Prima Donna (Rufus Wainwright album) explained

Prima Donna is a double album recording of Rufus Wainwright's 2009 opera of the same name, released internationally by the German classical record label Deutsche Grammophon (Universal Music Group)^[1] on September 11, 2015 and on October 2, 2015 in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.^{[2] [3]} The recording features performances by Janis Kelly, Kathryn Guthrie, Antonio Figueroa, Richard Morrison, and Jayce Ogren conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra.^[4] The album's release coincided with .

Reception

Robert Levine of Classics Today gave the quality of the recording a rating of 8 out of 10.^[5]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Deutsche Grammophon.^[4]

Personnel

• BBC Symphony Orchestra
• Antonio Figueroa
• Kathryn Guthrie
• Janis Kelly
• Richard Morrison
• Jayce Ogren

Credits adapted from Deutsche Grammophon^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mit Leib und Seele – Rufus Wainwrights Operndebüt Prima Donna. Universal Music Group. August 18, 2015. German. August 18, 2015. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080825/http://www.universal-music.de/news/alle-genres/news/article:235031. live.
2. Web site: Rufus Wainwright presents Prima Donna: A Symphonic Visual Concert. Music-News. August 28, 2015. August 28, 2015.
3. Web site: 2015-09-21 . Rufus Wainwright opera 'Prima Donna' comes to disc . 2024-11-11 . www.yourclassical.org . en.
4. Web site: Rufus Wainwright: Prima Donna. Deutsche Grammophon. August 11, 2015. September 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907192841/http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/gb/cat/4795340. live.
5. Web site: Rufus Wainwright's Prima Donna A Seconda-Rate Opera - Classics Today . 2024-11-11 . www.classicstoday.com.