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DVD Video, Christof Loy (stage director)
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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.... —
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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Schreker: Der Schatzgräber
Elisabet Strid, Daniel Johansson, Michael Laurenz, Thomas Johannes Mayer, Tuomas Pursio, Doke Pauwels, Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus and Orchestra, Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus, Deutsche Oper Berlin (opera company), 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... —
Awards:
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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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Puccini: Il Trittico
RecommendedAsmik Grigorian (Lauretta/Giorgetta/Suor Angelica), Misha Kiria (Schicchi), Karita Mattila (La Zia Principessa), Roman Burdenko (Michele), Joshua Guerrero (Luigi), Alexey Neklyudov (Rinuccio)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Franz Welser-Möst, Christof Loy
[in Suor Angelica] Grigorian holds the stage almost throughout; a performance of heartrending vocal beauty and equally potent vocal characterisation...You might feel Loy pushes it too far but... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th July 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Opera
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023, DVD/Blu-ray of the Year
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Handel: Theodora, HWV 68
Christine Schäfer (Theodora), Bejun Mehta (Didymus), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Valens), Bernarda Fink (Irene), Joseph Kaiser (Septimius), Ryland Davies (Messenger)
Freiburger Barockorchester, Ivor Bolton (conductor) & Christof Loy (stage director)
The performances are generally dramatically real...Outstanding is Bejun Mehta's sweet-toned yet dynamic Didymus. Ivor Bolton secures an efficient musical performance. —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2011, DVD of the Month
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Eine Winterreise - Based on Music and Songs by Franz Schubert
Conceived and Staged by Christof Loy
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano), Christof Loy (director)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Performances & Documentaries
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Engelbert Humperdinck: Königskinder
Olga Kulchynska (soprano), Doris Soffel (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Behle (tenor), Josef Wagner, Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Nieuw Amsterdams Kinderkoor, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Opera
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Tchaikovsky: None But the Lonely Heart
Songs staged by Christof Loy
Olesya Golovneva, Kelsey Lauritano, Andrea Carè, Vladislav Sulimsky, Mikolaj Trabka, Marjusz Klubczuk, Nikolai Petersen, Members of the Frankfurter Opern-Und Museumsorchester
I found the whole thing tremendously moving, one of the very best things any opera company created during the pandemic. —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Verdi: Macbeth
Ludovic Tézier (Macbeth), Martina Serafin (Lady Macbeth), Vitalij Kowaljow (Banco), Saimir Pirgu (Macduff)
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Giampaolo Bisanti, Christof Loy
This is a Macbeth that seems to spin directly out of the heat-oppressed brain of its main protagonist...[Tézier is] undoubtedly the star here, providing a stream of elegant phrasing and fine... —
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Bellini: I Capuleti e I Montecchi
Joyce DiDonato (Romeo), Olga Kulchynska (Giulietta), Benjamin Bernheim (Tebaldo), Roberto Lorenzi (Lorenzo), Alexei Botnarciuc (Capellio), Gieorgij Puchalski (The companion)
Philharmonia Zürich & Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich, Fabio Luisi (conductor) & Christof Loy (stage director)
In a central work of the bel canto canon, it is crucial that vocal values are scrupulously maintained – and here they certainly are, with an even and technically excellent cast, who understand... —
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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. —
