Blu-Ray Video, Massenet (composer)
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New. Jules Massenet: Manon
Natalia Osipova (dancer), Reece Clarke, Alexander Campbell, Mayara Magri, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Koen Kessels
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Special offer. Massenet: Werther
Juan Diego Flórez (Werther), Anna Stéphany (Charlotte), Mélissa Petit (Sophie), Audun Iversen (Albert), Cheyne Davidson (Le Bailli), Martin Zysset (Schmidt)
Philharmonia Zürich, Chor der Oper Zürich, Kinderchor der Oper Zürich, Cornelius Meister, Tatiana Gurbaca (dir).
Director Tatjana Gürbaca and designer Klaus Grünberg have transformed Massenet’s masterpiece into a compelling drama that glues you to the edge of your seat from start to finish…Flórez gives... — More…
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2018
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, Opera Choice
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Sommernachtskonzert 2020 / Summer Night Concert 2020
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Wiener Philharmoniker, Valéry Gergiev
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Special offer. Massenet: Don Quichotte
Gábor Bretz, David Stout, Anna Goryachova,
Wiener Symphoniker, Daniel Cohen, Mariame Clément
Cohen spins a deft line through a score that can be utterly bewitching...Gábor Bretz and Anna Goryachova, Quixote and Dulcinée, both make the most of their big numbers, his Act I serenade and... — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2020, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Massenet: Cendrillon
RecommendedDanielle de Niese (Cendrillon), Kate Lindsey (Le Prince Charmant), Agnes Zwierko (Madame de la Haltière), Nina Minasyan (La Fée), Lionel Lhote (Pandolfe)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus, John Wilson
Wilson’s conducting holds the score’s Gallic wit, dream-fantasy and sensuous romance in balance, conjuring delicious sounds from the London Philharmonic...Minasyan’s delicate, pinpoint accuracy... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th June 2020
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Richard Strauss: Don Quixote & Dvorak: Symphony No. 8
Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Wen Xiao Zheng (viola) & Anton Barakhovsky (violin)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
It’s the Dvorak that’s the real draw here. The symphony’s rapturous reception – the genuine rapture of an audience bowled over and ablaze with joy – says it all. — More…
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Dinara Alieva in Moscow
Dinara Alieva (soprano)
Masters of Choral Singing & Russian National Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian
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The duet of the two 'blind' lovers in Act 3 is seriously and movingly done, as is the eventual trying on the slipper in Act 4…The seriousness of this German production sets up more mystery about... — More…
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Special offer. Kenneth Macmillan's Manon
Sarah Lamb (Manon) & Vadim Muntagirov (Des Grieux)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Martin Yates, Kenneth MacMillan
Another very welcome release of outstanding quality from the Royal Ballet. — More…
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Special offer. Verdi & Wagner: The Odeonsplatz Concert
Roland Villazón (tenor), Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Symphonieorchester und Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
