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Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame
Misha Didyk, Alexey Markov, Vladimir Stoyanov, Svetlana Aksenova, Larissa Diadkova
Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
It’s certainly wacky. But it’s followed through with rigorous brilliance…musically all is superb; this is the equal of Mariss Jansons’s first-rate Bavarian CD recording, with some of the same... — More…
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New, Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Thomas Gazheli (The Dutchman), Marjorie Owens (Senta), Mikhail Petrenko (Daland), Bernhard Berchtold (Erik), Annette Jahns (Mary), Timothy Oliver (Steerman), Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Fabio Luisi, Paul Curran
New, Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann
John Osborn (Hoffmann), Irene Roberts (Muse/Nicklausse), Nina Minasyan (Olympia), Christine Rice (Giulietta), Ermonela Jaho (Antonia), Erwin Schrott (Lindorf, Coppélius, Miracle, Dapertutto)
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi
It’s one of those ideas that might actually work better on video than in the theatre, and the video director Misjel Vermeiren handles it confidently ...It won’t be for everyone; but if you’re... — More…
Puccini: Tosca
Anja Harteros, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Ludovic Tézier
Salzburger Bachchor & Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann
This production does a fine job of underlining just what a resonant opera Tosca is for our times…Harteros is a chic, grown-up, no-nonsense Tosca…She is on top form vocally, particularly rich... — More…
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Thoughts range from the philosophical to the finer points of interpretative detail that make key viewing for pianists — More…
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Teodor Currentzis, Tan Dun, Gabriel Prokofiev, Yutaka Sado, Armand Diangienda, Paul Whittaker, Isaac Karabtchevsky
Prokofiev: The Gambler, Op. 24
Misha Didyk (Alexei), Kristine Opolais (Polina), Vladimir Ognovenko (General), Stefania Toczyska (Babulenka), Stephan Rügamer (The Marquis), Sylvia de la Muela (Blanche), Viktor Rud (Mr Astley)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor) & Dmitri Tcherniakov (stage director)
Barenboim's crystal-clear pacing of the score is hard-hitting rather than quicksilvery, but the payoff in the last Act is terrific, and the blue-lit look of it all - Tcherniakov designed it,... — More…
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Faccio: Hamlet
Pavel Cernoch (Amleto), Claudio Sgura (Claudio), Iulia Maria Dan (Ofelia), Eduard Tsanga (Polonio), Dshamilja Kaiser (Gertrude), Sebastien Soules (Orazio), Paul Schweinester (Laerte), Bartosz Urbanowicz (Marcello), Gianluca Buratto (The ghost/A priest)
Prague Philharmonic Choir, Wiener Symphoniker,...
Tambosi’s production in the Bregenz Festspielhaus is simple but effective. Černoch’s tortured Hamlet – dressed in plain black, emphasising his detachment from court life – acts and sings terrifically,... — More…
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A hugely enjoyable performance of what many see as John Cranko’s masterpiece. — More…
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Serena Malfi (Cenerentola), Juan Francisco Gatell (Ramiro), Alessandro Corbelli (Don Magnifico), Vito Priante (Dandini), Damiana Mizzi (Clorinda), Annunziata Vestri (Tisbe)
Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Alejo Pérez, Emma Dante
