Mozart, you drive me crazy!

Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy! This is the title of the new album by South African soprano Golda Schultz, which is dedicated to the female heroines of Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte and Le nozze di Figaro, roles that have shaped her career from Berlin to the Metropolitan Opera: "Why do I go crazy for Mozart? First of all because his music, which sounds so simple when you hear it, is extremely difficult to perform ... And when I delve into the world of Da Ponte and Mozart, I realize that the female characters are very complex: They endure the heaviest trials, but they also show great strength. In fact, these operas explore humanity from a female perspective: each of these women is constantly developing. They show how a person overcomes trauma and how grief and pain can be overcome." The program is conducted by another important Mozartian, Antonello Manacorda, with the Kammerakademie Potsdam.