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Kent Nagano: Festival Bel Canto translates torments of the human soul Conductor Kent Nagano is offering a double boon to all fans of bel canto. Together with his colleagues of the ...

Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazon: La Boheme for young lovers The musical liaison between Anna Netrebko and Roland Villazon is set to enter a new round with the release of ...

CD Feature/ Cecilia Bartoli: "Maria" Bartoli dreams her arias: A radio program from the 50s, recorded with the clarity of the new millenium.

CD Feature/ Kate Royal: "Kate Royal" Very different composers, but similar sound worlds: Kate Royal never pretends to be someone she isn’t.

Castrati in Music 2 Unglamorous circumstances: 5,000 boys were castrated each year for the music industry.

CD Feature/ Peter Maag: "Verdi - Luisa Miller" Maag seizes his chance: A prism of small tragedies, double standards and misguided ambitions.

Luciano Pavarotti: Documenting his legacy Two very different releases are offering a look back on the life of one of the most distinguished tenors ever, ...

Castrati in Music 1 Involuntarily loosing their valuables: The surgical procedure of castration was not without risk.

CD Feature/ Alan Curtis & John Pascoe: "Vivaldi - Ercole Su’l Termodonte" Taste is a battlefield: Real olive trees & decapitated stone phalli.

Kate Royal: Debut album in September British Soprano Kate Royal is to release her homonymous debut album on September 18th with EMI. This effectively ends a ...

CD Feature/ Staatskapelle Dresden: "Verdi - Rigoletto" Strong individual performances and a close team spirit: Brace yourself for some gargantuan fortes!

CD Feature/ Rossini: "La Cenerentola" Magnetic and overwhelming: A spectacle to be enjoyed, not an intellectual challenge to be met.

Wagner 2006 Cristopher Cook and Naxos have brought back the excitment to Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde".

CD Feature/ Peter Maag: "Mozart - Idomeneo" An action-packed story of requited and unrequited love.