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Angel Of Fire - Favourite Opera Arias

7/6/2018, 10 Tracks, 57:56

Featuring

  • Grzegorz Nowak
  • Katerina Mina
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Giuseppe Verdi
  • Umberto Giordano
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Richard Wagner
  • Francesco Cilea
  • Giacomo Puccini
  • Stephan Hodel
  • Samuel Barber

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Performer Biography

Katerina Mina, the soprano, overcame a rare type of blood cancer, recovering fully before recommencing her singing career in 2013.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Grzegorz Nowak, the conductor, is the Permanent Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Katerina Mina, the soprano on this album, is a British spinto soprano born in Cyprus in 1975, who studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, featured on this album, was founded in 1946 by Sir Thomas Beecham to lead a revival in the UK's orchestral life after World War II.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The album title, 'Angel of Fire', is taken from one of two poems written by the album's soprano, Katerina Mina, which are featured as world-premiere recordings.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Stephan Hodel, the composer of 'Angel of Fire' and 'Love', used lush string interludes based on a symmetric-diminished scale in 'Angel of Fire' to create a passionate atmosphere.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Grzegorz Nowak, the conductor, won the prestigious Ernest Ansermet Conducting Competition in Geneva, receiving the First Prize and all special prizes.

Source: Booklet

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