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Sir Mark Elder on Donizetti's Les Martyrs
3rd Apr 2015
Ahead of Opera Rara's release of the work's premiere recording next month, Katherine talks to the British conductor about Donizetti's Parisian breakthrough.
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Jacques Offenbach
21st Mar 2015
Katherine explores beyond the Barcarolle and the Can-Can to uncover some neglected gems…
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Les Contes d'Hoffmann - CD Choice
Joan Sutherland (Antonia/Stella/Giulietta/Olympia), Plácido Domingo (Hoffmann), Gabriel Bacquier (Coppélius/Dapertutto/Lindorf/Miracle), Huguette Tourangeau (Nicklausse), Hugues Cuénod (Franz) Suisse Romande Choir & Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
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Music from principal woodwind players of the Berlin Philharmonic
16th Mar 2015
Katherine enjoys solo albums from not one but three of the Berlin Philharmonic's finest wind players.
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Bach to Moog
7th Mar 2015
Bach reimagined for electronic orchestra, courtesy of Moog Music, violinist Jennifer Pike and Sony Records.
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Pappano records Aida in Rome
25th Feb 2015
Anja Harteros and Jonas Kaufmann head a stellar cast on this forthcoming recording with the Santa Cecilia orchestra.
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French Opera Arias from Bryan Hymel and Piotr Beczala
23rd Feb 2015
Katherine enjoys a double-whammy of new releases from two young star tenors - Bryan Hymel and Piotr Beczala.
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An early Christmas with Stile Antico
19th Feb 2015
Flemish and German festive music from the outstanding young vocal ensemble.
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Giuseppe Verdi
14th Feb 2015
Katherine attempts to whittle her list of favourite Verdi recordings into double figures…
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Verdi: Aida
Maria Chiara (Aida), Luciano Pavarotti (Radames), Ghena Dimitrova (Amneris), Leo Nucci (Amonasro), Paata Burchuladze (Ramfis), Luigi Roni (Il Re di Egitto), Madelyn Renée (Una Sacerdotessa), Ernesto Gavazzi (Un Messaggero) Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala, Lorin Maazel
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Zemlinsky String Quartets from the Brodsky Quartet
9th Feb 2015
Katherine enjoys string quartets by the Romantic composer Alexander Zemlinsky, performed by the Brodsky Quartet.
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Zemlinsky: String Quartets
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Fascinating Aida
29th Jan 2015
Decca announce exclusive contract with soprano Aida Garifullina, winner of the 2013 Operalia competition.
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Carmen - Modern CD Choice
Agnes Baltsa (Carmen), José Carreras (Don José), José van Dam (Escamillo), Katia Ricciarelli (Micaëla), Christine Barbaux (Frasquita), Jane Berbié (Mercédès), Mikael Melbye (Moralès), Alexander Malta (Zuniga) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
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The International Opera Awards
17th Jan 2015
Katherine introduces the shortlisted discs for this year's 'Opera Oscars'…
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A trip to the gallery with Paul Lewis.
15th Jan 2015
Katherine talks to the British pianist about his new recording of Mussorgsky and Schumann, out this week on Harmonia Mundi.
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Anna Netrebko sings Tchaikovsky's Iolanta
12th Jan 2015
Katherine listens to Anna Netrebko's new recording of a little-known late Tchaikovsky opera, the one-act Iolanta.
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Max Cencic on Hasse's Il Siroe Re di Persia
10th Jan 2015
Katherine talks to the Croatian countertenor about his rehabilitation of an opera that was 'praised to the skies' in its day…
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2014 in review and looking ahead to 2015
29th Dec 2014
Katherine looks back over the year, and takes a peek into the crystal ball at what 2015 holds...
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Mozart Operas
12th Dec 2014
Katherine trawls through her collection and makes some difficult decisions…
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Rosalind Plowright on Dialogues des Carmélites
2nd Dec 2014
Katherine talks to the British mezzo about singing Poulenc's masterpiece in a new production from Paris, out now on DVD/Blu-ray on Erato.
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Music for Christmas
1st Dec 2014
Katherine listens to some of this year's Christmas discs, featuring Renee Fleming, the choir of Clare College Cambridge and Arte dei Suonatori.
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Anna Netrebko sings Strauss's Four Last Songs
24th Nov 2014
Katherine listens to Anna Netrebko's new recording of Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs, with Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin.
