{"product_id":"olha-fomichova-dmytro-bortniansky-creonte-compact-discs","title":"Olha Fomichova: Dmytro Bortniansky: Creonte - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDmytro Bortniansky: Creonte\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eOlha Fomichova\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eToccata\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e5060113448071\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical Artists\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2026-08-21\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e2\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Olha Fomichova","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43001732956231,"sku":"46310033","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4517558-3605819.jpg?v=1784976698","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/olha-fomichova-dmytro-bortniansky-creonte-compact-discs","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}