Browse: DVD Video, Michael Volle (baritone)
Offer, Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
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Michael Volle (Hans Sachs), Klaus Florian Vogt (Walther von Stolzing), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Beckmesser), Anne Schwanewilms (Eva), Daniel Behle (David), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (Magdalene), Günther Groissböck (Pogner)
Bayreuth Festival, Philippe Jordan, Barrie Kosky
In Barrie Kosky’s spirited but uneven 2017 staging of Wagner’s comedy there are splurges of ideas…The performances of the cast are of a high standard dramatically and mostly musically. Volle... — More…
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Offer, 3 Modern Operas
Alfred Muff (Wesener), Laura Aikin (Marie), Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Charlotte), Tomasz Konieczny (Stolzius), Renée Morloc (Stolzius’s mother), Gabriela Benacková (Countess de la Roche), Matthias Klink (The Young Count), Daniel Brenna (Desportes), Boaz Daniel (Eisenhardt) & Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke...
Verdi: Les vêpres siciliennes
Lianna Haroutounian (Helene), Bryan Hymel (Henri), Erwin Schrott (Procida), Michael Volle (Guy de Montfort), Michelle Daly (Ninetta), Neal Cooper (Thibault), Nico Darmanin (Daniéli), Jung Soo Yun (Mainfroid), Jihoon Kim (Robert), Jean Teitgen (Le Sire de Béthune) & Jeremy White (Le Comte de Vaudemont)
Royal...
Pappano draws some exquisitely supple playing from the strings and woodwind, holding plenty of energy in reserve for the grand confrontations and choruses where the brass blaze with Berlioz-like... — More…
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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Isabel Rey (Mélisande), Rodney Gilfry (Pelléas), Michael Volle (Golaud), László Polgár (Arkel), Cornelia Kallisch (Geneviève), Eva Liebau (Le petit Yniold)
Zusatzchor Opernhaus Zürich & Orchester der Oper Zürich, Franz Welser-Möst
When he sings he opens a formidable treasure chest of intelligent artistry. The voice is resonant, flexible and smooth, wide in range, and he applies it with deep, searching thoughtfulness to... — More…
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Rodney Gilfry (Pelléas), Isabel Rey (Mélisande), Michael Volle (Golaud), László Polgár (Arkel) & Cornelia Kallisch (Geneviève)
Zurich Opera House, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) & Sven-Eric Bechtolf (stage director)
Strauss, R: Salome
Nadja Michael (Salome), Michael Volle (Jokanaan), Michaela Schuster (Herodias), Thomas Moser (Herod), Joseph Kaiser (Narraboth)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Philippe Jordan (conductor) & David McVicar (stage director)
The only ideal voice to be heard is the first, Joseph Kaiser's as an angelic-sounding Narraboth; but most shortcomings are overridden by Jonathan Haswell's accomplished filming. McVicar's energetic,... — More…
Berg: Lulu
Mojca Erdmann (Lulu), Deborah Polaski (Countess Geschwitz), Michael Volle (Jack the Ripper), Thomas Piffka (Alwa), Stephan Rügamer (Painter/Negro)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim
Strauss, J, II: Simplicius
Michael Volle, Martin Zysset, Rolf Haunstein, Elizabeth Magnuson, Piotr Beczala, Oliver Widmer, Louise Martini, Martina Janková, Liliana Nikiteanu, Cheyne Davidson, Heikki Yrttiaho, Jörg Heppe, Meinolf Kakuhl
Chorus, Orchestra & Childrens Choir of the Zurich Opera House, Franz Welser-Möst,...
Beethoven: Symphonies 7/8/9
Live from Suntory Hall, Tokyo, 2012
Christiane Karg (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano), Michael Schade (tenor), Michael Volle (baritone)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
Berg: Lulu
Agneta Eichenholz (Lulu), Michael Volle (Dr. Schön/Jack the Ripper), Klaus Florian Vogt (Alwa), Jennifer Larmore (Countess Geschwitz), Philip Langridge (Prince/Manservant/Marquis), Heather Shipp (Dresser/Schoolboy/Groom), Will Hartmann (Painter/Policeman/Negro), Jeremy White (Banker/Professor)
Orchestra...
Pappano has a firm grip of every nuance of the music, from the gossamer-like delicacy after the dialogue at the end of Act II to the various moments of wrenching, disturbing power. — More…