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Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve
Julia Muzychenko (Oksana), Enkelejda Shkoza (Solokha), Andrei Popov (Devil), Georgy Vasiliev (Vakula), Alexey Tikhomirov (Chub), Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern-Und Museumsorchester, Sebastian Weigle
Awards:
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International Opera Awards, 2023, Nominated - Recording (Complete Opera)
Some will doubtless be glad to enjoy Rimsky’s ravishing score without Loy’s visuals... It’s also hugely enjoyable in its own right, throwing a particular spotlight on Sebastian Weigle’s affectionate,...
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve
Julia Muzychenko (Oksana), Enkelejda Shkoza (Solokha), Andrei Popov (Devil), Georgy Vasiliev (Vakula), Alexey Tikhomirov (Chub), Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern-Und Museumsorchester, Sebastian Weigle
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Awards:
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International Opera Awards, 2023, Nominated - Recording (Complete Opera)
Some will doubtless be glad to enjoy Rimsky’s ravishing score without Loy’s visuals... It’s also hugely enjoyable in its own right, throwing a particular spotlight on Sebastian Weigle’s affectionate,...
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Rimsky-Korsakov’s Christmas Eve, based on a short story by Gogol, centres on the love of the blacksmith Vakula for the rich farmer’s daughter Oksana, who mockingly requires him to obtain for her the Tsarina’s shoes in order to win her hand in marriage. However, evil spirits are on the rampage imperilling their love – a witch on her broomstick gathers the stars and the devil steals the moon. Rimsky-Korsakov blends Christian and pagan elements, Ukrainian folk songs and carols, and atmospheric orchestral interludes in this vivacious and fantastical village romance. This is the disc version of the audiovisual release on 2.110738 and NBD0154V: ‘Sebastian Weigle leads the excellent Frankfurt orchestra and chorus in a spellbinding account of Rimsky-Korsakov’s score’, wrote MusicWeb International. It also won the German Record Critics Award for Quarterly Critics Choice and was a Musicweb International ‘Recommended’ release.
Contents and tracklist
- Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Enkelejda Shkoza, Andrei Popov, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Enkelejda Shkoza, Andrei Popov
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Anthony Robin Schneider, Alexey Tikhomirov, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Anthony Robin Schneider, Alexey Tikhomirov
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Georgy Vasiliev, Alexey Tikhomirov, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Georgy Vasiliev, Alexey Tikhomirov
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Julia Muzychenko, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Julia Muzychenko
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Julia Muzychenko, Georgy Vasiliev, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Julia Muzychenko, Georgy Vasiliev
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Julia Muzychenko, Georgy Vasiliev, Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Julia Muzychenko, Georgy Vasiliev
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Enkelejda Shkoza, Andrei Popov, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Enkelejda Shkoza, Andrei Popov
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Enkelejda Shkoza, Sebastian Geyer, Peter Marsh, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Enkelejda Shkoza, Sebastian Geyer, Peter Marsh
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Enkelejda Shkoza, Peter Marsh, Alexey Tikhomirov, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Enkelejda Shkoza, Peter Marsh, Alexey Tikhomirov
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Alexey Tikhomirov, Enkelejda Shkoza, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Alexey Tikhomirov, Enkelejda Shkoza
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Alexey Tikhomirov, Enkelejda Shkoza, Georgy Vasiliev, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Alexey Tikhomirov, Enkelejda Shkoza, Georgy Vasiliev
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Georgy Vasiliev, Enkelejda Shkoza, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Georgy Vasiliev, Enkelejda Shkoza
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Georgy Vasiliev, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Georgy Vasiliev
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
- Georgy Vasiliev, Julia Muzychenko, Anthony Robin Schneider, Enkelejda Shkoza, Barbara Zechmeister, Peter Marsh, Alexey Tikhomirov, Sebastian Geyer, Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and Sebastian Weigle, Georgy Vasiliev, Julia Muzychenko, Anthony Robin Schneider, Enkelejda Shkoza, Barbara Zechmeister, Peter Marsh, Alexey Tikhomirov, Sebastian Geyer
- Oper Frankfurt
- Sebastian Weigle
Awards and reviews
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International Opera Awards2023Nominated - Recording (Complete Opera)
January 2024
Some will doubtless be glad to enjoy Rimsky’s ravishing score without Loy’s visuals... It’s also hugely enjoyable in its own right, throwing a particular spotlight on Sebastian Weigle’s affectionate, alert conducting.
