Oper Frankfurt
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Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve
Julia Muzychenko (Oksana), Enkelejda Shkoza (Solokha), Andrei Popov (Devil), Georgy Vasiliev (Vakula), Alexey Tikhomirov (Chub), Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern-Und Museumsorchester, Sebastian Weigle
Some will doubtless be glad to enjoy Rimsky’s ravishing score without Loy’s visuals... It’s also hugely enjoyable in its own right, throwing a particular spotlight on Sebastian Weigle’s affectionate,... — More…
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International Opera Awards, 2023, Nominated - Recording (Complete Opera)
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Cesti: Orontea Paula Murrihy (Orontea), Sebastian Geyer (Creonte), Juanita Lascarro (Tibrino, Amore), Guy de Mey (Aristea), Xavier Sabata (Alidoro), Simon Bailey (Gelone), Matthias Rexroth (Corindo), Louise Alder (Silandra), Kateryna Kasper (Giacinta), Katharina Magiera (Filosofia)
Frankfurter Opern- und...
Simon Bailey’s reading of ‘Chi non beve’ begins with a coarse throaty tone that catches the boozy mood nicely…elsewhere Louise Alder settles down, after some striking opening passagework, to... — More…
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Franz Lehár: Die lustige Witwe
Marlis Petersen (Hanna Glawari), Iurii Samoilov (Danilo), Kateryna Kasper (Valencienne), Martin Mitterrutzner (Camille de Rosillon)
Chor der Oper Frankfurt & Frankfurt Opern- und Museumsorchester, Joana Mallwitz
Although devoid of international stars, the cast is certainly bigger than the sum of its parts and delivers a lively, well-sung and -acted performance which brings the characters to life. The... — More…
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Opera, September 2019
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Flotow: Martha
Maria Bengtsson, Katharina Magiera, Barnaby Rea, AJ Glueckert, Franz Mayer
Frankfurter Opern-und Museumsorchester & Chor und Extra-Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Sebastian Weigle
The cast seems a just mixture of novelty and experience, with Bengtsson’s note-spinning both pure and dramatically apt, and Rea managing the non-part of Tristan…with aplomb. Glueckert’s tenor... — More…
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Opera, August 2018, Recording of the Month
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Schreker: Der ferne Klang
Jennifer Holloway, Ian Koziara, Nadine Secunde, Barbara Zechmeister, Magnús Baldvinsson, Anthony Robin Schneider, Iurii Samoilov, Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Dietrich Volle, Gordon Bintner, Bianca Andrew, Julia Moorman, Julia Dawson, Kelsey Lauritano, Iain MacNeil, Theo Lebow, Anatolii Suprun, Hans-Jürgen...
This is now a clear first choice for anyone wanting to listen to this fascinating opera. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Opera
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Wagner: Rienzi
Peter Bronder (Rienzi), Christiane Libor (Irene), Falk Struckmann (Steffano Colonna), Claudia Mahnke (Adriano), Daniel Schmutzhard (Paolo Orsini), Alfred Reiter (Kardinal Orvieto)
Frankfurter Opern-und Museums-orchester & Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Sebastian Weigle
If Bronder lacks the last ounce of heroic razzmatazz...there is not a note or tone in this impressive reading which is not convincingly struck. His colleagues are in like form...Recording quality... — More…
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Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper
Ursula Dirichs (voice), Edith Teichmann (voice), Dieter Brammer (voice), Franz Kutschera (voice), Anita Mey (voice), Karin Huebner (voice), Hans Korte (voice), Albert Hoermann (voice)
Oper Frankfurt, Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Wolfgang Rennert
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Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Louise Alder (Sharp-Ears, the Vixen), Jenny Carlstedt (Gold-Spur, the Fox), Simon Neal (The Forester), Joanna Krasuska Motulewicz (The Forester’s Wife / Owl), Beau Gibson (The Schoolmaster), Magnús Baldvinsson (The Priest), Sebastian Geyer (Haraschta)
Chor und Kinderchor der Oper Frankfurt,...
Debus leads a sprightly, well-integrated performance whose lightness makes an attractive and idiomatic contrast to those two older recordings [Mackerras and Rattle]…[His] interpretation is matched... — More…
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Wagner: Das Rheingold
Terje Stensvold (Wotan), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Alberich), Kurt Streit (Loge), Martina Dicke (Fricka), Barbara Zechmeister (Freia), Magnus Baldvinsson (Fafner), Alfred Reiter (Fasolt), Hans-Jurgen Lazar (Mime), Dietrich Volle (Donner), Richard Cox (Froh), Meredith Arwady (Erda), Britta Stallmeister...
Stensvold is a relatively late-starting but true-sounding baritone Wotan who phrases the god's pronouncements well. Kurt Streit has not lost the subtlety of his Ferrando in his refreshingly... — More…
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Though not a subtle piece, it is a mightily effective one, and this new recording, taken from four performances at the Frankfurt Opera last autumn, shows its power has not dated. With Wolfgang... — More…
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