Arthaus Musik
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Rihm: Oedipus
Andreas Schmidt (Oedipus), William Pell (Kreon), William Dooley (Tiresias), Lenus Carlson (Bote, messenger), William Murray (Hirte, herdsman) & Emily Golden (Jokasta)
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Christof Prick (conductor) & Götz Friedrich (stage director)
Rihm's strident score for this ancient-and-modern take on the Oedipus legend gives scope for impressive individual performances. —
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Verdi: Otello
Renata Tebaldi (Desdemona), Hans Beirer (Otello), William Dooley (Jago), Mario Ferrara (Cassio), Sieglinde Wagner (Emilia), Karl-Ernst Mercker (Rodrigo), Ivan Sardi (Lodovico), Pecca Salomaa (Montano)
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Patané (conductor) & Hans-Peter Lehmann (stage director)
Dooley is a sinister Iago. —
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Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
José Cura (Samson), Julia Gertseva (Dalila) & Stefan Stoll (The High Priest of Dagon)
Orchestra and Choir of The Badisches Staatstheater, Jochem Hochstenbach (conductor) & José Cura (stage director)
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Berg: Lulu
Evelyn Lear (Lulu), Rudolf Schock (Alwa), Paul Schöffler (Dr. Schön), Josef Knapp (Schigolch) & Gisela Litz (Gräfin Geschwitz)
Wiener Symphoniker, Karl Böhm (conductor) & Otto Schenk (stage director)
Lear is a model of corrupting and decaying glamour...As a version of the original version of Lulu this is unique in the catalogue...It has another advantage, too: unlike many of the modern issues,... —
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Prokofiev: War and Peace, Op. 91
Yelena Prochina, Irina Bogachova, Alexander Gergalov, Nicolai Okhotnikov, Gegam Grigorian, Olga Borodina
Orchestra and Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Graham Vick (director)
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The Art of Toer van Schayk & Wayne Eagling
The Nutcracker and The Mouse King
Anna Tsygankova, Matthew Golding, James Stout, Alexander Zhembrovsky
Dutch National Ballet, Ermanno Florio, Toer van Schayk, Wayne Eagling
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The Art of Petipa & Gorsky - Don Quichot
Anna Tsygankova (Kitri), Matthew Golding (Basilio), Peter de Jong (Don Quichot) & Karel Rooij (Sancho Panza)
Dutch National Ballet & Holland Symfonia, Kevin Rhodes
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The Art of Petipa & Gorsky - Don Quichot
Anna Tsygankova (Kitri), Matthew Golding (Basilio), Peter de Jong (Don Quichot) & Karel Rooij (Sancho Panza)
Dutch National Ballet & Holland Symfonia, Kevin Rhodes
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The Art of Patrice Bart - La Petite Danseuse de Degas
Clairemarie Osta (The Little Dancer), Dorothee Gilbert (The Etoile Dancer), Mathieu Ganio (The Ballet Master) & Jose Martinez (The Subscription Holder)
Corps de Ballet de l’Opera national de Paris & Orchestre de l’Opera national de Paris, Koen Kessels
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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
