Goya - Gian Carlo Menotti
Information about the opera Goya by Gian Carlo Menotti, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Based on the Spanish artist Francisco Goya, and his love for the Countess of Alba who is thought to be the model of his Maja paintings.
Recommended recordings on DVD
Villaume/Domingo/Breedt (Arthaus Musik 101 576)
A live production from the Theater an der Wien, 2004, with Plácido Domingo in the title role, for whom the opera was originally written.
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vienna KlangBogen Festival Choir, conducted by Emmanuel Villaume, 2004.
Cast: Plácido Domingo (Francisco de Goya), Michelle Breedt (Duchess of Alba), Iride Martinez (Queen of Spain), Andreas Conrad (King of Spain).
Arthaus Musik 101 576