Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy! (CD) – Golda Schultz

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artists: Golda Schultz, Julie Roset, Amitai Pati, Ashley Dixon Santelli, Milan Siljanov, Simone Easthope, Pawel Horodyski, Samuel Dale Johnson, Kammerakademie Potsdam
Conductor: Antonello Manacorda
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Alpha
Release Date: February 29, 2024

Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy! This is the title that South African soprano Golda Schultz has given to her new album, devoted to the female heroines of Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte and Le nozze di Figaro, roles that have marked her career from Berlin to the Metropolitan Opera. The program is conducted by another eminent Mozartian, Antonello Manacorda, with the Kammerakademie Potsdam.

From Golda Schultz: 

“Why does Mozart drive me crazy? First of all, because his music, which sounds so easy when you listen to it, is extremely difficult to perform... And when I immerse myself in the world of Da Ponte and Mozart, I realize that there’s a deep complexity to their female characters: they endure the toughest trials, but they also display great strength. In fact, these operas explore humanity from the feminine perspective: every single one of these women is constantly evolving. They show how human beings transcend trauma and how grief and pain can be overcome.”

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