Arthaus Musik
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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Plácido Domingo (Gustavo III), Leo Nucci (Count Anckarström), Josephine Barstow (Amelia) & Florence Quivar (Madame Arvidson)
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti (conductor) & John Schlesinger (director)
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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Plácido Domingo (Gustavo III), Leo Nucci (Count Anckarström), Josephine Barstow (Amelia) & Florence Quivar (Madame Arvidson)
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti (conductor) & John Schlesinger (director)
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Janáček: Jenufa
Michaela Kaune (Jenufa), Jennifer Larmore (Kostelnicka Buryjovka), Will Hartmann (Laca Klemen), Ladislav Elgr (Števa Buryja) & Hanna Schwarz (Grandmother Buryjovka)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles (conductor) & Christof Loy (stage director)
a fine ensemble performance with the intense dramatic interaction between characters excellently captured by the camera. Michaela Kaune's sweetly sung, beautifully observed characterisation... —
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Opera Highlights Volume 2
The Finest Singers of our Day Explaining and Performing their Favourite Arias
Artists include Anna Netrebko, Orla Boylan, Thomas Allen, Galina Gorchakova, Ann Murray, Philip Langridge, Vladimir Gluschak & Yvonne Kenny
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Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K621
Philip Langridge, Ashley Putnam, Diana Montague, Martine Mahé, Elzbieta Szmytka, Peter Rose
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Andrew Davis, stage direction by Nicholas Hytner
Among the soloists there is no weak link. The singing is consistently firm, clear and stylish, with Philip Langridge masterly in the title-role, Ashley Putnam superb as Vitellia and Diana Montague... —
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Puccini: Turandot
Eva Marton, Michael Sylvester, Lucia Mazzaria, Kevin Langan, Theodore Baerg, Dennis Peterson, Craig Estep & Joseph Frank
Chorus & Orchestra of the San Francicso Opera House, Donald Runnicles
The orchestral and choral forces are very well harnessed by Donald Runnicles, who fires on all cylinders and visually the designs by David Hockney are vivid and bold...although there are more... —
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Zubin Mehta in Munich
Angela-Maria Blasi (soprano), Silvia Fichtl (alto), Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö (tenor), Martin Gantner (bass)
Zubin Mehta
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Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626
Edith Mathis (soprano), Trudeliese Schmidt (alto), Peter Schreier (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass)
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Colin Davis
