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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…
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, Opera Choice
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Opera, February 2016, Recording of the Month
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Szymanowski: Król Roger
Scott Hendricks (König Roger), Olga Pasychnik (Roxane), John Graham-Hall (Edrisi), Hartmann (Der Hirte)
Wiener Symphoniker, Sir Mark Elder, David Pountney
Pountney ditches the original Palermo setting in favour of severe abstraction, but fills the stage with unusually detailed and gripping action...Boasting a rich baritone, Scott Hendricks is a... — More…
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Boulez The Conductor: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera de Paris, Cleveland Orchestra, Ensemble Modern Orchestra, Ensemble InterContemporain, Wiener Philharmoniker, Staatskapelle Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Pierre Boulez
84 CDs + 4 Blu-rays
$255.00
