Arthaus Musik
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Reimann, A: Medea
Marlis Petersen (Medea), Michaela Selinger (Kreusa), Elisabeth Kulman (Gora), Michael Roider (Kreon) & Adrian Eröd (Jason)
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Michael Boder
This is a taut, gripping work...Marlis Petersen is outstanding in the demanding title role, more than ably supported by Adrian Eröd's uneasy Jason, and Michaela Selinger's naive Kreusa. Max... — More…
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Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588
Ann Christine Biel, Maria Höglind, Lars Tibell, Magnus Linden, Ulla Severin, Enzo Florimo
The Drottningholm Court Theatre Chorus and Orchestra, Arnold Östman, stage direction by Willy Decker
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Sallinen: The Palace
From the Savonlinna Opera Festival 1995
Veijo Varpio, Jaana Mäntynen, Sauli Tiilikainen, Jorma Silvasti, Tom Krause & Ritva-Liisa Korhonen
Chorus and Orchestra of the Savonlinna Opera Festival, Okko Kamu, Stage Direction by Kalle Holmberg & stage design by Juha-Pekka Kiljunen
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Schumann: Genoveva
Juliane Banse (Genoveva), Shawn Mathey (Golo), Martin Gantner (Siegfried), Cornelia Kallisch (Margaretha), Alfred Muff (Drago), Ruben Drole (Hidulfus), Tomasz Slawinski (Balthasar), Matthew Leigh (Caspar)
Orchestra and Chorus of The Zurich Opera House, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) &...
Nikolaus Harnoncourt is often too four-square and unatmospheric in Romantic scores, but here his taut tempos and incisive phrasing are refreshing, making the rich choral passages splendidly... — More…
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Martha Argerich & Friends
Nelson Freire (piano), Martha Argerich (piano) & Nicolas Economou (piano), Martha Argerich (piano) & Nelson Freire (piano), Martha Argerich (piano) & Mischa Maisky (cello)
Virtuoso performances of electrifying pizazz, above all in the Rachmaninov. A highlight is Argerich-Freire's Ravel La valse, ending in cathartic oblivion. — More…
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Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Thomas Allen (The Forester), Eva Jenis (The Vixen), Hannah Minutillo (The Fox), Libuše Márová (The Forester’s Wife/The Owl) & Ivan Kusnjer (Harašta, the Poacher)
Orchestre de Paris & Choeur du Chatelet, Charles Mackerras (conductor) & Nicholas Hytner (stage director)
