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Newsletter 107 is now available.   Alexander Weatherson's article on "The Stuarts and their kith and kin", with its discussion of Pacini's Allan Cameron,  from Newsletter 106 can be found here.

 

Melba records have just released an intriguing CD of songs and arias from the late 18thand early 19th century including such diverse composers as Hook, Storace, Zingarelli, Portugallo, Mayr and Grétry.  It's entitled Cherry Ripe on Melba MR301118. The items are sung by the late Deborah Riedel with Richard Bonynge conducting.

 

Victorian Opera Northwest has just released a CD (WRW 204-2) of Balfe Songs and Arias.  Please see   here   for more details.  Excerpts from the RTÉ recording of Balfe's Falstaff can be found here.

 

Gramophone magazine have now added an archive of articles to their archive of recording reviews. See www.gramophone.net for both. It's free but you need to register.

 

The new Fondazione Donizetti website, www.donizetti.org  includes comprehensive lists of both Donizetti and Mayr recordings.

 

 

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