Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Fantasy on ‘Die Zauberflöte’ on Themes from Mozart’s Opera
Dove sono i bei momenti from Le nozze di Figaro

Giacomo Puccini:
O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi
Un bel di vedremo from Madama Butterfly

Charles-François Gounod:
Ah, je ris de me voir - ‘Jewel’ Aria from Faust
Je veux vivre from Roméo et Juliette

Antonín Dvořák:
Song to the Moon from Rusalka

George Gershwin:
Summertime from Porgy and Bess

Léo Delibes:
Flower Duet from Lakmé

Franz Lehár:
Vilja Song from Die lustige Witwe

Georges Bizet:
Carmen Fantasy - Fantaisie brillante on Themes from Bizet’s Opera

With her first Chandos recording, the scintillating flautist Katherine Bryan explores the relationship between her instrument and the human voice by providing a new take on some of the world’s most famous opera arias, from Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Puccini’s Madama Butterfly to Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Recorded in surround-sound, her rich and colourful interpretations are conducted by Bramwell Tovey, winner of Grammy and Juno awards, and accompanied by the Orchestra of Opera North, the leading opera company in the north of England, and therefore a perfect fit to the repertoire. In her own words: ‘My concept behind the disc is to show how close to the human voice the flute can be, and how, through the sound, I can convey the character and sentiments of the arias, pushing the boundaries of what the flute can do as a solo instrument.’

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Recording: Leeds Town Hall; 10 and 11 May 2017