Two opera singers star predominantly throughout this mixed-rep program. Mezzo soprano Jennie Tourel recorded Berlioz’s The Death of Cleopatra with long time artistic collaborator Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic. Soprano Angelina Réaux performs excerpts from Berg’s Lulu under the direction of conductor Kurt Masur. Also featured on the program are works by Jean Sibelius and Franz Liszt.
Lulu and Cleopatra
Leonard Bernstein and Jennie Tourel, recording session, New York. (Photo: Courtesy of The Library of Congress Music Division)
Playlist
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Hector Berlioz: The Death of Cleopatra
Jennie Tourel, mezzo-soprano; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Alban Berg: Lulu Suite
Angelina Réaux, soprano; Kurt Masur, conductor
Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz
Kurt Masur, conductor
