Michael Spyres records “In The Shadows“ - Music by Beethoven, Rossini, Wagner and more.

The electrifying tenor Michael Spyres joins forces with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques for the first time to explore the operatic writing that illuminated the path to Wagner in a series of 19th-century arias from French, German and Italian composers. This invigorating series of historically informed performances includes music by Méhul, Beethoven, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Weber, Auber, Spontini, Bellini and Marschner. Here, Rousset and Spyres discuss their collaboration. Spyres says of the album: “While I was researching this album, I started connecting all the dots and bringing in all the different themes and ideas that Wagner brought into his music ... And with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques, we get to use instruments of Wagner’s period. You hear some of the most interesting and earthy sounds, sounds you wouldn’t hear in a modern orchestra. In the Shadows by Michael Spyres, Christopher Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques is released Friday