NEW ON NAXOS | OCTOBER 2025
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Playing time: 78:44 Release date: 10 Oct 2025
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Cristian CARRARA (b. 1977) Voci da Hebron (‘Voices from Hebron’) Opera in one act (2024) Libretto by Sandro Cappelletto (b. 1952) Maria Bagalà, Soprano • Shakèd Bar, Mezzo-soprano David Tricou, Tenor • Jean-Luc Ballestra, Baritone Ensemble della Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Modena Arthur Fagen Cristian Carrara is one of the most original Italian composers of his generation. The opera Voci da Hebron (‘Voices from Hebron’) is set during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Carrara’s expressive depiction of this scenario is one in which fear, anger and incomprehension sit side-by-side with the need for communication, at a time when dialogue is difficult and peace is, at times, a mirage. This land that is home to grief and misunderstanding is also a place in which love can survive and ultimately flourish. This production of Voci da Hebron was staged at the Opéra- Théâtre Metz Métropole and in the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti- Freni Modena in February 2024. • Key features: • ‘In a reduced formation, the Orchestre national de Metz Grand Est, under the baton of conductor Arthur Fagen, knows how to bring out the clear and mysterious sounds of a rich and delicate score, which it would be desirable to hear again in the near future. The audience… gives a warm welcome to a rich and inspiring performance.’ ( Olyrix.com ) • This release follows on from Cristian Carrara ’s The Devil’s Bridge on Naxos 8.579167, an album welcomed in MusicWeb International : ‘Listening to this album has been a real delight. I had not heard any of Carrara’s works before but I sincerely hope that this won’t be the last [disc] of his music that is released.’
Arthur Fagen © Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
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About Arthur Fagen, Conductor Arthur Fagen has conducted at the world’s most prestigious opera houses including The Metropolitan Opera and Wiener Staatsoper, and has led acclaimed orchestras such as the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. He has recently conducted the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra. Fagen has served as principal conductor in Kassel and Brunswick, chief conductor of the Vlaamse Opera and music director of the Queens Symphony Orchestra. From 2002 to 2007, he was music director of the Dortmunder Philharmoniker and Oper Dortmund. Fagen has made recordings for BMG, Bayerischer Rundfunk, SFB and WDR.
Ensemble della Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Modena
Companion titles – Arthur Fagen, Conductor
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