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Berg: Wozzeck
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Matthias Goerne (Wozzeck), Asmik Grigorian (Marie), John Daszak (Tambourmajor), Mauro Peter (Andres), Gerhard Siegel (Hauptmann), Jens Larsen (Doktor), Frances Pappas (Margret), Tobias Schabel (Erster Handwerksbursche), Huw Montague Rendall (Zweiter Handwerksbursche), Heinz Göhrig (Narr)
Wiener...
[Goerne] gives a masterly portrayal of a simple man whose life is destroyed by things he can do nothing about…Grigorian’s Marie offers a similar masterclass in how to truly sing her role, avoiding... — More…
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Puccini: La fanciulla del West
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Jonas Kaufmann (Dick Johnson), Nina Stemme (Minnie), Tomasz Konieczny (Jack Rance)
Orchester & Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Most
Stemme and Jonas Kaufmann succeed in making Johnson and Minnie’s last-chance-love thoroughly believable. Their singing is magnificent: supple, authoritative, sincere and tender, with due attention... — More…
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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Rolando Villazón (Nemorino), Anna Netrebko (Adina), Leo Nucci (Belcore), Ildebrando d'Arcangelo (Dulcamara), Inna Los (Giannetta)
Orchester & Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Alfred Eschwé
Strauss, R: Die Liebe der Danae, Op. 83
Krassimira Stoyanova (Danae), Tomasz Konieczny (Jupiter), Norbert Ernst (Merkur), Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Pollux), Regine Hangler (Xanthe), Gerhard Siegel (Midas), Mária Celeng (Semele), Olga Bezsmertna (Europa), Michaela Selinger (Alkmene), Jennifer Johnston (Leda)
Wiener Philharmoniker,...
The chief glory is probably the playing of the Vienna Philharmonic - warm, burnished and with all the sparkle of Strauss's score...Welser-Möst's conducting, though hardly revelatory, has an admirable... — More…
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Adrian Eröd (Peter), Janina Baechle (Gertrud), Daniela Sindram (Hänsel), Ileana Tonca (Gretel), Michaela Schuster (Witch), Annika Gerhards (Sandman, Dew Fairy)
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Bühnenorchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Thielemann, Adrian Noble
A notable success – clear-eyed and lovingly conducted…a fine production that will be especially enjoyed by those who recoil from kitsch — More…
Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico), Francesco Meli (Percy), Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Peter Jelosits (Hervey)
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper & Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Evelino Pidò
It's no accident that Netrebko's better forays into bel canto have come with Garanca by her side, inspiring her to some lovely singing. Their voices blend beautifully...I find her a welcome counterpoint... — More…
Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Jonas Kaufmann (Florestan), Adrianne Pieczonka (Leonore), Tomasz Konieczny (Pizarro), Hans-Peter König (Rocco), Olga Bezsmertna (Marzelline), Norbert Ernst (Jaquino)
Wiener Philharmoniker & Konztertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Franz Welser-Möst
Haydn: The Seasons
Dorothea Röschmann, Michael Schade & Florian Boesch
Wiener Philharmoniker & Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Nicolaus Harnoncourt
this is a splendid, inspiriting performance of a life-giving work. It's superbly executed by a 60-strong VPO, given a quasi-period makeover by Harnoncourt, and the elite of the Vienna State Opera... — More…
Offer, Verdi: Otello
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Aleksandrs Antonenko (Otello), Marina Poplavskaya (Desdemona), Carlos Àlvarez (Iago), Barbara Di Castri (Emilia), Stephen Costello (Cassio), Antonello Ceron (Roderigo), Mikhail Petrenko (Lodovico)
Wiener Philharmoniker & Wiener Staatsopernchor, Riccardo Muti
Otello is played by Aleksandrs Antonenko, who is tremendous in all respects. His Desdemona is the lovely Marina Poplavskaya...an expert in suffering. Carlos Àlvarez's Iago and Stephen Costello's... — More…
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Strauss, R: Die Frau ohne Schatten
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Stephen Gould (The Emperor), Anne Schwanewilms (The Empress), Michaela Schuster (The Nurse), Wolfgang Koch (Barak, the Dyer) & Evelyn Herlitzius (Barak’s Wife)
Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, Salzburg Festival Children's Choir & Vienna Philharmonic, Christian Thielemann...
Evelyn Herlitzius and Wolfgang Koch inject drama as a couple experiencing marital difficulties...[the Empress] is central throughout, compellingly acted and luminously sung by the marvellous... — More…
