Adam Plachetka
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Special offer. Handel: Theodora
RecommendedLouise Alder (Theodora), Tim Mead (Didymus), Anna Stéphany (Irene), Stuart Jackson (Septimius), Adam Plachetka (Valens)
Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen
The balance of Cohen’s vigorously confident singers and players allows him to make his ensemble a major character in the story...The soloists also play their parts, led by Louise Alder as the... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2024, March 2024
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Building A Library, June 2024, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Smetana: The Two Widows
Adriana Kučerová (Karolina), Kateřina Kněžíková (Anežka), Adam Plachetka (Mumlal), Pavol Breslik (Ladislaw), Jana Sibera (Lidunka), Petr Nekoranec (Toník) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prague National Theatre Chorus, Robert Jindra
This new recording from Prague showcases all the opera's strengths, with the conductor Robert Jindra drawing fleet and stylish playing from the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra...the high level... —
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Special offer. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major 'Symphony of a Thousand'
Sarah Wegener, Kateřina Kněžíková (soprano), Miriam Kutrowatz (soprano), Stefanie Irányi, Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), David Butt Philip (tenor), Adam Plachetka (bass-baritone), David Steffens, Prague Pilharmonic Children's Choir, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Czech...
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The Eighth symphony, strongly cast and superbly recorded, is one of the finest in the catalogue. There’s a moment at the end of the first movement where each of the eight choral lines soars... —
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Janáček: Glagolitic Mass, Sinfonietta
Malin Byström (soprano), Johann Vexo (organ), Ladislav Elgr (tenor), Adam Plachetka (baritone), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, Marko Letonja
Soloists and chorus are superb, but the orchestral playing is often a touch tentative. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Johan Botha (Bacchus), Soile Isokoski (Ariadne), Daniela Fally (Zerbinetta), Sophie Koch (Komponist)
Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Thielemann
The set’s chief glory is arguably the playing of the musicians of the State Opera Orchestra: every solo line is exquisitely crafted and beautifully integrated, for which Thielemann must of course... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Opera
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Special offer. Molieri (Mozart and Salieri Arias)
Adam Plachetka (bass-baritone), Czech Ensemble Baroque, Roman Válek
Adam Plachetka is a widely experienced singer, especially of the Mozart roles heard here, to all of which he brings a handsome, healthy tone, firm diction and a sense of character. —
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David Solař (soloist), Stefan Margita (vocalist), Adam Plachetka (vocalist), Kateřina Kněžíková (vocalist), Peter Binder (soloist), Kühn Mixed Choir, Symphony Masters, Marek Vorlíček, Adam Klemens
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It’s an interesting collection, The excerpts aren’t always the obvious ones…Some of the singing isn’t terrific…but Prince Yeletsky in the Queen of Spades (1999) was the perfect role for him:... —
