Christof Loy
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Puccini: Il Trittico
RecommendedAsmik Grigorian (Lauretta/Giorgetta/Suor Angelica), Misha Kiria (Schicchi), Karita Mattila (La Zia Principessa), Roman Burdenko (Michele), Joshua Guerrero (Luigi), Alexey Neklyudov (Rinuccio)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Franz Welser-Möst, Christof Loy
[in Suor Angelica] Grigorian holds the stage almost throughout; a performance of heartrending vocal beauty and equally potent vocal characterisation...You might feel Loy pushes it too far but... — More…
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th July 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Opera
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023, DVD/Blu-ray of the Year
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Tchaikovsky: None But the Lonely Heart
Songs staged by Christof Loy
Olesya Golovneva, Kelsey Lauritano, Andrea Carè, Vladislav Sulimsky, Mikolaj Trabka, Marjusz Klubczuk, Nikolai Petersen, Members of the Frankfurter Opern-Und Museumsorchester
I found the whole thing tremendously moving, one of the very best things any opera company created during the pandemic. — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Schreker: Der Schatzgräber
Elisabet Strid, Daniel Johansson, Michael Laurenz, Thomas Johannes Mayer, Tuomas Pursio, Doke Pauwels, Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus and Orchestra, Christof Loy, Marc Albrecht
The work’s remarkable melodic beauty, luminous scoring and emotional intensity are vintage Schreker...This is the first recording of Der Schatzgräber to receive a commercial release in video... — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Opera
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane
Sara Jakubiak (Helene), Brian Jagde (The Stranger), Josef Wagner (The Ruler), Okka von der Damerau (The Messenger), Derek Welton (The Doorman), Burkhard Ulrich (The Blind Judge), Gideon Poppe (The Young Man)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Marc Albrecht, Christof Loy
Marc Albrecht and his orchestra are familiar, so their excellence is no surprise. But the three lead singers are relative unknowns—and their stupendous performances leave you wondering why.... — More…
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Video Performance
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year (Jakubiak)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year (Jagde)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Opera (20th/21st-century)
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Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane
Sara Jakubiak (Helene), Brian Jagde (The Stranger), Josef Wagner (The Ruler), Okka von der Damerau (The Messenger), Derek Welton (The Doorman), Burkhard Ulrich (The Blind Judge), Gideon Poppe (The Young Man)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Marc Albrecht, Christof Loy
Marc Albrecht and his orchestra are familiar, so their excellence is no surprise. But the three lead singers are relative unknowns—and their stupendous performances leave you wondering why.... — More…
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Video Performance
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year (Jakubiak)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year (Jagde)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Opera (20th/21st-century)
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Puccini: Il Trittico
RecommendedAsmik Grigorian (Lauretta/Giorgetta/Suor Angelica), Misha Kiria (Schicchi), Karita Mattila (La Zia Principessa), Roman Burdenko (Michele), Joshua Guerrero (Luigi), Alexey Neklyudov (Rinuccio)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Franz Welser-Möst, Christof Loy
[in Suor Angelica] Grigorian holds the stage almost throughout; a performance of heartrending vocal beauty and equally potent vocal characterisation...You might feel Loy pushes it too far but... — More…
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th July 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Opera
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023, DVD/Blu-ray of the Year
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Schreker: Der Schatzgräber
Elisabet Strid, Daniel Johansson, Michael Laurenz, Thomas Johannes Mayer, Tuomas Pursio, Doke Pauwels, Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus and Orchestra, Christof Loy, Marc Albrecht
The work’s remarkable melodic beauty, luminous scoring and emotional intensity are vintage Schreker...This is the first recording of Der Schatzgräber to receive a commercial release in video... — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Opera
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Engelbert Humperdinck: Königskinder
Olga Kulchynska, Doris Soffel, Daniel Behle (tenor), Josef Wagner, Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Nieuw Amsterdams Kinderkoor, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Christof Loy, Marc Albrecht
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Opera
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Tchaikovsky: None But the Lonely Heart
Songs staged by Christof Loy
Olesya Golovneva, Kelsey Lauritano, Andrea Carè, Vladislav Sulimsky, Mikolaj Trabka, Marjusz Klubczuk, Nikolai Petersen, Members of the Frankfurter Opern-Und Museumsorchester
I found the whole thing tremendously moving, one of the very best things any opera company created during the pandemic. — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Handel: Theodora, HWV 68
Christine Schäfer (Theodora), Bejun Mehta (Didymus), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Valens), Bernarda Fink (Irene), Joseph Kaiser (Septimius), Ryland Davies (Messenger)
Freiburger Barockorchester, Ivor Bolton (conductor) & Christof Loy (stage director)
The performances are generally dramatically real...Outstanding is Bejun Mehta's sweet-toned yet dynamic Didymus. Ivor Bolton secures an efficient musical performance. — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2011, Blu-ray of the month
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