COMPOSERS: Lortzing
LABELS: Arthaus Musik
ALBUM TITLE: Lortzing
WORKS: Zar und Zimmermann
PERFORMER: Wolansky, Haage, Sotin, Popp; Hamburg State Opera/ Charles Mackerras
CATALOGUE NO: 101 269
A real find: a starry cast, including the radiant Lucia Popp, under Mackerras, giving a vivid account, in 1969, of this littleknown but tuneful and altogether enchanting opera by a composer who certainly deserves revival. Michael Tanner
Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann
A real find: a starry cast, including the radiant Lucia Popp, under Mackerras, giving a vivid account, in 1969, of this littleknown but tuneful and altogether enchanting opera by a composer who certainly deserves revival. Michael Tanner
Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:03 pm