Iréne Theorin
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Special offer. Wagner: Die Walküre
Stuart Skelton (Siegmund), Eric Halfvarson (Hunding), James Rutherford (Wotan), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Sieglinde), Iréne Theorin (Brünnhilde), Elisabeth Kulman (Fricka), Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Simon Rattle
The orchestral playing is predictably excellent—the woodwind solos always have character, and the low brass have an ability to add menace and bite without overpowering the orchestra—but Rattle... — More…
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Record Review, 18th April 2020, Record of the Week
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Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Live recording from the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 2013
Lance Ryan (Siegfried), Iréne Theorin (Brünnhilde), Mikhail Petrenko (Hagen), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Alberich), Gerd Grochowski (Gunther), Waltraud Meier (Waltraute/Zweite Norn); Teatro alla Scala, Daniel Barenboim, Guy Cassiers
These DVDs of La Scala performances...are most notable for showcasing this conductor's supreme command of the epic lyricism that goes to the heart of the Wagner style...while Cassiers achieves... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2014, DVD of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Opera
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Verbier Festival: 25 Years of Excellence
Malena Ernman (mezzo), Yuja Wang (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Daniil Trifonov (piano), Ilya Gringolts (violin), Truls Mørk (cello), Evgeny Kissin (piano), Vadim Repin (violin I), Laurent Korcia (violin II), Yuri Bashmet (viola), Alexander Kniazev (cello), Bryn Terfel...
Every performance is a gem: the line-up could scarcely be starrier, but what makes it special is the fact that everything is more than the sum of its considerable parts. Highlights include a... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2018
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Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Live recording from the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 2013
Lance Ryan (Siegfried), Iréne Theorin (Brünnhilde), Mikhail Petrenko (Hagen), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Alberich), Gerd Grochowski (Gunther), Waltraud Meier (Waltraute/Zweite Norn); Teatro alla Scala, Daniel Barenboim, Guy Cassiers
Its greatest asset is Daniel Barenboim's conducting, less vigorous perhaps than his Bayreuth cycle but generally more fluent and sweeping, with fewer abrupt tempo changes, and the La Scala orchestra... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2014, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Special offer. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Robert Dean Smith (Tristan), Irene Theorin (Isolde), Robert Holl (König Marke), Jukka Rasilainen (Kurwenal), Ralf Lukas (Melot), Michelle Breedt (Brangäne), Clemens Bieber (Seemann), Arnold Bezuyen (Hirt), Martin Snell (Steuermann); Bayreuth Festival Chorus & Orchestra, Peter Schneider
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Special offer. Ludolf Nielsen: The Tower of Babel & Forest Walk
Iréne Theorin (soprano), Johnny van Hal (tenor), Per Høyer (baritone)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Radio Choir, Owain Arwel Hughes
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Special offer. Wagner: The Bayreuth Edition Box Set
Franz Hawlata (Hans Sachs), Michael Volle (Sixtus Beckmesser), Michaela Kaune (Eva), Klaus Florian Vogt (Walther Von Stolzing), Norbert Ernst (David), Carola Guber (Magdalene), Artur Korn (Veit Pogner), Markus Eiche (Fritz Kothner), Friedemann Röhlig (Ein Nachtwächter), Charles Reid (Kunz Vogelgesang),...
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Special offer. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Robert Dean Smith (Tristan), Irene Theorin (Isolde), Robert Holl (König Marke), Jukka Rasilainen (Kurwenal), Ralf Lukas (Melot), Michelle Breedt (Brangäne), Clemens Bieber (Junger Seemann), Arnold Bezuyen (Hirt) & Martin Snell (Steuermann)
Bayreuther Festspiele Chorus & Bayreuther Festspiele...
As in all great stagings - and I have no doubt that this is one - a list of unforgettable links between text, music and action soon accumulates. It's hard to know where to point the awards finger... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2010, DVD of the Month
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Special offer. Puccini: Turandot
Iréne Theorin (Turandot), Jorge de Leon (Calaf), Ermonela Jaho (Liu), Alexander Vinogradov (Timur), Chris Merritt (Altoum), Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Josep Pons
Jaho is a remarkable actress and her singing is exquisite here, refining her high notes down to a whisper...The rest of the cast are under-directed but their vocal performances are strong. Iréne... — More…
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Special offer. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Robert Dean Smith (Tristan), Irene Theorin (Isolde), Robert Holl (König Marke), Jukka Rasilainen (Kurwenal), Ralf Lukas (Melot), Michelle Breedt (Brangäne), Clemens Bieber (Junger Seemann), Arnold Bezuyen (Hirt) & Martin Snell (Steuermann)
Bayreuther Festspiele Chorus & Bayreuther Festspiele...
As in all great stagings - and I have no doubt that this is one - a list of unforgettable links between text, music and action soon accumulates. It's hard to know where to point the awards finger... — More…
