Title: Das Wunder Der Heliane Artist: Korngold / Bollon / Freiburg Philharmonic Orch Label: Naxos Opera Classics Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 730099041072 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2018-10-12 Number of Discs: 3 Additional Details: 3 PACK
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was at the height of his fame and technical mastery by the time he began work on his fourth opera in 1923. Prominent opera houses clamored to stage his works, and the Viennese premiere of Das Wunder der Heliane ('The Miracle of Heliane') featured Lotte Lehmann among it's star cast. It's story is one of the redemptive power of love over injustice and adversity, expressed in music that is richly impressionistic and intensely dramatic. Korngold was criticized for resisting the tide of modernist atonality in this opulent score, but it's symbolism and compelling romantic atmosphere can be appreciated today more than ever. This Freiburg Opera production has a strong cast topped by soprano Annemarie Kremer, one of the most successful singers in the lyric dramatic soprano repertoire. Award-winning baritone Aris Argiris has established an international career, performing regularly at the world's most prestigious opera houses.
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