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Weber: Oberon
Clemens Kerschbaumer (Oberon), Mirko Roschkowski (Huon), Dorothea Maria Marx (Rezia), Karola Pavone (Meermädchen), Grga Peroš (Sherasmin), Marie Seidler (Fatima), Roman Kurtz (narrator)
Chor und Extrachor des Stadttheater Giessen & Philharmonisches Orchester Giessen, Michael Hofstetter
Dorothea Maria Marx is an appealing Rezia...her soprano is light and clear, and her fairly tight vibrato adds to the impression of a young innocent girl. Hüon is a demanding role that cries... — More…
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Record Review, 13th July 2019, Record of the Week
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Opera
2 CDs
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Tchaikovsky: Iolanta
Olessa Golovneva (Iolanta), Alexander Vinogradov (René), Andrei Bondarenko (Robert), Dmytro Popov (Vaudémont), Vladislav Sulimsky (Ibn-Hakia), John Heuzenroeder (Alméric), Marc-Olivier Oetterli (Bertrand), Dalia Schaechter (Marta), Justyna Samborska, Marta Wryk (Laura)
Gürzenich Orchestra of...
as a young innocent, Golovneva's Iolanta is preferable to the fuller, darker soprano of Netrebko…Vinogradov's soft-grained bass is rock-solid and on magnificent form…Popov is in mellifluous,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2015, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2016, Winner - Opera
2 CDs
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Heinrich Marschner: Hans Heiling
Rebecca Teem (Queen of Earth Spirits), Heiko Trinsinger (Hans Heiling, her son), Jessica Muirhead (Anna, his bride), Bettina Ranch (Gertrude, her mother), Jeffrey Dowd (Konrad), Karel Martin Ludvik (Stephan, his friend), Hans-Günter Papirnik (Niklas
Essener Philharmoniker, Opernchor des Aalto-Theaters...
Beermann finds the sweet spot between dramatic overdrive and caressing sweetness: the Essener Philharmoniker play vividly, and the tension stays high…Trinsinger’s youthful tone is likeably virile,... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Opera
2 CDs
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Offer,
Cesti: Orontea Paula Murrihy (Orontea), Sebastian Geyer (Creonte), Juanita Lascarro (Tibrino, Amore), Guy de Mey (Aristea), Xavier Sabata (Alidoro), Simon Bailey (Gelone), Matthias Rexroth (Corindo), Louise Alder (Silandra), Kateryna Kasper (Giacinta), Katharina Magiera (Filosofia)
Frankfurter Opern- und...
Simon Bailey’s reading of ‘Chi non beve’ begins with a coarse throaty tone that catches the boozy mood nicely…elsewhere Louise Alder settles down, after some striking opening passagework, to... — More…
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Martinů: The Greek Passion
Wilfried Zelinka (Priest Grigoris), Ivan Orešcanin (Archon), Dietmar Hirzberger (Captain), Falk Witzurke (Schoolmaster), Tino Sekay (Ladas), Rolf Romei (Manolios), Dshamilja Kaiser (Katerina), Manuel von Senden (Yannakos), Martin Fournier (Michelis), Taylan Reinhard (Panait), Dariusz Perczak (Kostandis),...
While it lacks the immediate lyrical appeal of the better-known second version, there is an overwhelming sense of immediacy which this excellent performance captures at every stage…Kaftan’s... — More…
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International Opera Awards, 2018, Nominated - Complete Opera Recording
2 CDs
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Strauss and Wagner prove here that they are masters of chamber music as well as the operas they are most well known for. These pieces are full of passion, played here with conviction. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Chamber Music
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Franz Lehár: Die lustige Witwe
Marlis Petersen (Hanna Glawari), Iurii Samoilov (Danilo), Kateryna Kasper (Valencienne), Martin Mitterrutzner (Camille de Rosillon)
Chor der Oper Frankfurt & Frankfurt Opern- und Museumsorchester, Joana Mallwitz
Although devoid of international stars, the cast is certainly bigger than the sum of its parts and delivers a lively, well-sung and -acted performance which brings the characters to life. The... — More…
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Opera, September 2019
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
and music by Lyadov and Rimsky-Korsakov
Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, Dmitrij Kitajenko
The Gürzenich Orchester Köln are an extremely fine ensemble but Dmitri Kitaenko smooths away the score’s rough edges in a pedestrian account. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
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Babajanyan grows into the role of Iris in this live recording from Berlin, though as a kind of living doll there’s little to help her walk or talk like the abused woman she is...The conviction... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Opera
2 CDs
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Flotow: Martha
Maria Bengtsson, Katharina Magiera, Barnaby Rea, AJ Glueckert, Franz Mayer
Frankfurter Opern-und Museumsorchester & Chor und Extra-Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Sebastian Weigle
The cast seems a just mixture of novelty and experience, with Bengtsson’s note-spinning both pure and dramatically apt, and Rea managing the non-part of Tristan…with aplomb. Glueckert’s tenor... — More…
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Opera, August 2018, Recording of the Month
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