Maskarade (complete opera)
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CARL NIELSEN
Maskarade (complete opera)
Johan Reuter, Stephen Milling, Niels-Jørgen Riis, Dénise Beck / Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Michael Schønwandt
[ Da Capo SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 1 September 2015
Carl Nielsen's vivid comedy opera Maskarade has enjoyed a natural status as Denmark's national opera ever since its first performance at the Royal Danish Opera in 1906.
On this recording, Nielsen expert Michael Schønwandt leads a sparkling cast of today's finest Nielsen singers and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra through the delightful yet stirring comedy plot.
Recorded in the ideal acoustic of DR Koncerthuset, this is the 21st century's first studio recording of Nielsen's much-loved opera, appropriately released to celebrate the Danish composer's 150th anniversary.
"Nielsen's anniversary invites us to reassess the composer with new recordings, in this case a fourth - and successful - outing on disc for Maskarade...The new performance, like all previous rivals, builds on the strength of home casting at the work's alma mater, the Royal Danish Opera...there's a suitably towering comic monster performance from Stephen Milling." Gramophone Editor's Choice - August 2015
"The mighty bass Stephen Milling catches the ageing paterfamilias Jeronimus's comically fallible humanity likeable…Denise Beck and Ditte Højgaard Andersen as love interests Leonora and her maid Pernille are excellent, as are the many character roles. Michael Schønwandt conducts with great detail and sweep." (BBC Music)
"here's a cast (led by Johan Reuter and Niels Jorgen Riis) whose singing brings the comedy to life under the expert baton of Michael Schonwandt. Enjoy two hours of top-notch light music and brush up your Danish in the process." (Times)
