Korngold: Die Tote Stadt
) | Label: OPUS ARTE Catalog: OA CD9050D Format: COMPACT DISC Jaatinen, Melis; Riihimäki, Juha; Finnish National Opera Children's Chorus; Precht, Per-Håkan; Nieminen, Antti; Nylund, Camilla; Finnish National Opera Chorus; Finnish National Opera Orchestra; Franck, Mikko; Eiche, Markus; Vogt, Klaus Florian; Nordqvist, Sari; Ranta, KaisaKorngold was just 23 when his most celebrated stage work was premiered in 1920 by no less than Otto Klemperer. The rich orchestration and brilliant bel canto vocal writing is here superbly realized by a cast led by Klaus Florian Vogt and Camilla Nylund, with “conducting to die for” (The Guardian) from Mikko Franck. “I regard Die tote Stadt as one of the greatest operas of the first quarter of the 20th century and the Finnish National Opera’s production makes it stand out as a true masterpiece, scenically and musically.” (Seen and Heard International)  Price: $30.98 |