Naxos Records will release Michael Dellaira's ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS on November 28, 2025
featuring the artists:
Siarnaq: Nuka Alice
Elisha Kent Kane: Colin Levin
Margaret (Maggie) Fox: Nicole Haslett
Lady Jane Franklin: Erin Brittain
President Zachary Taylor: Michael Celentano
Elisha Kent Kane: Colin Levin
Margaret (Maggie) Fox: Nicole Haslett
Lady Jane Franklin: Erin Brittain
President Zachary Taylor: Michael Celentano
praise for Dellaira operas:
“Eloquent … sensitive … vividly scored” - New York Times
“Compelling … austere, yet expressive” - Opera News
"Haunting harmonies" - New Music Box
“A master of setting texts” - Fanfare
“Clever and engaging” - American Record Guide
” Superbly crafted .. exquisite" - Opera
“Concentrated and spare ... with a wide range of feeling” - The American Scholar