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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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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), Francisco Vas (Squeak), Christopher Gillet (Red Whiskers), Sam Furness (Novice), Borja Quiza (Novice's...
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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New, Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Iuliia Moskalenko; Mykyta Sukhorukov
Ballet Company of the National Opera of Ukraine & Orchestra and Chorus of the National Opera of Ukraine, Oleksiy Baklan
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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Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes
Recommended
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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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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New, Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Jasmine Roy (Ruth Sherwood), Rafaëlle Cohen (Eileen Sherwood), Dalia Constantin (Helen), Lauren Van Kempen (Violet), Alyssa Landry (Mrs Wade), Maxime De Toledo (Robert Baker), Thomas Boutilier (Wreck) & Franck Lopez (Lonigan)
Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opera de Toulon, Larry Blank (conductor)...
There’s much to like about this Toulon performance. The cast is a strong one – dominated by the excellent, sassy Ruth of Jasmine Roy… — More…
Pre-order, Delibes: Coppelia
Margarita Shrayer (Swanilda), Artem Ovcharenko (Frantz), Alexey Loparevic (Coppélius), Nadezhda Blagova (automaton Coppélia), Alexander Fadeyechev (Lord of Manor), Yuri Ostrovsky (Burgomaster), Nikolay Mayorov (Chronos)
Bolshoi Ballet, Pavel Sorokin, Marius Petipa / Enrico Cecchetti (original...
Pre-order, Levinas: The Passion according to Mark
A Passion after Auschwitz
Magali Léger (soprano), Marion Grange (soprano), Guilhem Terrail (countertenor), Mathieu Dubroca (baritone)
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Ensemble Vocal Lausanne, Marc Kissóczy
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…