{"id":91064,"date":"2024-10-18T19:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T23:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operawire.com\/?p=91064"},"modified":"2024-10-18T19:51:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T23:51:02","slug":"aleksandra-kurzak-matt-haimovitz-lester-lynch-david-portillo-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/operawire.com\/aleksandra-kurzak-matt-haimovitz-lester-lynch-david-portillo-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Aleksandra Kurzak, Matt Haimovitz, Lester Lynch &#038; David Portillo Lead New CD\/DVD Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for this week\u2019s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world.<\/p>\n<p>This week, audiences will get to hear a world premiere recording of a new opera. There are also three solo albums including one historic recording and one from a great diva of our time. Here is a look!<\/p>\n<h3><b>Jacqueline<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Pentatone releases the new opera &#8220;Jacqueline,&#8221; a powerful work that dives into the real-life struggle between famed cellist Jacqueline du Pr\u00e9 and the multiple sclerosis that ravaged her body, mind, and talent.<\/p>\n<p>The story is brought to life by celebrated American soprano Marnie Breckenridge as Jacqueline and former du Pr\u00e9 prot\u00e9g\u00e9 and world-renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz, playing the role of her constant companion: her cello. Composer Luna Pearl Woolf and Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Royce Vavrekwrote the work which is told in four movements \u2013 I. Star Birth; II. Super Nova; III. Meteorite; IV. Impact.<\/p>\n<p>Haimovitz said, \u201cAs a young boy, I was fully immersed in Jacqueline du Pr\u00e9\u2019s story the moment I heard her recording of the Elgar Cello Concerto. I had the good fortune to spend many hours with Jackie in her final years, her life severely limited by MS. In Luna Pearl Woolf and Royce Vavrek\u2019s opera, Jacqueline, we celebrate her super powers and mourn her tragic story. Ultimately, we embrace the raw expression of a single voice to overcome all in its way, passing the inner flame on to future generations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1sCkCkoTIFL1zWBjegrhC0?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Cornelie Falcon<\/h3>\n<p>Aleksandra <a href=\"https:\/\/operawire.com\/aleksandra-kurzak-announces-new-album\/\">Kurzak<\/a> releases her latest album on Aparte Music. The new album will showcase the soprano alongside the Morphing Chamber Orchestra conducted by Bassem Akiki. The album will be an homage to Falcon\u2019s repertoire and will include music by Mozart, Rossini, Weber, Beethoven, Spontini, Hal\u00e9vy, and Meyerbeer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/45GAmTLN7q05C3qq15gI0F?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Winterreise<\/h3>\n<p>Orchid Classics releases soprano and pianist Rachel Fenlon\u2019s debut album \u201cWinterreise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fenlon sings and accompanies herself in Schubert\u2019s masterpiece, the first ever to interpret the work as both singer and pianist on recording.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5R8T7dRFWw7fzhrRKODKgp?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Full Circle: Reflections on My Journey<\/h3>\n<p>PENTATONE releases baritone Lester Lynch&#8217;s latest album, a highly personal collection of songs from Schubert, Brahms, and Mussorgsky. He is joined by Kevin Korth on the piano.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement Lynch said, &#8220;With &#8216;Full Circle,&#8217; I embark on a journey through the timeless melodies of Brahms, Mussorgsky, and Schubert, celebrating the rich diversity of their repertoire and bringing their profound harmonies into a new era. As a baritone with over three decades on the stage, this album is a tribute to the varied and enduring beauty of these masterpieces. This project marks a personal full circle for me\u2014beginning with Schubert&#8217;s songs in high school, where I first discovered the joy and complexity of his music as an accompanist at the piano.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1lBgfweNJxx4UpL4myh7rW?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>As We Are<\/h3>\n<p>Bright Shiny Things releases &#8220;As We Are,&#8221; the debut album from the Poiesis Quartet (violinists Sarah Ma and Max Ball, violist Jasper de Boor, and cellist Drew Dansby), winners of a 2024 Concert Artists Guild Award, and Grand Prize winners of the 2023 Fischoff Award. The album also features renowned mezzo-soprano Nancy Maultsby.<\/p>\n<p>Two world premiere recordings are showcased on the album including Richard Stout\u2019s &#8220;Songs of Correspondence,&#8221; a cycle of 11 songs on texts taken from the letters of Willa Cather, and Clint Needham\u2019s String Quartet No. 1, \u201cShades of Green,\u201d inspired by natural cycles and Vivaldi\u2019s The Four Seasons.<\/p>\n<h3>Winter Light<\/h3>\n<p>Joanna Forbes L\u2019Estrange&#8217;s first album on Signum Classics, &#8220;Winter Light&#8221; is an album of works celebrating the season of Winter, as well as Christmas and Advent.<\/p>\n<p>The album is 19 tracks and the theme that links them all is light triumphing over darkness, good overcoming evil and, ultimately,<br \/>\nlove conquering all.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jephtha<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Reference Recordings is set to release\u00a0Handel\u2019s final masterpiece &#8220;Jephtha.&#8221; Recorded live in September 2022, the work is conducted by Dame Jane Glover, and performed by Chicago-based\u00a0Music of the Baroque Chorus &amp; Orchestra. Soloists include David Portillo, Lauren Snouffer, Clara Osowski, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Neal Davies, and Katelyn Lee.<\/p>\n<h3>Cloud Anthem<\/h3>\n<p>Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning new-music choir,\u00a0The Crossing releases its first standalone single as part of The Crossing Votes: 2024, a pre-election project. The new work, &#8220;Cloud Anthem,&#8221; by Michael Gilbertson, draws its title from Richard Blanco\u2019s 2019 poem of anticipation and hope on which it is based.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>Cloud Anthem&#8221; is released by New Focus Recordings.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Conductor Donald Nally said, \u201cOur new single is a work of anticipation and possibilities. A work, we hope, says, \u2018Vote.\u2019 In it, we do not attempt to solve our country\u2019s many problems; instead, we intentionally leave behind cynicism to live in a world of voices, textures, and words that some may hear as an invitation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/69njCltqWvY?si=E4rrxZxrmYwlzOkL\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for this week\u2019s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will get to hear a world premiere recording of a new opera. There are also three solo albums including one historic recording and one from a great diva of our time. Here is a look! 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