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Verdi's Giovanna d'Arco with Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo
2nd Jun 2014
Katherine reviews a new recording of Verdi’s Giovanna d'Arco from last year’s Salzberg Festival, with Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo.
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Gioacchino Rossini
30th May 2014
Katherine sifts through some favourite recordings of one of her favourite composers…
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Il barbiere di Siviglia - CD Choice
Hermann Prey (Figaro), Teresa Berganza (Rosina), Luigi Alva (Almaviva), Enzo Dara (Bartolo), Paolo Montarsolo (Basilio), Stefania Malagù (Berta), Renato Cesari (Fiorello), Luigi Roni (Un Ufficiale) The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
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Joyce DiDonato on Maria Stuarda
13th May 2014
Joyce DiDonato talks to Katherine about the challenges of bringing Donizetti's Stuart queen to life.
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Julia Lezhneva on Alleluia!
8th May 2014
The phenomenal young Russian soprano talks to Katherine about her recent disc of motets by Vivaldi, Handel, Porpora and Mozart, and her plans for the future.
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Alisa Weilerstein on Dvorak
6th May 2014
The young American cellist tells us about her relationship with the Dvorak Concerto, which she's recently recorded for Decca Classics.
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Ailyn Pérez and Stephen Costello sing Love Duets
5th May 2014
Katherine listens to the new CD of operatic love duets from husband-and-wife duo Ailyn Pérez and Stephen Costello.
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Stephen Hough on 'In the Night'
1st May 2014
The great British pianist and composer talks to Katherine about his new disc 'In the Night', out now on Hyperion.
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Bryan Hymel signed by Warner Classics
30th Apr 2014
The remarkable young American tenor will make his solo recording début with a disc of his trademark French heroic repertoire.
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Berlioz: Les Troyens
Bryan Hymel (Énée), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Didon), Anna Caterina Antonacci (Cassandre), Fabio Capitanucci (Chorebe), Hanna Hipp (Anna), Brindley Sherratt (Narbal), Ed Lyon (Hylas), Ji-min Park (Iopas) Royal Opera House, Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir David McVicar
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Maometto Secondo from Garsington
23rd Apr 2014
The Buckinghamshire-based opera festival release Rossini's Turkish-Venetian epic as their first commercial recording.
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Jules Massenet
18th Apr 2014
Katherine indulges in French Romanticism this week, with a survey of favourite Massenet recordings.
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Berlin Comedian Harmonists
14th Apr 2014
The Berlin Comedian Harmonists brighten up Katherine's Monday morning.
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John Shirley-Quirk (1931-2014)
9th Apr 2014
Much-loved singer who created major roles in operas by Britten and Tippett dies aged 82.
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Britten: Death in Venice
Peter Pears (Aschenbach), John Shirley-Quirk (Traveller/Elderly Fop/Old Gondolier/Hotel Manager/Hotel Barber/Leader of the Players/Voice of Dionysus), James Bowman (Voice of Apollo) English Opera Group Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
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John Butt on Mozart's Requiem
3rd Apr 2014
The Dunedin Consort's director discusses the challenges of recreating the first performance of Mozart's enigmatic final work.
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Vivaldi's Il Pesce d'Aprile
1st Apr 2014
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Vivaldi: L'Incoronazione di Dario
Anders Dahlin (Dario), Sara Mingardo (Statira), Delphine Galou (Argene), Riccardo Novaro (Niceno), Roberta Mameli (Alinda), Lucia Cirillo (Oronte), Sofia Soloviy (Arpago), Giuseppina Bridelli (Flora) Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone
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Jack Liebeck plays violin music by Kreisler
31st Mar 2014
Katherine enjoys Jack Liebeck and Katya Apekisheva’s performances of Kreisler’s flamboyant violin showpieces.
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Hector Berlioz
29th Mar 2014
Katherine takes up the 'Presto Recommends' baton this week and selects some favourite recordings of works by Hector Berlioz.
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Les Troyens - CD Choice
Ben Heppner (Enée), Michelle DeYoung (Didon), Petra Lang (Cassandre), Sara Mingardo (Anna), Peter Mattei (Chorèbe), Stephen Milling (Narbal), Kenneth Tarver (Iopas), Toby Spence (Hylas), Alan Ewing (Priam), Guang Yang (Hécube), Isabelle Cals (Ascagne), Tigran Martirossian (Panthée), Bülent Bezdüz (Helenus), Mark Stone (Un chef grec), Leigh Melrose (Un soldat troyen/Mercure), Orlin Annastassov (L'Ombre d'Hector), Andrew Greenan (Premiere Sentinelle), Roderick Earle (Deuxieme Sentinelle) London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis
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Fagioli records Porpora
27th Mar 2014
Rare Neapolitan fireworks from the Argentinian super-countertenor.
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Decca Most Wanted Recitals
17th Mar 2014
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Jonas Kaufmann sings Wagner’s Parsifal
17th Feb 2014
The German tenor gives the performance of his career as Wagner’s ‘Holy Fool’ in François Girard’s production from the Metropolitan Opera, with René Pape as Gurnemanz and Katarina Dalayman as Kundry.
