“Assoluta”: a term that was given to prima donnas of the nineteenth century, those who sang the parts of the great tragic heroines of that time, their [...]
Julie Cherrier here records an album of songs exploring a variety of moods and situations, and covering over a hundred years of French mélodie, from [...]
Through a medley of burlesque miniatures, this recording by Melody Louledjian and Antoine Palloc explores the Paris of the inter-war years. Sometimes [...]
For the French soprano Élisabeth Duparc, known as “La Francesina”, Handel composed no fewer than twelve principal roles in major works – operas and [...]