on a journey to Giuseppe Verdi, presenting arias especially from Verdi?s early oeuvre or earlier versions of…

?What a gorgeous voice ? like a Rolls-Royce ? she must sing in the best theaters in the world!? wrote Dmitri Hvorostovsky about Veronika Dzhioeva, whose first Delos recording offers intensely personal performances of…

For anyone new to opera, the first question is often: where to start? The ?Best Loved? series offers an easy answer to that question with a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of operatic music.…

The soprano voice occupies the highest-sounding line of music (in Italian ?sopra? means ?over? or ?above?) and it is subdivided into various types. The coloratura is the virtuoso, suited for rapid ornamentation such as…