DVD Video, Chris Merritt (tenor)
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Special offer. Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani
Giorgio Zancanaro (Guido di Monforte), Enzo Capuano (Il sire di Bethune), Chris Merritt (Arrigo), Cheryl Studer (Elena)
Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Riccardo Muti
it is Muti who, conducting tautly, ensures that this live performance carries high drama, with the orchestra too playing splendidly...the production is straightforward, with no crazy impositions... — More…
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Special offer. Puccini: Turandot
Iréne Theorin (Turandot), Jorge de Leon (Calaf), Ermonela Jaho (Liu), Alexander Vinogradov (Timur), Chris Merritt (Altoum), Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Josep Pons
Jaho is a remarkable actress and her singing is exquisite here, refining her high notes down to a whisper...The rest of the cast are under-directed but their vocal performances are strong. Iréne... — More…
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Special offer. Rossini: La donna del lago
June Anderson (Elena), Martine Dupuy (Malcolm), Rockwell Blake (Giacomo/'Uberto'), Giorgio Surjan (Douglas d'Angus), Chris Merritt (Rodrigo di Dhu)
Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Riccardo Muti
The slickness of the scene changes, the direction of Werner Herzog, together with Rossini’s music, the solo and choral singing and Muti’s vibrant conducting keep the watcher and listener interested.... — More…
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Jeannine Altmeyer, Nadine Secunde, Kurt Rydl, John Brocheler, Graham Clark, Chris Merritt
De Nederlandse Opera, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (Götterdämmerung & Die Walküre), The Hague Philharmonic (Das Rheingold), Hartmut Haenchen (conductor) & Pierre Audi (director)
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The La Scala Collection Box Set
11 Operas - Over Thirty Hours of Superb Entertainment
Thomas Allen, Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson, Daniela Dessì, Alessandro Corbelli, Giorgio Zancanaro, Chris Merritt, Cheryl Studer and Sara Mingardo
Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Riccardo Muti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Lorin Maazel and Stefano Ranzani
