Olha Fomichova * Dmytro Bortniansky: Creonte [New CD] Turntable Free Man in Paris

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Olha Fomichova * Dmytro Bortniansky: Creonte [New CD] Turntable Free Man in ParisIn 1776, during a spell in Italy early in his career, the Ukrainian composer Dmytro Bortniansky (1751 1825) wrote Creonte, an opera seria based on Sophocles' tragedy Antigone and poised, like early Mozart, on the cusp between Baroque and Classical styles. Although a success in it's day, Creonte then vanished for 250 years, until it was discovered by chance in a Portuguese library. It may have been hidden there because it's tale of love versus power