Latest News: Classical, Rossini (composer)
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Recording of the Week,
In The Shadows with Michael Spyres 1st March 2024
The American singer teams up with Les Talens Lyriques and Christophe Rousset to explore some of the operas which influenced Wagner - including works by Méhul, Beethoven, Meyerbeer and Spontini.
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Interview,
Anna Bonitatibus on Monologues 22nd June 2023
The Italian mezzo discusses her new album of works which 'occupy a middle-ground between opera and art-song', including music by Zingarelli, Rossini, Donizetti, Viardot-García and Wagner - and her plans to shine a new light on the latter composer's Wesendonck Lieder...
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Interview,
Lisette Oropesa on French bel canto 7th November 2022
As she prepares for the opening night of Handel's Alcina at Covent Garden tomorrow, the Cuban-American soprano discusses her new album of French opera arias by Donizetti and Rossini on Pentatone.
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Recording of the Week,
Rossini's Messa di Gloria from Antonio Pappano 14th October 2022
The Cinderella of Rossini's sacred works goes to the ball in fine style, with stand-out performances from tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres, and some delectable obbligatos from the woodwind principals of Pappano's Roman orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Amici e Rivali - Michael Spyres and Lawrence Brownlee 13th November 2020
The two American tenors trade vocal fireworks in a thrilling all-Rossini programme which pays homage to Andrea Nozzari and Giovanni David, who created major roles in several of the composer's operas for Naples.
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Interview,
Lawrence Brownlee on Rossini 13th November 2020
The American tenor talks to Katherine about today's Recording of the Week Amici e Rivali, which sees him exploring friendship and rivalry in Rossini's Neapolitan operas with his compatriot Michael Spyres.
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Recording of the Week,
Cecilia Bartoli sparkles as Rossini's 'Italiana in Algeri' 9th August 2019
The Roman mezzo makes her role-debut as the feisty feminist Isabella in Rossini's culture-clash comedy, filmed last year at the Salzburg Festival and directed by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier.
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Interview,
Alessandro Marangoni on Rossini 12th December 2018
The Italian pianist talks to Katherine about his long-term mission to record the composer’s complete piano music (much of it written decades after his early retirement from opera), recently accomplished on Naxos.
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Interview,
Albina Shagimuratova and Daniela Barcellona on Semiramide 26th September 2018
Katherine talks to the Russian soprano and Italian mezzo who star as mother and estranged son on Sir Mark Elder's new, uncut recording of Rossini's great opera seria.
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Recording of the Week,
Rossini's Semiramide from Mark Elder 7th September 2018
Rossini's final Italian opera seria receives a taut, compelling reading on period instruments in an interpretation which plays up its baroque pedigree to great effect.
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Interview,
Marina Rebeka on Amor fatale 16th October 2017
The Latvian soprano, who opens as Norma at the Metropolitan Opera tonight, talks to Katherine about her new album of arias from Rossini's tragic operas.
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Interview,
Franco Fagioli on Rossini 29th September 2016
Katherine talks to the phenomenal Argentine countertenor about the composer's serious side, showcased on his debut disc on Deutsche Grammophon.
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Favourites,
Gioacchino Rossini
Katherine sifts through some favourite recordings of one of her favourite composers…
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Recording of the Week,
Pappano conducts Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle 22nd April 2013
So theatrical that you can practically smell the greasepaint, Rossini’s ‘old man’s folly’ receives luxury treatment from the conductor and his Roman orchestra, with Marina Rebeka, Sara Mingardo, Francesco Meli and Alex Esposito making up a full-blooded operatic solo quartet.
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Recording of the Week,
Rossini’s William Tell 11th July 2011
Gerald Finley is the sharp-shooting Swiss hero on Antonio Pappano’s absorbing account of Rossini’s opera, with John Osborn sounding effortless in the taxing high role of Arnaud, and Malin Byström an expressive Mathilde.
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Recording of the Week,
Julia Lezhneva sings Rossini 18th April 2011
Katherine enjoys a hugely promising debut solo album from the Russian soprano (who was just nineteen when the recording was made), including arias from La cenerentola, La donna del lago and Guillaume Tell with Marc Minkowski and Sinfonia Varsovia.
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Recording of the Week,
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia and Joyce DiDonato 5th April 2010
The American mezzo sings an astonishing Rosina from a wheelchair after breaking her ankle on the opening night of Covent Garden’s production, with Juan Diego Flórez as her suitor Count Almaviva and Pietro Spagnoli as the eponymous Spanish barber.
