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Barbara Hannigan (Lulu), Natascha Petrinsky (Geschwitz), Tom Randle (Maler & Neger), Dietrich Henschel (Dr. Schön/Jack the Ripper), Charles Workman (Alwa), Pavlo Hunka (Schigolch), Ivan Ludlow (Tierbändiger & Athlete)
Orchestre symphonique de la Monnaie, Paul Daniel
It's a comparatively rare occurrence to encounter a performance on the opera stage that has such a magnetic visual and physical impact as Barbara Hannigan's portrayal of Berg's tragic heroine...Her... — More…
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Mozart: Lucio Silla, K135
Kurt Streit (Silla), Patricia Petibon (Giunia), Silvia Tro Santafé (Cecilio), Inga Kalna (Cinna), María José Moreno (Celia), Kenneth Tarver (Aufidio)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real de Madrid, Ivor Bolton, Claus Guth
Streit is good at acting the tyrant, a blend of arbitrary power and remorse…but under pressure his tone things out. Silvia Tro Santafé is a dependable Cecilio. But the vocal laurels, and the... — More…
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Strauss, R: Elektra
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Evelyn Herlitzius (Elektra), Waltraud Meier (Klytämnestra), Adrianne Pieczonka (Chrysothemis), Mikhail Petrenko (Orest), Tom Randle (Aegisth), Franz Mazura (Der Pfleger des Orest)
Coro Gulbenkian & Orchestre de Paris, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Herlitzius as the vengeful daughter is vocally tireless...Chereau exacts similarity intense, realistic performance from Adrianne Pieczonka as Chrysothemis...Other crucial elements in a total... — More…
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Rimsky Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or
Pavlo Hunka, Alexey Dolgov, Konstantin Shushakov, Alexander Vassiliev, Agnes Zwierko, Alexander Kravets, Venera Gimadieva, Sheva Tehoval, Sarah Demarthe
Orchestre Symphonique et Chœurs de la Monnaie, Alain Altinoglu, Laurent Pelly
It’s musically superb…And it’s still extremely funny, thanks not least to British-Ukrainian bass Pavlo Hunka…Appropriately stunning, though, is the Queen Venera Gimadieva…who has exactly the... — More…
Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes
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Ekaterina Kondaurova (Firebird), Ilya Kuznetsov (Ivan Tsarevich), Marianna Pavlova (The Princess) & Vladimir Ponomarev (Kachtcheï the Immortal), Alexandra Iosifidi (The Chosen One), Elena Bazhenova (300-Year-Old Woman) & Vladimir Ponomarev (Shaman)
Mariinsky Orchestra & Ballet,...
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Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Nelson Freire (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Lionel Bringuier
Bringuier's evident penchant for chamber-like clarity reaps rewards in a taut yet genial reading [of the Roussel]...In the midst of their annual Proms marathon, these performances have a start... — More…
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Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Patrizia Ciofi (Norina), Simone Alaimo (Don Pasquale), Marzio Giossi (Dr. Malatesta), Norman Shankle (Ernesto) & Romaric Braun (Notary)
Chorus of the Grand Theatre de Geneve & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Evelino Pido
Donizetti's final comic masterpiece demands velocity, pathos and above all wit. This Don Pasquale from Geneva has them all, and with Evelino Pidò conducting in the pit, it bubbles with excitement. — More…
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Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila
Albina Shagimuratova (Lyudmila), Mikhail Petrenko (Ruslan), Yuri Minenko (Ratmir), Almas Svilpa (Farlaf), Alexandrina Pendatchanska (Gorislava), Charles Workman (Finn / Bayan), Elena Zaremba (Naina)
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra & Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski
Viewers who already know the work will get the most out of this version, yet it never completely loses sight of the opera’s essential spirit. — More…
