DVD Video, Deutsche Oper Berlin (opera company)
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Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane
Sara Jakubiak (Helene), Brian Jagde (The Stranger), Josef Wagner (The Ruler), Okka von der Damerau (The Messenger), Derek Welton (The Doorman), Burkhard Ulrich (The Blind Judge), Gideon Poppe (The Young Man)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Marc Albrecht, Christof Loy
Marc Albrecht and his orchestra are familiar, so their excellence is no surprise. But the three lead singers are relative unknowns—and their stupendous performances leave you wondering why.... — More…
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Video Performance
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year (Jakubiak)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year (Jagde)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Opera (20th/21st-century)
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New. Richard Strauss: Arabella
Sara Jakubiak (Arabella), Russell Braun (Mandryka), Elena Tsallagova (Zdenka), Doris Soffel (Adelaide), Robert Watson (Matteo), Albert Pesendorfer (Count Waldner), Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Tobias Kratzer, Sir Donald Runnicles
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Riccardo Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini
RecommendedSara Jakubiak (Francesca), Jonathan Tetelman (Paolo), Ivan Inverardi (Giovanni), Charles Workman (Malatestino dall’Occhio), Deutsche Oper Berlin, Carlo Rizzi, Christof Loy
The piece can certainly boast a fascinating score that reveals the composer’s extraordinary technical skills, with their combination of opulence and refined sensuality influenced by Debussy... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Opera
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022, DVD/Blu-ray
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2022
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Schreker: Der Schatzgräber
Elisabet Strid, Daniel Johansson, Michael Laurenz, Thomas Johannes Mayer, Tuomas Pursio, Doke Pauwels, Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus and Orchestra, Christof Loy, Marc Albrecht
The work’s remarkable melodic beauty, luminous scoring and emotional intensity are vintage Schreker...This is the first recording of Der Schatzgräber to receive a commercial release in video... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Opera
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Opera
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Special offer. Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe
Gwyneth Jones (Hanna Glawari), René Kollo (Danilo), Siegfried Jerusalem (Camille), Lucy Peacock (Valencienne)
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Caspar Richter, August Everding
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Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg
RecommendedElena Tsallagova (Donna Clara), Emily Magee (Ghita), David Butt Philip (Der Zwerg), Mick Morris Mehnert (Der Zwerg - actor), Philipp Jekal (Don Estoban)
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles, Tobias Kratzer (director)
This is a work that deliberately challenges audiences, but which is here played with a breathtaking combination of imagination and responsibility. Zemlinsky’s lush masterpiece is vividly presented... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2020
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Opera Recording
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Wagner: Siegfried
Clay Hilley (Siegfried), Nina Stemme (Brünnhilde), Iain Paterson (Wanderer) Ya-Chung Huang (Mime), Jordan Shanahan (Alberich)
Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Sir Donald Runnicles, Stefan Herheim
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Adam: Giselle
Carla Fracci, Erik Bruhn & Bruce Marks
American Ballet Theatre & Berlin German Opera Orchestra, John Lanchbery
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Nina Stemme (Brünnhilde), Clay Hilley (Siegfried), Derek Welton (Wotan - Das Rheingold), Iain Paterson (Wotan - Die Walküre/Wanderer), Elisabeth Teige (Sieglinde), Brandon Jovanovich (Siegmund), Albert Pesendorfer (Hagen)
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Stefan Herheim, Sir Donald Runnicles
In finding the whole so much less than the sum of its parts, I return to the excellence of the singers, who deliver quite conventional accounts of their roles despite the non-canonical paraphernalia... — More…
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Special offer. Verdi: Don Carlo
Four-act version, sung in German
James King (Don Carlos), Pilar Lorengar (Elisabetta), Josef Greindl (Philip II), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Posa), Patricia Johnson (Eboli), Martti Talvela (Grand Inquisitor) & Lisa Otto (Heavenly Voice)
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor) & Gustav Rudolf Sellner (stage...
This black-and-white version in German is a document of a great style, with Fischer-Dieskau in his best operatic role. Fiery conducting from Wolfgang Sawallisch. — More…
