Donizetti Songs Volumes 3 and 4

We’re delighted to announce today the forthcoming release of Donizetti Songs Volumes 3 and 4 on Friday 21 February.

The prolific and versatile Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti was not only one of the central figures of Italian bel canto opera but also wrote around 200 songs. Here we present songs for tenor and mezzo-soprano which are rarely performed and some, until recently, completely unknown.

Our Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi at the piano performs with American tenor Michael Spyres on Volume 3; and on Volume 4, Canadian mezzo-soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux performs with Italian pianist Giulio Zappa.

And on Monday 10 March, hear Michael, Marie-Nicole and Giulio at Cadogan Hall where they’ll present some of the songs featured on these two albums: