Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Discover the world premiere recording of Johann Simon Mayr's Biblical opera 'Giuseppe', which won great popularity. 'Giuseppe' was composed in 1829 for graduation concerts at the academy of music in Bergamo, over which he presided.

This remarkable performance is directed by Franz Hauk, performed by Simon Mayr Chorus and Concerto de Bassus, featuring alto Freya Apffelstaedt, tenors Konstantin Igl, Philipp Polhardt, Markus Schäfer, and Fang Zhi, bass-baritone Micha Matthäus, and basses Matthias Hoffmann and Niklas Mallmann.

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