Latest News: Classical, Leoncavallo (composer)
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Interview,
Carlo Rizzi on Mercadante, Leoncavallo and Donizetti 28th December 2023The Italian conductor looks back on his first few years as Artistic Director of Opera Rara, including recordings of Leoncavallo's Zingari and Mercadante's Il Proscritto - plus a new mission to record the complete Donizetti songs with singers including Lawrence Brownlee and William Thomas.
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Recording of the Week,
Leoncavallo's Zingari on Opera Rara 23rd September 2022Carlo Rizzi conducts a scintillating account of the Pushkin-inspired one-act opera from 1912, starring Krassimira Stoyanova and Arsen Soghomonyan.
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Interview,
Ermonela Jaho on Leoncavallo's Zazà 9th June 2016Katherine talks to the Albanian soprano about singing the title-role on Opera Rara's forthcoming recording of a little-known verismo gem.
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Recording of the Week,
Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci featuring Jonas Kaufmann 18th March 2016Katherine enjoys a double helping of the world's top tenor as Canio and Turiddu.