Blu-Ray Video, Joshua Guerrero (tenor)
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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... —
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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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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Asmik Grigorian (Cio-Cio San), Joshua Guerrero (Pinkerton), Lauri Vasar (Sharpless), Hongni Wu (Suzuki), Ya-Chung Huang (Goro), Jeremy White (The Bonze)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Kevin John Edusei, Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier
If there are vocal imperfections – some pitch trouble on her entrance, though Grigorian is in good company there – they are soon forgotten by the intensity of the soprano’s delivery, and countless... —
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Puccini: Tosca
Malin Byström (Tosca), Joshua Guerrero (Cavaradossi), Gevorg Hakobyan (Scarpia), Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Barrie Kosky, Lorenzo Viotti
Kosky and Viotto, closely allied in style, find fresh, sometimes truly shocking energy...this must be one of the bloodiest Toscas shown on stage, in a world where the characters’ Christian faith... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2023, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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