Carlo Martelli And The Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Release Date: 28 June 2019
Label: Borough Music
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5065001218217
Description
Carlo Martelli's one-act opera The Curse of Christopher Columbus was commissioned by Shropshire County School of Music in 1992 for the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America. It is now given its complete premier recording by professional forces on the 83-year-old composer's own label, Carma.
Ronald Corp conducts the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and the cast includes Sam Evans in the title role, Catherine Hooper as Queen Isabella, Lesley-Jane Rogers who sings the parts of The Caretaker and a frigate bird, Finisterre, Olivia Robinson as another frigate bird Dogger, and John Savournin as The VIP. Sam Evans is also the director of Essential Voices, the group of young professional singers who form the chorus.
Booklet writer Paul Conway notes: "The myth of Columbus as a visionary explorer is thoroughly deconstructed by Chris Eldon Lee's witty and waspish libretto, which reveals the adventurer to be a ruthless and cynical plunderer. Humorous anachronistic references aside, the historical events depicted in the opera are rooted in truth."
The opera recording, made at Angel Studios in London in March 2018, is produced by Philip Lane. The accompanying booklet contains the full libretto by Chris Eldon Lee.
Tracklisting
Carlo Martelli
Angel Eyes Motion Picture Soun
ABC
Brian Kennedy
Mudvayne
Various Artists
Various Artists
Huey Lewis & The News
Maria Callas
Soloists; Eroica Berlin; Jakob Lehmann
Luigi De Donato; Collegium 1704; Vaclav Luks
Anna Moffo; Cesare Valletti; Fernando Corena; Erich Leinsdorf
Soloists; Orchestre classique de Montreal; Alain Trudel
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi, Natalia Rubis, Pawel Konik, Krzysztof Baczyk, Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Choir
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi, Jan Martinik, Olga Pasiecznik, Stanislav Kufliuk, Mariusz Godlewski, Adam Palka, Podlasie Opera Philharmonic Choir
The Norwegian National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Terje Boye Hansen
