From the mid-1790s to the early 1820s Johann Simon Mayr wrote just under 70 operas, a good number of which went on to triumph across Europe. Set in the Spanish city of Zamora, and described as a comico-heroic melodrama, Amor non ha ritegno (‘Love Knows No Bounds’) was admired for its exquisite music, exemplifying the early Romantic style that was evolving circa 1800. This is an opera filled with bizarre happenings and a range of seria and buffa characters, from the sublimely inconsolable heroine, Donna Luigia, to her ridiculous suitors, proving as hugely entertaining today as it did over two centuries ago.

This recording of Amor non ha ritegno is not only a world premiere but is also the first use of its original score. This aura of authenticity is enhanced through the period sound of Concerto de Bassus that helped make Mayr’s Saffo (866036768) and Telemaco (866038889) such great successes, and in the latter of which ‘Franz Hauk directs his trim period band with style and affection’ (Gramophone).

Cast:
- Principessa (Donna Luigia): Yeree Suh (soprano)
- Duca (Don Alessandro): Markus Schäfer (tenor)
- Morione: Daniel Ochoa (baritone)
- Fulsbergo: Niklas Mallmann (bass-baritone)
- Laurina: Anna Feith (soprano)
- Elena / Echo: Anna-Doris Capitelli (mezzo-soprano)
- Giannetto: Philipp Polhardt (tenor)