Mayr: Che originali!

This opera buffa by a contemporary of Beethoven and teacher of Donizetti is really a one-act piece of nonsense. Most of the singing is just about acceptable (there’s one painful exception), but this is one strictly for enthusiasts and historians. Stephen Pettitt

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Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:18 pm

COMPOSERS: Mayr
LABELS: Guild
WORKS: Che originali!
PERFORMER: Stefanie Früh, Gisela Gropper, Thomas Gropper, Stephen Caira; Georgian CO/Franz Hauk
CATALOGUE NO: GMDD 7167-68

This opera buffa by a contemporary of Beethoven and teacher of Donizetti is really a one-act piece of nonsense. Most of the singing is just about acceptable (there’s one painful exception), but this is one strictly for enthusiasts and historians. Stephen Pettitt

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