Latest News: Classical, Joyce El-Khoury (Soprano)
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Recording of the Week,
Kirill Karabits conducts the world premiere of Liszt's Sardanapalo 8th February 2019Reconstructed by the musicologist David Trippett, the single completed act of Liszt's abandoned opera on a subject by Byron reveals what the composer's son-in-law Wagner described as 'the claw of a lion'.
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Interview,
David Trippett on Liszt's Sardanapalo 8th February 2019The musicologist and driving-force behind today's Recording of the Week talks to Katherine about the mysterious genesis of Liszt's uncompleted opera, and the process of reconstructing the manuscript for performance.
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Interview,
Joyce El-Khoury on Écho 28th August 2017The Lebanese-Canadian soprano talks to Katherine about her tribute to the French singer Julie Dorus-Gras, out next week on Opera Rara.