`It was beautiful, lyrical`: lost Liszt opera to premiere in Germany
(The Guardian Germany)

Sardanapalo, written nearly 170 years ago, is brought to life from composer´s old sketchesAs soprano Joyce El-Khoury launches into a soaring F-major aria and the orchestra follows with a booming theatrical march, David Trippett, his head sunk concentratedly over a large score, gives his nod of approval. Trippett is Cambridge University´s senior lecturer in music. `Just to think,` he says, `this music might well have been left undisturbed in the archive for another hundred years.` Related: Franz Liszt, 13, delights Manchester audience: archive, 25 June 1825 Continue reading...