Handel’s Giulio Cesare A first look at La Scala’s new production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare (opening 18 October 2019) with a staging by Robert Carsen. With this new production La Scala inaugurates a Baroque project, which will continue in the coming years with two other titles by Handel: Agrippina and Ariodante. Giulio Cesare in Egitto has […]
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Countertenor Philippe Jaroussky talks about his new album “Ombra mai fu”
French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky explores the arias of Francesco Cavalli on his new album Ombra mai fu, which was released digitally on 8 March and physically on CD and vinyl on 22 March. Why Cavalli? Jaroussky says, Beyond the great musical interest that Cavalli offers, his operas are notable for their richness and modernity, and for […]
La Scala, Milan: Opera and Recital Season 2018 – 2019
OPERA SEASON 2018 – 2019 La Scala announced its 2018-2019 Opera season today with 15 titles, nine of which are new productions, and two are La Scala premieres. At the heart of the season remains the Italian repertoire, continuing with the cycle of works of Verdi, Puccini, Verismo (which will return in 2020 with Giordano’s […]
Cecilia Bartoli Baroque Project announced at La Scala – Giulio Cesare, Semele, Ariodante
Today, La Scala announced a project to widen the knowledge and appreciation of Baroque music, in a country that has produced so much, yet now often overlooks a genre that is booming in other parts of the world. Cecilia Bartoli — who made a guest appearance last night at the end of Javier Camarena’s Italian […]
Franco Fagioli answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? I don’t remember exactly when… Why did you start singing? Because it felt good. Which singers inspired you most when you were young? ABBA Which singer do you most admire? The great mezzosopranos. What’s your favourite role? There is not a favourite, I love them when I am doing […]
Cats are flying out of bags as the secrets of Bartoli’s new album come to light
It is suitably apt that moles, defectors and double agents have been lurking waiting to destabilise Decca’s secret project. So the new Cecilia Bartoli album, Mission, will be released on October 2. The tracklist is as follows: 1. “Schiere invitte, non tardate” (da Alarico il Baltha) 2. “Ogni core può sperar” (da Servio Tullio) 3. “Ove son? Chi […]
Mission news: Jaroussky will join Bartoli on her new recording, a new crime novel tie-in, and a DVD filmed at Versailles
While Decca keep us guessing at the content of Mission, Cecilia Bartoli’s new album, their press release gives out a lot of information already: Autumn 2012 marks the release of Mission, a sensational new album from the world’s best-selling classical artist, Cecilia Bartoli, and a project with international politics, religious conflict, diplomatic secrecy, spying and […]
America’s Got Talent’s goth Andrew De Leon gives an unusual but moving account of “O mio babbino caro”
He might not have the voice of Philippe Jaroussky or Andreas Scholl but Marilyn Manson goth Andrew De Leon certainly gives a moving performance of Puccini’s “O mio babbino caro” and his story is almost unbelieveable.
“Cecilia Bartoli’s” Giulio Cesare in Egitto: boos for the production, cheers for the cast
Cecilia Bartoli’s well thought out programming for her first year as director of Salzburg’s Whitsun Festival was thematic, inspired by the lady of the asp, Cleopatra. The climax of the festival was a new production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto, with la Bartoli as the iconic Egyptian queen. The casting was superb and aurally everything was splendid, but the […]
