Simon Mayr (1763-1845)
Ginevra di Scozia
Munich Radio Orchestra
George Petrou, conductor
OehmsClassics proudly presents this recording of the
Jubilee Concert „250th Anniversary of the Birth of
Simon Mayr“ made in June 2013 in Ingolstadt. The
performance was of
Mayr’s opera Ginevra di Scozia, a saga from Scotland
that is an important step in the transition to romantic
Italian opera.
The singers are Peter Schöne, Myrtò Papatanasiu,
Mario Zeffiri, Anna Bonitatibus, Stefanie Irányi,
Magdalena Hinterdobler, Marko Cilic and Virgil
Mischok, performing under the musical direction of
George Petrou.