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Offer, Strauss, R: Elektra
Recommended
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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Offer, Berg: Lulu
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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Offer, 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…
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Offer, Verdi: Falstaff
Roberto De Candia (Falstaff), Simone Piazzola (Ford), Rebecca Evans (Alice), Daniela Barcellona (Mistress Quickly), Ruth Iniesta (Nannetta), Joel Prieto (Fenton), Maite Beaumont (Meg Page)
Daniele Rustioni, Teatro Real, Laurent Pelly
Offer, Kurt Weill: Street Scene
Patricia Racette (Anna Maurrant), Paulo Szot (Frank Maurrant), Mary Bevan (Rose Maurrant), Jeni Bern (Greta Fiorentino), Lucy Schaufer (Emma Jones), Joel Prieto (Sam Kaplan), Michael J. Scott (Lippo Fiorentino), Tyler Clarke (Daniel Buchanan), Marta Fontanals-Simmons (Jennie Hildebrand), Eric Greene...
An excellent cast and illuminating production make the strongest case possible for Weill’s powerful score. — More…
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Offer, You Cannot Start Without Me: Valery Gergiev - Maestro
A Film directed by Allan Miller
Yefim Bronfman, Renée Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Leonidas Kovakos, Uliana Lopatkina & Anna Netrebko
Valéry Gergiev
gives us enough of Valery Gergiev in rehearsal to validate the words bandied about so often by the man and his musicians: 'magic', 'magnet', 'atmosphere', 'human', 'beauty'. They're all here,... — More…
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Offer, Janáček: From The House of The Dead
Peter Rose (Alexandr Petrovič Gorjančikov), Evgeniya Sotnikova (Aljeja), Aleš Briscein (Luka Kuzmič/Filka Morozov), Charles Workman (Skuratov), Bo Skovhus (Šiškov), Christian Rieger (Prison governor), Manuel Günther (Nikita, Big Prisoner), Tim Kuypers (Small Prisoner), Ulrich Reß (Old Prisoner), Boris...
This production’s somewhat extreme view of humanity leaves rather little redemption on show…The humanity is in the music, of course, and especially here in Simone Young’s interpretation, softer-edged... — More…
Offer, Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Valery Kovtun, Natalya Matsak, Denys Nedak, Mykola Dyadura
Ballet Company of the National Opera of Ukraine
those of you wanting the music danced to in a fine production will certainly be well satisfied by this new Swan Lake from the Ukrainian National Opera & Ballet. — More…
Offer, JS Bach Piano Concertos: Martha Argerich and friends
Lilya Zilberstein (piano), Nelson Goerner (piano), Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Dong-Hyek Lim (piano), Dong-Hyek Lim & Frank Braley (pianos), Khatia Buniatishvili, Gvantsa Buniatishvili (pianos), Frank Braley, Michel Dalberto & David Kadouch (pianos), Mauricio Vallina & Akane Sakai (pianos),...
a treat for all Bach lovers … The soloists are carefully hand-picked and what unfolds is a miracle if concentration, as if each pianist was preternaturally aware of the importance of the collective... — More…
Offer, Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & The Firebird
Stravinsky & the Ballets Russes, 100th anniversary collector's edition
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 and Ballet, Valery...
