An invocation - a prayer, plea, appeal, entreaty or supplication - can take many forms. So can Elsa Dreisig, praised by Gramophone as "one of her generation's most eloquent and engaging singers". Since 2015, when she first gained international attention, the Paris-born soprano has given ample proof of the breadth and diversity of her talent, in the opera house and concert hall, and with her recordings for Erato. On Invocation she sings 15 arias and two songs - from 'greatest hits' to rarities - written by 14 composers to texts in six languages. She performs with conductor Massimo Zanetti and the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova. Tracklist: Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: Song to the Moon. "Mesícku na nebi hlubokém" (Rusalka) Jenufa, Act 2: Jenufa's Prayer. "Kde to jsem?" (Jenufa) Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta) La forza del destino, Act 2: Aria e coro. "La vergine degli angeli" (Leonora, Coro) Massimo Zanetti ; Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova - Norma, Act 1: Casta Diva (Introduction) Norma, Act 1: Cavatina. "Casta Diva" (Norma, Coro) Mireille, Act 4: Air de la Crau. "Voici la vaste plaine" (Mireille) Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: Solveig's Song. "Kanske vil der gå både Vinter og Vår" (Solveig) Drot og Marsk, Act 4: "Jeg beder for hver en vejfarende sjael" (Aase) 3 Songs, Op. 11: No. 2, Extase (Orchestral Version) Anna di Resburgo, Act 1: Recitativo. "Sulla rupe triste e sola" (Anna) Anna di Resburgo, Act 1: Aria e coro. "Ma dopo tanti sospiri e pianti" (Anna, Coro) Le siège de Corinthe, Act 3: Air avec chour. "Juste ciel ! Ah, ta clémence" (Pamyra, Chour) Tannhäuser, Act 3: Elisabeth's Prayer. "Allmächt'ge Jungfrau! Hör mein Flehen" (Elisabeth) Sapho, Act 3: Récitatif. "Où suis-je ?" (Sapho) Sapho, Act 3: Air. "O ma lyre immortelle" (Sapho) Clovis et Clotilde, WD 121: "Prière, ô doux souffle de l'ange !" (Clotilde) Tosca, Act 3: Aria. "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca) Otello, Act 4: Desdemona's Prayer. "Ave Maria, piena di grazia" (Desdemona) Martha, Act 2: Arie. "Letzte Rose" (Harriet) UPC: 5026854093710Label: EratoRelease Date: 4.3.26Format: CD

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UPC: 199957675666Label: DeccaRelease Date: 7.31.26Format: CD

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With his powerful voice and unmistakable stage presence, Anthony Clark Evans presents a dazzling panorama of the great 19th-century baritone repertoire on this recording. The program ranges from the passionate drama of Italian verismo to the elegance of French opera and the exalted sound world of Richard Wagner. Evans opens with Leoncavallo's famous Prologue from Pagliacci, a programmatic manifesto of verismo, and continues with Giordano's searing denunciation "Nemico della patria" from Andrea Chénier and Puccini's dark scene from Il Tabarro. Donizetti and Offenbach provide melodic refinement and brilliant color from the Italian and French traditions, while Thomas's drinking song from Hamlet adds charm and lightness. Particular highlights are the Wagner arias - the intimate "Song to the Evening Star" from Tannhäuser and the great scene of the Dutchman - where Evans's voice reveals both lyrical depth and dramatic radiance. The program concludes with central Verdi roles, from Rigoletto to Il Trovatore and Luisa Miller, showcasing the full range of Italian bel canto drama. Tracklist: Pagliacci: Si può? Signore! Signori! Scusatemi Andrea Chénier: Nemico della patria Il Tabarro: Nulla! Silenzio! Roberto Devereux: Forse in quel cor sensibile Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scintille, diamant Hamlet: O vin, dissipe la tristesse Tannhäuser: Wie Todesahnung - O du, mein holder Abendstern Der fliegende Holländer: Die Frist ist um - Wie oft in Meeres tiefsten Schlund Rigoletto: Pari siamo Rigoletto: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata Il Trovatore: Tutto è deserto - Il balen del suo sorriso Luisa Miller: Sacra la scelta è d'un consorte UPC: 880242111838Label: EuroartsRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: CD

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Tracklist: Student Prince, Operetta-Overture Student Prince, Operetta-Serenade Student Prince, Operetta-Golden Days Student Prince, Operetta-Deep in My Heart, Dear Student Prince, Operetta-Gaudeamus Igitur Student Prince, Songs for the Film-A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Student Prince, Operetta-To the Inn We're Marching Student Prince, Operetta-Come Boys, Let's All Be Gay, Boys Student Prince, Songs for the Film-Summertime in Heidelberg Student Prince, Operetta-Drink! Drink! Drink! Student Prince, Operetta-Gaudeamus Igitur Student Prince, Operetta-Serenade Student Prince, Songs for the Film-Summertime in Heidelberg (Reprise) Student Prince, Songs for the Film-Ergo Bibamus Student Prince, Operetta-Deep in My Heart, Dear Student Prince, Songs for the Film-Beloved Student Prince, Songs for the Film-I'll Walk with God Student Prince, Operetta-Golden Days Student Prince, Operetta-Thoughts Will Come to Me (Of Days That Are No More) Student Prince, Operetta-Just We Two Vagabond King-Nocturne Vagabond King-Love Me Tonight Desert Song-One Alone Naughty Marietta: Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! Rose-Marie-Rose Marie Maytime: Will You Remember (Sweetheart) Vagabond King-Only a Rose UPC: 5055122113980Label: Sepia RecordingsRelease Date: 6.12.26Format: CD

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With his powerful voice and unmistakable stage presence, Anthony Clark Evans presents a dazzling panorama of the great 19th-century baritone repertoire on this recording. The program ranges from the passionate drama of Italian verismo to the elegance of French opera and the exalted sound world of Richard Wagner. Evans opens with Leoncavallo's famous Prologue from Pagliacci, a programmatic manifesto of verismo, and continues with Giordano's searing denunciation "Nemico della patria" from Andrea Chénier and Puccini's dark scene from Il Tabarro. Donizetti and Offenbach provide melodic refinement and brilliant color from the Italian and French traditions, while Thomas's drinking song from Hamlet adds charm and lightness. Particular highlights are the Wagner arias - the intimate "Song to the Evening Star" from Tannhäuser and the great scene of the Dutchman - where Evans's voice reveals both lyrical depth and dramatic radiance. The program concludes with central Verdi roles, from Rigoletto to Il Trovatore and Luisa Miller, showcasing the full range of Italian bel canto drama. Tracklist: Pagliacci: Si può? Signore! Signori! Scusatemi Andrea Chénier: Nemico della patria Il Tabarro: Nulla! Silenzio! Roberto Devereux: Forse in quel cor sensibile Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scintille, diamant Hamlet: O vin, dissipe la tristesse Tannhäuser: Wie Todesahnung - O du, mein holder Abendstern Der fliegende Holländer: Die Frist ist um - Wie oft in Meeres tiefsten Schlund Rigoletto: Pari siamo Rigoletto: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata Il Trovatore: Tutto è deserto - Il balen del suo sorriso Luisa Miller: Sacra la scelta è d'un consorte UPC: 0880242111838Label: EuroartsRelease Date: 5.1.26Format: CD

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Marking the tenth anniversary of it's 2016 premiere, Houston Grand Opera unveils the first commercial recording of Breaking the Waves, Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek's landmark opera. Long acclaimed as one of the most important American operas of the past decade, this release brings the work's searing emotional world to a global audience, making it accessible beyond the stage for the first time. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, Breaking the Waves tells the story of Bess McNeill, a religious young woman with a deep love for her husband Jan, a handsome oil rig worker. When Jan becomes paralyzed in an off-shore accident, Bess's marital vows are put to the test as he encourages her to seek other lovers and return to his bedside to tell him of her sexual activities. He insists that the stories will feel like they are making love together and keep him alive. Bess's increasing selflessness leads to a finale of divine grace, but at great cost. Led by conductor Patrick Summers, the new recording features some of today's most compelling operatic voices, including Lauren Snouffer as Bess McNeill and Ryan McKinny as Jan Nyman. Hailed by The New Yorker as a "once-in-a-generation magician of the orchestra", Mazzoli brings a distinctive musical voice that has established Breaking the Waves as a modern classic. Tracklist: Prologue, His Name is Jan Prologue, We Do Not Favor Matrimony With Outsiders Scene 1, Wedding Scene 2, Ring the Bells Scene 2, Golden Heart Scene 2, We Two People are Joined in God Scene 3, The Gift of Jan Scene 3, Your Body is a Map Scene 4, I Wish that the Church Had Bells Scene 4, We Endure Scene 4, I Thank You for Your Love Scene 5, Prayer of a Selfish Girl Interlude, Drill Deep, Men Scene 6, Phone Booth Scene 6, Prayer for Jan to Come Home Scene 7, Accident Scene 7, What is it Now, Bess? Scene 1, Your Husband Has Suffered Serious Injuries Scene 1, Goodness, What Powers You Possess Scene 2, Love of My Life Interlude, Wives, Submit Yourselves unto Your Own Husbands Scene 3, Jan, What Have You Done? Scene 3, Love Will Keep Me Alive Scene 3, I'm Tired of Waiting Scene 4, I Brought Supplies Scene 4, I am Lying on My Back Scene 5, DrRichardson, I've Come to Dance Scene 5, We Breathe, We Drip, We Bleed Scene 1, My Body is a Map Scene 1, Feeble Girl Scene 1, I Saved Jan When His Heart Stopped Scene 1, There's Fluid in Jan's Head Scene 2, Red Boat Scene 3, Be Gone from the House of God Scene 3, Who's a Tart? Scene 3, Let This Be Over Now Scene 3, Prayer to a Sleeping God Scene 4, Complete the Task Scene 4, My Poor Darling Scene 5, Doctor's Report Scene 5, You Deserve Your Place in Hell Epilogue, I've Stolen You Back UPC: 1230000270076Label: Houston Grand OperaRelease Date: 8.7.26Format: CD

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UPC: 746160665788Label: Da Vinci ClassicsRelease Date: 8.21.26Format: CD

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The prolific and versatile Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, one of the central figures of Italian bel canto opera, also wrote around 200 solo songs. Most of them are rarely performed and some, until recently, were completely unknown. Curated by musicologist Roger Parker and under the leadership of Opera Rara's artistic director Carlo Rizzi, Opera Rara presents the complete solo songs in a series of eight recital albums, making a powerful case for Donizetti as a key figure in the 19th-century song repertoire and restoring the Italian school to prominence in a field long dominated by German and French composers. Following their acclaimed release of the Donizetti Songs Vol. 2 for baritone, Nicola Alaimo and Carlo Rizzi explore the rich repertoire for bass-baritone in a new volume featuring songs in Italian and French. Tracklist: Addio Brunetta Il Pescatore "Batte Il Bronzo, Il Ciel S'imbruna" Si O No "Tutte Le Femmine Fanno Cosi" O Doloroso Addio La Hart "Non Loin de Montfaucon" Un Coeur Pour Abri "Sur Des Bords Inconnus" Le Renegat "J'ai Renie Ma Foi" Il Conte Ugolino "La Bocca Sollevo Dal Fiero Pasto" Quand Un Soupcon Mortel Le Depart Pour la Chasse "Voici la Trace Du Cerf" Troppo E Vezzosa la Ninfa Bella (In575A) Troppo E Vezzosa la Ninfa Bella (In575B) Vieni, la Barca E Pronta Viva Il Matrimonio "Se Tu Giri Tutto Il Mondo" UPC: 792938026121Label: Opera Rara UkRelease Date: 6.19.26Format: CD

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