Blu-Ray Video, Janáček (composer)
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Janáček: Káťa Kabanová
RecommendedCorinne Winters (Kát’a), Evelyn Herlitzius (Kabanicha), David Butt Philip (Boris), Jaroslav Březina (Tichon), Jarmila Balážová (Varvara), Benjamin Hulett (Váňa), Jens Larsen (Dikój)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Jakub Hrůša, Barrie Kosky
Winters is utterly remarkable throughout, words and gestures always telling...Despite Kosky’s occasional idiosyncrasies, this is musically overwhelming. You really do need to hear it. —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2023, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Shortlisted - DVD/Blu-ray of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Winner - Video Opera
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Winners, Opera
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Special offer. Dance & Quartet
Three Ballets by Heinz Spoerli
Hagen Quartett: Lukas Hagen (1st violin), Rainer Schmidt (2nd violin), Veronika Hagen (viola), Clemens Hagen (violoncello), Soloists: Seh Yun Kim, Arsen Mehrabyan, Soloists: Sarah-Jane Brodbeck, Tigran Mikayelyan, Soloists: Yen Han
Zürcher Ballett
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Václav Neumann conducts Dvorak & Janacek
Live recording from the Smetana Hall, Prague, 1986
Czech Philharmonic, Václav Neumann
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Special offer. Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Isabel Bayrakdarian (Bystrouška, the vixen), Lauren Curnow (Fox), Quinn Kelsey (Gamekeeper), Judith Christin (Gamekeeper´s wife, Owl)
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Seiji Ozawa (conductor) & Laurent Pelly (director)
Pelly's staging has plenty of charm but precious little of the dramatic depth that makes the opera such an extraordinary experience in a great production...Bayrakadrian is an affecting Vixen... —
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Fairytale Operas
Hänsel und Gretel, The Cunning Little Vixen, The Adventures of Pinocchio
Angelika Kirchschlager, Diana Damrau, Thomas Allen, Lucy Crowe, Emma Bell, Sergei Leiferkus, Victoria Simmonds, Jonathan Summers, Sir Colin Davis, Vladimir Jurowski, Opera North
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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.... —
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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Janáček: The Makropulos Case
Angela Denoke (Emilia Marty), Raymond Very (Albert Gregor), Peter Hoare (Vitek), Jurgita Adamonyte (Krista), Johan Reuter (Jaroslav Prus), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Dr. Kolenaty), Ales Briscein (Janek)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Esa-Pekka Salonen
The vocal performances are nearly all compelling. The men - Janacek's usual weak and neurotic bunch - are entirely believable...Both the lead and female roles are remarkably complete. Jurgita... —
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Janáček: Jenufa
Michaela Kaune (Jenufa), Jennifer Larmore (Kostelnicka Buryjovka), Will Hartmann (Laca Klemen), Ladislav Elgr (Števa Buryja) & Hanna Schwarz (Grandmother Buryjovka)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles (conductor) & Christof Loy (stage director)
If you like dramaturgical solutions to an opera hinted at rather than spelt out in capitals, this revival of Christof Loy's 2012 Deutsche Oper production may please. The action is lightly moved... —
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Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Thomas Allen (The Forester), Eva Jenis (The Vixen), Hannah Minutillo (The Fox), Libuše Márová (The Forester’s Wife/The Owl) & Ivan Kusnjer (Harašta, the Poacher)
Choeur du Chatelet & Orchestre de Paris, Charles Mackerras (conductor) & Nicholas Hytner (stage director)
