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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620
Günther Groissböck (Sarastro), Saimir Pirgu (Tamino), Albina Shagimuratova (Queen of the Night), Genia Kühmeier (Pamina), Ailish Tynan (Papagena), Alex Esposito (Papageno) & Peter Bronder (Monostatos)
Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala & Choir of the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala, Roland...
This is a wonderful performance...I was more moved and enchanted by this than by any other Magic Flute I have seen on DVD...[Esposito's Papageno] sung with glorious abandon, while his acting... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2012, Blu-ray of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2012, DVD & Blu-ray Choice
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Gounod: Roméo and Juliette
Aida Garifullina (Juliette), Saimir Pirgu (Romeo), David Alegret (Tybalt), Tara Erraught (Stephano), Gabriel Bermudez (Mercutio), Chorus of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Stephen Lawless, Josep Pons
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Janáček: Jenůfa
Asmik Grigorian (Jenůfa), Karita Mattila (Kostelnička), Saimir Pirgu (Števa Buryja), Nicky Spence (Laca Klemeň), Elena Zilio (Grandmother Buryjovka), David Stout (Stárek), Jacquelyn Stucker (Karolka)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Henrik Nánási, Claus Guth
Guth has a fine cast to work with...Nánási understands the architecture of Janáček’s score, too, building each climax with proper care as the Royal Opera House Orchestra plays its heart out.... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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Szymanowski: Król Roger
Mariusz Kwiecien (King Roger II of Sicily), Georgia Jarman (Roxana), Saimir Pirgu (Shepherd), Kim Begley (Edrisi), Alan Ewing (Archbishop), Agnes Zwierko (Deaconess)
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano (conductor) & Kasper Holten (director)
all the imagination of Kasper Holten's production coheres compellingly, and Antonio Pappano shapes an extremely lucid performance that somehow manages to be taut and lush at the same time. Mariusz... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Opera Choice
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Opera, February 2016, Recording of the Month
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Verdi: Requiem
Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Marina Prudenskaja (mezzo-soprano), Saimir Pirgu (tenor) & Orlin Anastassov (bass)
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
[Jansons's] Requiem is a series of coups d'etat in which the returns of the actual 'Dies irae' or the launch of 'Rex tremendae majestatis' are exciting aural shocks. He also devotes much time... — More…
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Arena Di Verona
Luca Salsi (baritone), Anna Netrebko (soprano), Yusif Eyvazov, Dolora Zajick, Carlos Álvarez (baritone), Alex Esposito, Maria Jose Siri, Irina Lungu, Rafal Siwek, Saimir Pirgu (tenor), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Anna, Pirozzi, Arturo Chacon-Cruz, Marko Mimica, Chorus, Ballet and Orchestra of the Arena...
