Olha Fomichova: Dmytro Bortniansky: Creonte - COMPACT DISCS

Olha Fomichova-Margharyta Bilokiz-Serhiy Bortnyk-Danylo Kotok-Stanislav Pashchuk-National Chorus of Ukraine ‘Dumka’: Dmytro Bortniansky: Creonte - COMPACT DISCS

Olha Fomichova-Margharyta Bilokiz-Serhiy Bortnyk-Danylo Kotok-Stanislav Pashchuk
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Title:

Dmytro Bortniansky: Creonte

Artist:

Olha Fomichova-Margharyta Bilokiz-Serhiy Bortnyk-Danylo Kotok-Stanislav Pashchuk-National Chorus of Ukraine ‘Dumka’

Label:

Toccata

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

5060113448071

Genre:

Classical Artists

Release Date:

2026-08-21

Number of Discs:

2

In 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 ends with a surprising democratic twist - a daring move in those autocratic times. Since it is the first surviving opera by a Ukrainian composer, it's revival in Kyiv in 2024 became a gesture of defiance, a symbol of national importance underlining the continued vigour of Ukrainian culture even in wartime. This remarkable recording then followed, made in sessions between Russian bombing, black-outs and power cuts - itself a testimony to Ukrainian national resilience.

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