Release Date: 26 July 2009
Label: Naxos / Naxos Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 730099023771
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: Balada
Description
From one of the world's great opera houses, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, comes Leonardo Balada's richly melodic opera about one of the world's great explorers, Christopher Columbus, commissioned by the Spanish government for the 5th Centennial of the Discovery of America.A superb cast, headed by Jos?® Carreras as Columbus and Monsterrat Caball?® as Queen Isabella of Spain, gained critical acclaim for their performances in what The Washington Times described as \a masterpiece...a landmark score in the lyric theater of our time."Naxos's ongoing series of Balada's music is establishing him as a major and truly distinctive creative voice, and as with previous issues the performances are very good." Classics Today on Naxos 8557749""
Tracklisting
Peter Otto; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero
Dariia Lytvishko
Michael Kaykov
DUO Goni-Perretta
Wenting Shi
Schilli
Schilli
Warsaw Po:Wit
Julian Joseph and Marcelo Bratke
Timothy Ridout; Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne; Jamie Phillips
The Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge, Adam Field, Sarah MacDonald
Portsmouth Cathedral Choir, Sachin Gunga, David Price
Julien Van Mellaerts, Dylan Perez
Aisslinn Nosky and Yiheng Yang
Valerio Celentano
Valentina Danelon/Cristina Santin
