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Britten: Death in Venice RecommendedJohn Graham-Hall (Gustav von Aschenbach), Andrew Shore (Traveller/Elderly Fop/Gondolier/Barber/ Hotel Manager Player/Dionysus), Tim Mead (Apollo), Sam Zaldivar (Tadzio), Laura Caldow (The Polish Mother), Mia Angelina Mather/Xhuliana Shehu (Her Two Daughters), Joyce Henderson (The Governess), Marcio...
It's not often one can say a production is improved by viewing on a small screen but, for me, this one was...Graham-Hall is a real stage-animal, convincing us utterly of his descent into obsession...Above... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Opera
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Britten: The Rape of Lucretia RecommendedChristine Rice (Lucretia), Allan Clayton (Male Chorus), Kate Royal (Female Chorus), Duncan Rock (Tarquinius), Matthew Rose (Collatinus), Michael Sumuel (Junius), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Bianca) & Louise Alder (Lucia)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Leo Hussain (conductor) & Fiona Shaw (stage...
The production, set during an archaeological excavation, packs a punch — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd July 2016
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2016, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Opera
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2017, DVD of the Month
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Opera, November 2016, Recording of the Month
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One could not wish for a more genial or engaging guide than the Cathedral's organist, Simon Johnson. A brilliant and sensitive musician, his deeply satisfying programme more than does justice... — More…
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Britten: Billy Budd RecommendedJohn Mark Ainsley (Captain Vere), Jacques Imbrailo (Billy Budd), Phillip Ens (Claggart), Iain Paterson (Mr Redburn), Matthew Rose (Mr Flint), Darren Jeffery (Lieutenant Ratcliffe), Alasdair Elliott (Red Whiskers), John Moore (Donald), Jeremy White (Dansker), Ben Johnson (Novice), Colin Judson (Squeak)...
[Elder paces] the developing tragedy with airily lyrical detail and brooding, ominous power. John Mark Ainsley' s plangent, dark-toned tenor and intense diction show us a more neurotic Vere than... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd May 2011
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2012, DVD Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, DVD Choice
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Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream James Bowman (Oberon), Ileana Cotrubas (Tytania), Felicity Lott (Helena), Cynthia Buchan (Hermia), Ryland Davies (Lysander), Dale Duesing (Demetrius), Curt Applegren (Bottom)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Bernard Haitink, Peter Hall
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Britten: The Turn of the Screw Mark Padmore (Prologue/Quint), Lisa Milne (Governess), Catrin Wyn Davies (Miss Jessel), Diana Montague (Mrs Grose), Nicholas Kirby Johnson (Miles), Caroline Wise (Flora)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
Katie Mitchell directs very much in the BBC classic manner… Bly's grand but bleak interiors and iron-grey woodlands splendidly atmospheric. Hickox and his exceptional cast capture beautifully... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, DVD Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, DVD of the Month
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Britten: Billy Budd Jacques Imbrailo (Billy Budd), Toby Spence (Vere), Brindley Sherratt (Claggart), Thomas Oliemans (Redburn), David Soar (Flint), Torben Jürgens (Ratcliffe), Clive Bayley (Dansker), Duncan Rock (Donald); Ivor Bolton, Deborah Warner
Teatro Real Madrid, Ivor Bolton, Deborah Warner
The strength of the production is its universality…The acting works so well in close-up that it is possible to follow this performance almost like a film…[Imbrailo’s] warm, unforced singing is... — More…
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2018, Winner - Opéra
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Winner - DVD/Blu-ray
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Britten: Albert Herring John Graham-Hall (Albert), Patricia Johnson (Lady Billows), Felicity Palmer (Florence Pike), Alan Opie (Sid), Jean Rigby (Nancy)
Soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ivor Bolton, Peter Hall
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Britten: Death in Venice Marlin Miller (Gustav von Aschenbach), Razek François Bitar (Voice of Apollo), Scott Hendricks (Traveller and other roles), Alessandro Riga (Tadzio), Danilo Palmieri (Jaschiu)
Teatro La Fenice, Bruno Bartoletti
No other production of this opera has so successfully transported the audience through a series of fully conceived sets...Marlin Miller sings with a refined lyrical sensibility...the beauty and... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - DVD Performance
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