Mozart/ Scottish Chamber Orchestra/ Baldini - Opera Arias & Overtures

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra has established impeccable Mozartian credentials with it's award-winning discography, to which 'Mozart: Opera Arias and Overtures' is the latest addition. The SCO's previous forays into operatic repertoire (Handel with soprano Emma Bell and Mozart, Haydn & Cimarosa with baritone William Berger) have been highly critically acclaimed. This recording features a hand-picked selection of arias from six of Mozart's much-loved operas, alongside their respective overtures. The SCO's affinity with Mozart's music is demonstrated with perfect eighteenth-century style in the overtures; whilst the arias see the orchestra lend characterful support. Award-winning soprano Elizabeth Watts has performed in Don Giovanni at Covent Garden, Così fan tutte for Glyndebourne on Tour and Le nozze di Figaro for Santa Fe Opera and Welsh National Opera; she utilizes her experience to create memorable performances. A love of Mozart inspired conductor Christian Baldini to make music his career so it is fitting that his recording debut with the SCO features repertoire that is so close to his heart. With a voice described as 'one of the most beautiful Britain has produced in a generation' (IRR), Elizabeth Watts has established herself as 'one of the brightest new talents' (The Independent). Watts won the 2006 Kathleen Ferrier Prize and the Rosenblatt Recital Song Prize at the 2007 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.Conductor Christian Baldini's international engagements have taken him to Germany, Portugal, Britain and North and South America. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is a world-renowned orchestra with an outstanding reputation for Mozart. The SCO's extensive series of Linn recordings feature Robin Ticciati, Sir Charles Mackerras, Ingrid Fliter, Emma Bell, William Berger, Karen Cargill, Artur Pizarro, Alexander Janiczek and Joseph Swensen.