Bel Air Classiques
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Wagner: Parsifal Andreas Schager (Parsifal), Anja Kampe (Kundry), Wolfgang Koch (Amfortas), René Pape (Gurnemanz), Tomas Tómasson (Klingsor), Matthias Hölle (Titurel)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor, Konzertchor der Staatsoper, Daniel Barenboim & Dmitri Tcherniakov (director)
Musically it’s first-class…the casting is pretty much ideal and all deliver superbly. Kampe proves with her gleaming high notes that this role needs a soprano…[Schager] has both weight and lyricism.... — More…
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Asafyev: Les Flammes De Paris Natalia Osipova (Jeanne), Denis Savin (Jerome), Ivan Vasiliev (Philippe, un Marseillais), Yuri Klevtsov (Marquis Costa de Beauregard), Nina Kaptsova (Adeline), Anna Antonicheva (Mireille de Poitiers) & Ruslan Skvortsov (Antoine Mistral)
Bolshoi Ballet & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre,...
The Act II Dances are stunning, with Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev mixing breathtaking athleticism with sparkling joie-de-vivre, captured in stunning pictures and sound. — More…
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Bellini: I Puritani Diana Damrau (Elvira), Javier Camarena (Arturo), Ludovic Tézier (Riccardo), Nicolas Testé (Sir Giorgio), Annalisa Stroppa (Enrichetta) & Fernando Radó (Gualtiero)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real - Madrid, Evelino Pidò (conductor) & Emilio Sagi (stage director)
Emilio Sagi’s production is monochrome and beautifully lit, blends traditional costumes with an abstract setting, frames his soloists with elegance, and draws detailed performances from them,... — More…
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 Svetlana Zakharova (Odette / Odile), Denis Rodkin (Prince Siegfried), Artemy Belyakov (The Evil Genius), Yekaterina Barykina (The Princess Mother), Alexei Loparevich (The Tutor) & Igor Tsvirko (The Fool)
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra & Corps de ballet of the State Academic Bolshoi, Pavel...
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Yuri Temirkanov Vol.3 Recording: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris - 2/12/2007
Sergei Nakariakov (trumpet)
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov
Despite phenomenal playing, the Rococo Variations for flugelhorn is something of an acquired taste. The Pathétique finds conductor and orchestra on top form, performing with tremendous conviction. — More…
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Bernstein: Wonderful Town Jasmine Roy (Ruth Sherwood), Rafaëlle Cohen (Eileen Sherwood), Dalia Constantin (Helen), Lauren Van Kempen (Violet), Alyssa Landry (Mrs Wade), Maxime De Toledo (Robert Baker), Thomas Boutilier (Wreck) & Franck Lopez (Lonigan)
Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opera de Toulon, Larry Blank (conductor)...
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Verdi: Aida Hui He (Aida), Fabio Sartori (Radamès), Giovanna Casolla (Amneris), Ambrogio Maestri (Amonasro), Adrian Sampetrean (Ramfis), Roberto Tagliavini (The King)
Orchestra, chorus, ballet of the Verona Arena, Omer Meir Wellber
Ramfis and the King boom away convincingly. The orchestra and chorus sound good and, technically speaking, BelAir have done a brilliant job of capturing the surround sound, using all six speakers... — More…
