Arthaus Musik
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Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Nicolai Ghiaurov (Ivan Khovansky), Vladimir Atlantov (Andrey Khovansky), Yuri Marusin (Golitsyn), Anatoly Kocherga (Shaklovity), Paata Burchuladze (Dosifey), Ludmila Semtschuk (Marfa), Brigitte Poschner-Klebel (Susanna);
Wiener Staatsoper, Claudio Abbado, Alfred Kirchner (dir.)
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The Dvorák Cycle - Volume VI
Live Recording from The Alte Oper Frankfurt 1993
Lucia Popp (soprano), Eva Randová (mezzo-soprano), Josef Protschka (tenor) & Peter Mikuláš (bass)
The Prague Syphony Orchestra & Prague Symphonic Choir, Petr Altrichter
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Verdi: Rigoletto
Marcelo Álvarez (Il Duca), Carlos Álvarez (Rigoletto), Inva Mula (Gilda), Julian Konstantinov (Sparafucile), Nino Surguladze (Maddalena)
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Jesus-Lopez Cobos, Graham Vick
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The Art of John Neumeier - Death in Venice
From the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 2004
Lloyd Riggins (Gustav von Aschenbach, Master Choreographer), Laura Cazzaniga (His Assistant, his Mother, Tadzio’s Mother), Ivan Urban (His “Friedrich der Große”), Hélène Bouchet (His “La Barbarina") & Elizabeth Cooper (piano)
Hamburg Ballett
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Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Live recording from Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar, 2008
Norbert Schmittberg (Siegfried), Catherine Foster (Brünnhilde), Renatus Mészár (Hagen), Mario Hoff (Gunther), Tomas Möwes (Alberich), Marietta Zumbült (Gutrune), Nadine Weissmann (Waltraute)
Staatskapelle Weimar, Carl St. Clair, Michael Schulz
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It's a long time since we've had such satisfying accounts of either work, free of any idiosyncra- sies, adeptly paced and in a clear, warm acoustic.
The oboe(s), clarinet(s) and horns make outstanding... — More… -
Güher & Süher Pekinel - Live in Concert
Live concerts from London, Lucerne & Zurich
Güher & Süher Pekinel (piano)
English Chamber Orchestra & Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Muhai Tang & Sir Colin Davis
Turkish identical twins who never glance at each other, yet play as though governed by a single brain. Their Mozart is serene, their Milhaud unfettered, their Brahms majestic. — More…
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Verdi: Aida
Hui He (Aida), Marco Berti (Radamès), Luciana D’Intino (Amneris), Ambrogio Maestri (Amonasro), Roberto Tagliavini (Il Re), Giacomo Prestia (Ramfis)
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta (conductor) & Ferzan Ozpetek (stage director)
Vocally, there are strengths and weaknesses. Lucaina D'Intino's Amneris operates on the grandest scale, fired by energy and passion. Marco Berti's Radamès is solid but stiff...Ambrogio Maestri's... — More…
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Verdi: Otello
Hanns Nocker, Christa Noack, Vladimír Bauer & Hanna Schmoock
Orchestra and Chorus of The Komische Oper Berlin, Kurt Masur
