Opus Arte
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Berg: Lulu
Agneta Eichenholz (Lulu), Michael Volle (Dr. Schön/Jack the Ripper), Klaus Florian Vogt (Alwa), Jennifer Larmore (Countess Geschwitz), Philip Langridge (Prince/Manservant/Marquis), Heather Shipp (Dresser/Schoolboy/Groom), Will Hartmann (Painter/Policeman/Negro), Jeremy White (Banker/Professor)
Orchestra...
Pappano has a firm grip of every nuance of the music, from the gossamer-like delicacy after the dialogue at the end of Act II to the various moments of wrenching, disturbing power. — More…
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Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci
Eva-Maria Westbroek (Santuzza), Aleksandrs Antonenko (Turiddu), Dimitri Platanias (Alfio), Martina Belli (Lola), Elena Zilio (Mamma Lucia), Dimitri Platanias (Tonio), Aleksandrs Antonenko (Canio), Carmen Giannattasio (Nedda), Dionysus Sourbis (Silvio), Benjamin Hulett (Beppe)
Orchestra of the...
Dimitri Platanias makes a brash and brutish Alfio in Cavalleria and a thrillingly emphatic Tonio in Pagliacci. Aleksandrs Antonenko is not a subtle artist, but the raw energy of both his Canio... — More…
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Bellini: I Puritani
Daniel Borowski (Lord Gualtiero Valton), Mariola Cantarero (Elvira), Riccardo Zanellato (Sir Giorgio), John Osborn (Lord Arturo Talbot), Scott Hendricks (Sir Riccardo Forth), Gregorio Gonzalez (Sir Bruno Roberton), Fredrika Brillembourg (Enrichetta di Francia)
Chorus of the Netherlands Opera...
Negrin gets some excellent performances from his cast, who are able to express emotion without being either hammy or cheesy. Scott Hendricks as the rejected lover sings nobly after a gusty start...Osborn... — More…
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Scarlatti, G: Dove È Amore È Gelosia
Lenka Máciková (Marquise Clarice, widow), Aleš Briscein (Count Orazio), Katerina Knežíková (Vespetta), Jaroslav Brezina (Patrizio), Bohumil Klepl (Servant) & Tatána Kupcová (Marquise)
Schwarzenberg Court Orchestra, Vojtech Spurný (conductor) & Ondrej Havelka (director)
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Korngold: Die Tote Stadt, Op. 12
Klaus Florian Vogt (Paul), Camilla Nylund (Marietta), Markus Eiche (Frank / Fritz), Sari Nordqvist (Brigitta), Kirsti Valve (Marie), Kaisa Ranta (Juliette), Melis Jaatinen (Lucienne), Per-Håkan Precht (Victorin), Juha Riihimäki (Count Albert) & Antti Nieminen (Gaston)
The Finnish National...
Holten's staging for the Finnish National Opera is inventive - sometimes startlingly so - but doesn't overload the narrative with imposed extra concerpts. He allows the drama...to shine...[Vogt's]... — More…
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Another very welcome release of outstanding quality from the Royal Ballet. — More…
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George Benjamin: Written on Skin & Lessons in Love and Violence
Christopher Purves (Protector), Barbara Hannigan (Agnès), Bejun Mehta (First Angel/Boy), Victoria Simmonds (Second Angel/Marie) & Allan Clayton (Third Angel/John), Stéphane Degout (King), Barbara Hannigan (Isabel), Gyula Orendt (Gaveston/Stranger), Peter Hoare (Mortimer), Samuel Boden (Boy/Young...
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Dvořák: Rusalka
Sally Matthews (Rusalka), Alexander Roslavets (Vodnik), Evan Leroy Johnson (Prince), Patricia Bardon (Ježibaba)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Robin Ticciati, Melly Still
A deeply satisfying production...Spectacular to look at, too, with death-defying stage flying...the closing pages of the score blaze rather than smoulder with Robin Ticciati and the LPO playing... — More…
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Bernstein: Trouble in Tahiti
Stephanie Novacek (Dinah), Karl Daymond (Sam), Tom Randle (Gardener), Toby Stafford-Allen (Milkman), Mary Hegarty (Female)
conducted by Paul Daniel, choreography by Amir Hosseinpour, directed by Tom Cairns
