Opus Arte
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William Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida
With music by Evelyn Glennie and Dave Price
Royal Shakespeare Company, Gregory Doran
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Kenneth Macmillan's Mayerling
Steven MacRae (Crown Prince Rudolf), Sarah Lamb (Baroness Mary Vestsera)
Royal Opera House, Koen Kessels
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Offer,
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo Krystian Adam (Orfeo), Hana Blažíková (La Musica/Euridice), Anna Dennis (Ninfa), Kangmin Justin Kim (Speranza), Lucile Richardot (Messaggera), Francesca Boncompagni (Proserpina), Gianluca Burrato (Caronte/Plutone), Furio Zanasi (Apollo)
English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot...
strong contributors include Lucile Richardot (the Messenger) who gives a moving narration of Eurdice’s death in Act II, and the countertenor Kangmin Kim (Hope), who guides Orfeo down to Hell... — More…
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The Cellist & the Two Pigeons
Lauren Cuthbertson, Marcelino Sambé, Matthew Ball, Vadim Muntagirov, Fumi Kaneko, Ryoichi Hirano, Hetty Snell, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Andrea Molino, Barry Wordsworth
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Talbot, J: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Lauren Cuthbertson (Alice), Sergei Polunin (Jack/The Knave of Hearts), Edward Watson (Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit), Zenaida Yanowsky (Mother/The Queen of Hearts) & Steven Macrae (Mad Hatter)
Orchestra of The Royal Opera House, Barry Wordsworth
What a treat this is - such an imaginative treatment of a favourite story. There are extraordinary, eccentric sets and special effects; colourful, larger-than-life, argumentative characters... — More…
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Verdi: Macbeth
Simon Keenlyside (Macbeth), Liudmyla Monastyrska (Lady Macbeth), Raymond Aceto (Banquo), Dmitri Pittas (Macduff), Nigel Cliffe (Servant), Steven Ebel (Malcolm), Elisabeth Meister (Lady-in-Waiting) & Lukas Jakobski (Doctor)
Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio...
Lloyd's Covent Garden staging of Verdi's opera has a good deal going for it; there's plenty of atmosphere in Anthony Ward's aptly dark-toned sets...Keenlyside sings the title role with imagination... — More…
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Offer,
Handel: Rinaldo Sonia Prina (Rinaldo), Varduhi Abrahamyan (Goffredo), Tim Mead (Eustazio), Anett Fritsch (Almirena), Brenda Rae (Armida), Luca Pisaroni (Argante) & William Towers (A Christian Magician)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Robert Carsen (Stage Director) & Ottavio Dantone (Conductor)
Despite major reservations about the concept, it's impossible to deny the effectiveness of the staging...All the individual performances are well-acted; the Blu-ray edition providing added detail.... — More…
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William Shakespeare: All’s Well That Ends Well
Recorded live at Shakespeare’s Globe, August 2011
Michael Bertenshaw, Sam Cox, Sam Crane, Naomi Cranston, John Cummins, Janie Dee, Ben Deery, Mary Doherty, Sophie Duval, Will Featherstone, James Garnon, Peter Hamilton Dyer, Colin Hurley, Ellie Piercy, Laura Darrell, Nicholas Delvalle & Luke McConnell
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Verdi: Aida
Hui He (Aida), Marco Berti (Radames), Andrea Ulbrich (Amneris), Ambrogio Maestri (Amonasro), Roberto Tagliavini (The King), Antonella Trevisan (High Priestess) & Antonello Ceron (A messenger)
Orchestra, Chorus and Corps de Ballet of the Arena di Verona, Daniel Oren (conductor) & Gianfranco...
It's straightforward, recalling Edwardian toy theatre...And the spectacle isn't overdone...Ulbrich is a fiery Amneris. But it's the Ethiopians who carry the day, with Maestri's thundering Amonasro... — More…
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Mozart: Idomeneo
Eric Cutler (Idomeneo), David Portillo (Idamante), Annett Fritsch (Ilia), Eleonora Buratto (Elettra), Benjamin Hulett (Arbace), Oliver Johnston (High Priest), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Voice of Neptune), Teatro Real Chorus & Orchestra, Ivor Bolton
