Ana Mikolaj sings a selection of popular works by Richard Strauss and Mozart on this CPO recording. The prize-winning Polish soprano has been a student of Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, who worked closely with her on the preparation and interpretation of certain roles and of certain composers, notably Mozart and Strauss. Mikolaj has performed at Glyndebourne and many of the world’s opera houses and is currently performing in Carmen with Jonas Kaufmann at the Bavarian State Opera.
Works:
• Mozart: Come scoglio (from Così fan tutte)
• Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588
• Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527
• Mozart: E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro)
• Mozart: In quali eccessi ... Mi tradì quell'alma ingrata (from Don Giovanni)
• Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492
• Mozart: Porgi amor (from Le nozze di Figaro)
• Strauss, R: Ariadne auf Naxos
• Strauss, R: Capriccio
• Strauss, R: Es gibt ein Reich (from Ariadne auf Naxos)
• Strauss, R: Morgen mittag um elf! (from Capriccio)
• Strauss, R: Vier letzte Lieder